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.

J. A. Sheldon As captain, vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1111 Author/Creator: J. A. Sheldon Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.1 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on recto "Yours Truly Jno. F. Carver 11th Ind. Vols." Photographers imprint on verso: "J. A. Sheldon, No. 101 Canal Street, New Orleans."

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