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.

Stanton's Gallery [A. L. Wheat, carte de visite]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.24.24 Author/Creator: Stanton's Gallery Place Written: Syracuse, New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 15 April 1860 Pagination: 11.1 x 7.4 cm. Order a Copy

White mount with gold border. Imprint of Stanton's Gallery on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "A.L. Wheat, Waterloo, Seneca Co., N.Y." Ink inscription on recto: "Yours Truly, A.L. Wheat, Q.M. Sergt. 50th N.Y.V.E., April 15, 1860." Vignette bust portrait.

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