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.

Interior of Sumter 1865, New Flag Staff

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.090 Author/Creator: Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Photograph Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

G. L. G. Cook, Charleston, S. C. Preparations for the flag raising ceremony.

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