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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.

Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (1818-1883) As major general, standing full length portrait, leaning on table

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0626 Author/Creator: Ord, Edward Otho Cresap (1818-1883) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 11.7 x 7.8 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on recto "Genl E O C Ord." Photographers stamp on verso "Eden Musee, AM Co, Limited." Large mount.

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