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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.

Johnston Brothers Vignette bust portrait of Gen. Cannon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0274 Author/Creator: Johnston Brothers Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.1 x 6 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on recto "Gen Cannon - U.S.A." Imprint on recto "Johnston Bros. 867 Broadway N.Y." Ink inscription on verso "Hon. G.V. Fox Asst. Secty. of the Navy with regards Ge GB [?] Cannon Col. Ala + ADC"

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