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.

Keystone View Company President Pointcare and Marshall Joffre Visiting Officers' Quarters on the Somme Front.

NOT AVAILABLE DIGITALLY Online access and copy requests are not available for this item. If you would like us to notify you when it becomes available digitally, please email us at reference@gilderlehrman.org and include the catalog item number.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.082 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: s.l. Type: Stereocard Date: 1914-1918 Pagination: 1 stereocard ; 8.7 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy

President Raymond Poincare and Marshall Joseph Joffre visit the Officers' Quarters at the Somme camp. In the center, President Poincare and an aide are in conversation. Marshall Joffre, the Commander-in-Chief of the French forces during World War I, stands to the left in a dark uniform.

Joffre, Joseph, fl. 1914-1918
Poincare, Raymond

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources