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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.

C. Glasgow Photographic Artist As 1st lieutenant, vignette bust portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1126 Author/Creator: C. Glasgow Photographic Artist Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.2 x 6 cm Order a Copy

Ink inscription on recto "Yours Truly J. S. Kersteter 1st Lt. Co. E 142nd Regt. P.V." Photographers imprint on verso: "C. Glasgow Photographic Artist 24 Fourth St. Pittsburgh Pa."

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