James A. Garfield Memorial, Cleveland, Ohio, postcard, 1935

Item — Container: Exhibit

Identifier: A2021-040-001

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Dates

Creation: 1935

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

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Extent

1 item/s ; 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Museum purchase

Exhibition Label

James A. Garfield Memroial, 1895-1930 United States Museum Purchase, A2021/040/001

President James A. Garfield died on September 19, 1881. A native of Ohio, Garfield had expressed his wish to be buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. The cemetery offered a burial site for Garfield to his widow Lucretia Garfield (1832-1918). In 1885 the Garfield Memorial Committee began construction on a memorial at the site. The building was completed and dedicated on May 30, 1890. Garfield, and three other members of his family, including Lucretia, are buried beneath the memorial.