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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.

Parade scene with large groups of soldiers and spectators

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0972 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.3 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Thin red border on recto. Image shows a parade of United States soldiers passing large crowds with USA bunting and flags hanging from the buildings. Graphite inscription on verso "View of the late procession" "$115" "4940.3."

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