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.

Collage of bust portraits of 101 Union generals

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1380 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 carte de visite 9.9 x 6.1 cm Order a Copy

Each portrait is numbered, and there is a key on the back of the card identifying each of the "Union Heroes." Graphite inscription on verso "21" "**Book." Identifying key imprinted on verso.

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