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.

A. A. Turner, Photographer Salt print, full-length portrait, Nathaniel Lyon in uniform, by A. A. Turner, with carte

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 #: GLC06447 Author/Creator: A. A. Turner, Photographer Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 1861 May 17 Pagination: 1 salt print + 1 carte de visite. Order a Copy

Signed on mount. Handsome image. Accompanied by a carte de visite of the same image, retouched to remove the posing stand (near Lyons' right foot). A. A. Turner, photographer. Carte by D. Appleton.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources