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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.

Satirical Union Broadside

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08140 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: circa 2 October 1863 Pagination: Order a Copy

"Chattanooga Sentinel-Extra...the Ladies of Selma are respectfully requested to preserve all their chamber lye..."

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