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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.

Soldier's quarters at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, SC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1172 Author/Creator: Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 8.6 cm Order a Copy

Image shows a group of A-frame tents with soldiers standing and reclining in doorways. Inscription on image: "American Views." Numeric notation on verso: "364." Inscription on verso: "Fort Wagner Morris Island Soldier's Quarters."

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