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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.

Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Standing full view of actress who performed the night Lincoln was shot

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0129 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B. (ca. 1823-1896) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.9 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on verso "Laura Keene." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. & H.T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York from Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."

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