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.

C.D. Fredricks & Co. [Horace Greeley]

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05596.10 Author/Creator: C.D. Fredricks & Co. Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite ; 10 x 6.2 cm. Order a Copy

Carte de visite half-length seated portrait

with

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources