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. Bachrach Photographer Five-man crew team standing on shore with flag

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0950 Author/Creator: D. Bachrach Photographer Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 6.0 x 6.0 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on verso "Champion Boats Crew of Naval Academy. Ingersoll, Drake, McSean, Doty, Jasper." Photographers imprint on verso: "W. M. Chase, Stereographer, D. Bachrach Photographer. U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD."

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