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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.

Unknown Monitors on the James River with ALS to Hallie Mayers from "Joe" and album

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04938 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: [various places] Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 2 items 26.3 x 35.3 cm Order a Copy

Albumen print of monitors on the James River and an accompanying letter. ALS measures 20.2 x 12.5 cm.

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