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.

Stereoscopic views of Chattanooga after its capture

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04749 Author/Creator: Place Written: [Chattanooga] Type: Photograph Date: 1863 Pagination: 17 stereocards Order a Copy

Stereocards of Chattanooga, including the town (Main Street), Lookout Mountain (with some posed pictures), etc.

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