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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.

Ritchie, Alexander Hay (1822-1895) Engraving of Alexander McDowell McCook

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02463.46 Author/Creator: Ritchie, Alexander Hay (1822-1895) Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1880 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 23 x 13.2 cm. Order a Copy

Biographical note is adhered to the bottom.

McCook, Alexander McDowell, 1831-1903
Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895

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