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 Captain Hugh R. Gardner CSA [cabinet card]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1338 Author/Creator: Place Written: [New York] Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 10.8 cm Order a Copy

Image shows a close-up of Captain Hugh R. Gardner looking to his right of the camera. Inscriptions on recto: "Sarony 37 Union Sqr., N.Y." and "Gardner 3 day 2111111 12." Inscriptions on verso: "Sarony Gold medal Paris, 1878 37 Union Square New York Negatives Preserved, Duplicates May Be Obtained at Any Time Elevator From the Street," "Hugh R. Gardner" and "Captain Hugh R Gardner C.S.A."

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