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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.

Granger, Gordon (1822-1876) As major general, staning, Napoleonic pose, facing forward

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0438 Author/Creator: Granger, Gordon (1822-1876) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite Order a Copy

Ink inscription on recto "Gen. Gordon Granger." Ink inscription on verso "Gen Gordon Granger." Photographers imprint on verso: "T.M. Schleier, Photographer, Corner Union and Cherry Sts., and 27 Public Square Nashville, Tennessee. Photographs of all sizes, in india ink, oil or water colors. Daguerrotypes and other pictures copied to any size. Landscapes, views, camps, etc. taken at short notice."

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