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 man, standing full-length portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1208 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10.0 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Subject is wearing hat, white gloves, tight white leggings and small black shoes. Appears to be fencing apparell. Photographers imprint on verso: "Photographed by Disbrow & Few, Albion, N.Y. All Negatives Preserved. Duplicates can be had at any time."

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