James A. Garfield: Media

20th president of the United States

Videos

Learn how U.S. President James A. Garfield thwarted the spoils system before he was assassinated
An overview of James A. Garfield.
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Images

James A. Garfield
U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield, color chromolithograph portrait.
G.F. Gilman/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-DIG-pga-01369 )
Eliza Ballou, mother of U.S. President James A. Garfield
Eliza Ballou, James A. Garfield's mother, in an illustration from The Life, Character...
The Life, Character and Public Services of Jas. A. Garfield by A. G. Riddle, 1883
Lucretia Garfield
Lucretia Garfield, who married James A. Garfield in 1858.
Brady-Handy Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield, first lady Lucretia Garfield, and their family
James A. Garfield with his family, lithograph by Kurz & Allison, c. 1882.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-pga-01867)
James A. Garfield
U.S. Col. James A. Garfield, c. 1855–65.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-DIG-cwpbh-00948)
Republican National Convention in 1880
James A. Garfield was selected as the Republican candidate for U.S. president on...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Garfield's home in 1880
Visitors arriving at the home of James A. Garfield in Mentor, Ohio, during the 1880...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-USZ62-112153)
Campaign poster
Campaign poster for James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, 1880.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-USZC4-6109)
James A. Garfield
U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield, 1881.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Inauguration of James A. Garfield
The inauguration of James A. Garfield as president of the United States, illustration...
From Canal Boy to President, or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield by Horatio Alger, Jr., 1881
Haverly's European and American Mastodon Minstrels
Haverly's European and American Mastodon Minstrels playing at the inauguration of...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-USZC4-11109)
assassination of James A. Garfield
The front page of the Las Vegas Daily Gazette, July 3, 1881, announcing...
Las Vegas Daily Gazette. [Las Vegas, N.M.], 03 July 1881. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress.
Chester A. Arthur taking the presidential oath
Chester A. Arthur taking the presidential oath after the death of U.S. Pres. James...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (file no. LC-USZ62-7615)
Hospitalization of James A. Garfield
U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield lying in bed during a visit from his wife and daughter...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-134225)
Death of James A. Garfield
Death of U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield, lithograph, 1881.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-pga-04790)
Public concern over the fate of James A. Garfield
Scenes of the public waiting to see whether U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield would recover...
Library of Congres, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-104052)
James A. Garfield
U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield, 1880.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Mentor: Lawnfield
Lawnfield, home of James A. Garfield, Mentor, Ohio.
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James Garfield assassination attempt
Print showing the attempted assassination of U.S. Pres. James A. Garfield in July...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (cph 3a10265)
American presidential election, 1880
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
James A. Garfield timeline
Key events in the life of James A. Garfield.
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Interactives

Presidency of James A. Garfield
At a glance: the Garfield presidency
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