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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.

Portrait vignette of General George H. Thomas USA [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1315 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Same as #1316. The image shows a close-up vignette of General George H. Thomas. He is wearing his Union uniform and is looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "F. Gutenkunst, Philadelphia." Numeric notation on verso: "28103 Reg." Inscription on verso: "Thomas Geo. H." and "F. Gutenkunst, 712 Arch St. Philadelphia."

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