Our Collection

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.

Gutekunst, Frederick (1831-1917) [Carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant]

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01320.01 Author/Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick (1831-1917) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10 x 6.5 cm. Order a Copy

Standing portrait of General Grant, taken in the spring of 1865. Grant is wearing a black mourning band on his left arm in remembrance of Abraham Lincoln, who had recently been assassinated. Framed along with clipped signature of Grant's, GLC01320.02, in a frame 32 x 21 cm.

Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources