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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 photo of General Alexander Shaler [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1329 Author/Creator: Place Written: [New York] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

The image shows General Alexander Shaler leaning on his sword, looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "Gurney & Son. Fifth Ave. N.Y." Inscriptions on verso: "Gen. Shater [sic] Alexander Shaler" and "Gurney Fifth Avenue, Cor. 16th St. N.Y."

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