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.

D. Appleton & Co. As civilian, seated 1/2 length portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0609 Author/Creator: D. Appleton & Co. Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 11.0 x 6.0 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "28" "**Book." Ink inscription on verso "Edwin D Morgan Maj Gen Vols USA & USS from New York." Photographers imprint on verso: "Cartes de Visite D. Appleton & Co. 443 & 445 Broadway NY A.A. Turner Photographer."

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