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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 #: GLC03136.086 Author/Creator: Place Written: Decatur, Illinois Type: Ephemera Date: ca 1870-1879 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 7.6 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Blank postal card from Decatur Novelty works, Faries & Oakes, Boiler Makers and Machinists, Decautr, Ill.

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