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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.

Williams Engraving of James Grant Wilson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.37 Author/Creator: Williams Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1880 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 24.6 x 16.6 cm. Order a Copy

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Williams, Eng. appears below and to the right of the image. No other information about the creator is present. Sarony, Photo appears below and to the left of the image.

Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914
Grant, Allan, 1832-1914
Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896

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