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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.

Rebel lines at Vicksburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1095 Author/Creator: Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 9.8 x 13.7 cm Order a Copy

The image shows fortifications on a hill overlooking an extensive valley, with cannons on top of the hill and two buildings in the lower right corner of the photo. Inscriptions on verso: "Rebel lines in rear of Vicksburg" "Collection of Americana Frederick H. Meserve 265 Edgecombe Avenue New York City" and "MES."

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