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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield

This portrait photograph of First Lady Lucretia Rudolph Garfield was taken by Mathew Brady. After the assassination of her husband, President James Garfield, in 1881, she added a wing to their home in Ohio to house his presidential papers. Brady was one of the most prominent photographers in American history, best known for his Civil War photography.
Photographer
Mathew Brady
Date of Work
ca. 1860-1870
Type
Photograph
Credit
Library of Congress
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