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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.

[Election of 1864 Abraham Lincoln campaign shield]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08684 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: circa 1864 Pagination: 1 item ; 6 cm x 5 cm. Order a Copy

Heraldic gold shield with photograph of Abraham Lincoln in center. With loop at top for hanging.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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