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 Joshua L. Chamberlain [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1322 Author/Creator: Place Written: [Portland, Me.] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows General J. L. Chamberlain looking to his left of the camera. Inscription on photo: "Gen J. L. Chamberlain." Inscriptions on verso: "Chamberlain, J. L." and "Executed at the Studio of J. H. Lamson, Photographer, 152 Middle St., Portland, Me. Copyin g and Enlaring Done to Order Motto: Good Work at Moderate Prices. Aim, --To Please."

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