The living president’s tribute to the dead president
Subject(s): Cemeteries, Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888, Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881, Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882, Presidents--Death, Sepulchral monuments, Tombs
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Print shows a statue of Roscoe Conkling, with cloven hooves, seated on a bench labeled “Supreme Bench” atop a monumental tomb labeled “Sacred to the Memory of J. A. Garfield”; the monument is signed “Guiteau sculpt.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-03-08
Creator(s)
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The living president’s tribute to the dead president. [March 8, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287864. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913. The living president’s tribute to the dead president. [8 Mar. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287864.
APA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913., [1882, March 8]. The living president’s tribute to the dead president.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287864.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
