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.

Unidentified captain, vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1074 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.1 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "7733." Photographers imprint on verso: "Whitney's Gallery Saint Paul. The plate from which this Picture was made will be preserved, accidents excepted. Copies can be obtained at any time. Photograph Albums in Great Variety. Card Photographs of Indians, Scenery & Celebrities For Sale."

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