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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.

Brand's As 2nd lieutenant, standing full-length portrait with sword

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1096 Author/Creator: Brand's Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.4 x 6.1 Order a Copy

Graphite inscription on verso "Col. Leander B. 95th Illinois Reg't. Vicksburg Miss." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brand's 108 & 110 Lake Street, Chicago."

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