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.

Tintype of a bearded civilian man

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05131.24 Author/Creator: Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1862 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

Three-quarter length, seated view of a man wearing a white outfit with sash neckerchief and straw hat. Descriptive tag reads: "19th century American Labor by Bowery Photog. (Ferrotype)." CASE: Stamped paper on board. Large six pointed star surrounds a circle containing fruit. Case thickness 0.0 cm.

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