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.

Charles D. Fredricks & Co. Carte de visite of Brigadier General William B. Franklin in civilian clothes, seated, facing right

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0375 Author/Creator: Charles D. Fredricks & Co. Place Written: New York Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "Gen. Franklin." Photographers imprint on verso: "Charles D. Fredricks & Co., 'Specialite,' 587 Broadway, New York."

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