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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.

Richard Walzl's Galleries of Photography Vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0687 Author/Creator: Richard Walzl's Galleries of Photography Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.4 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Rank insignia obscurred. Ink signature on recto "Fraternally yours James D. Loudes." Imprint on recto "Richard Walzl, Baltimore." Graphite inscription on verso "Gen. Loudes" "5267." Photographers imprint on verso: "Richard Walzl's Galleries of Photography, 75 & 77 W. Baltimore St Baltimore. Negative No........" Cancelled orange two-cent tax stamp on verso.

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