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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.

Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877) Oval carte de visite of Nathan B. Forrest in uniform, by B. Bingham, with letter

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04969 Author/Creator: Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877) Place Written: Memphis, Tennesee Type: Photograph Date: 1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph + let 10 x 6 cm Order a Copy

Carte de visite with ornate border, by B. Bingham, Memphis, Tenn. Accompanied by an unrelated letter of a girl "Mary" from Nevada Mo, 6/20/1880 re: personal news

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