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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.

George A. Lenzi, Photographer John M. Fair, in union uniform rank obscured, vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1110 Author/Creator: George A. Lenzi, Photographer Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite Order a Copy

Thin red border on recto. Graphite inscription on verso "Jno. M. Fair Co. C. V 1st." Ink inscription on verso "Sgt" "or Fare" "C" "Pa Vet Vols." Photographers imprint on verso: "Geo. A. Lenzi, Photographer, No. 172 Main Street, Norristown, Pa." Cancelled orange two-cent tax stamp on verso.

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