Passing in to View the Remains [of President James Garfield] at Franklyn Cottage [Long Branch, New Jersey]

Title

Passing in to View the Remains [of President James Garfield] at Franklyn Cottage [Long Branch, New Jersey]

Abstract

Artist

Date

[September 1881]

Transcription

Recto: "crowd // see back of sketch // People of every sort & grade children included Passing in to view the remains - at Franklyn Cottage // Wednesday morning at 8:30 & 10."
Verso: "guard // guard // passing out of this door."

Condition

Left side torn; tear on bottom; top right torn.

Medium

graphite on paper

Dimensions

7.0 x 5.0 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1880-1890

Coordinates

40.3042778, -73.9923596

Source

Original drawing location: PCW-UK-NJ-9-81 (Box 14).

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/5009

Ref. Number

(Becker)PCW-UK-NJ-9-81

Citation

“Passing in to View the Remains [of President James Garfield] at Franklyn Cottage [Long Branch, New Jersey],” The Becker Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/3059.