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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.

McClellan, George Brinton (1826-1885) As major general, standing next to seated wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0573 Author/Creator: McClellan, George Brinton (1826-1885) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.3 x 6 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "53" "Gen. McClellan & wife." Photographers imprint on verso: "C.D. Fredricks & Co. 587 Broadway New York 108 Calle de la Habana Habana 31 Passage du Havre Paris."

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