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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.

Bureau of Engraving & Printing Valley Forge

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0060 Author/Creator: Bureau of Engraving & Printing Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Valley Forge" circa 1861-1877. Depicts the harsh conditions experienced by the American Continental Army soliders stationed at the Valley Forge Military camp in Pennsylvania over the winter of 1777-1778. Published by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing.

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