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.

Soldiers in front of a Masonic Hall, New Berne, NC [split stereocard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1247 Author/Creator: Place Written: New Berne, N.C. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 8.9 x 8.3 cm Order a Copy

Image shows three men leaning on a white wooden fence in front of a two-storey brick Masonic Hall. Inscriptions on verso: "Masonic Hall," and "New Berne N.C."

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