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.

Portrait photo of General F.S. Dakin [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1321 Author/Creator: Place Written: [New York] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Image shows General F.S. Dakin looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "Gen. Dakin." Inscriptions on verso: "Genl. F. S. Dakin Compliments of Alva Pearsall" and "Alva Pearsall Studio and Gallery Junc. 615 Fulton St. Flatbush Av. Brooklyn."

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