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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Currier & Ives Lithographs depicting Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin following their nomination as Republican candidates for President and Vice President respectively [Decimalized .01-.02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02132 Author/Creator: Currier & Ives Place Written: New York, New York Type: Header Record Date: 1860 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Nathaniel Currier operated several printing agencies before becoming business partners with James Merritt Ives. Former names of Currier's printing businesses include Currier & Stodart, and N. Currier, Lithographer.

Currier & Ives, fl. 1857-1907
Currier, Nathaniel, 1813-1888
Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891
Ives, James Merritt, -1895
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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