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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.

J.E. Tilton & Co. George H. Gordon, in civilian clothes, seated 3/4 length view holding gloves

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0399 Author/Creator: J.E. Tilton & Co. Place Written: Boston Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.4 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on recto "Col Gordon." Graphite inscription on verso "Col. Gordon of Mass." Photographers imprint on verso: "J.E. Tilton & Co. Manufacturers & Importers of Photographic Albums & Cartes de Visite 161 Washn St. Boston."

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