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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.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.152 Author/Creator: Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 6 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

Admission Ticket: "To the Grand Concert of the Mozart Amateur Orchestra Association. Admit one." Stamped on verso: "Mozart Amateur Orchestra Association."

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