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.

Carte de visite bust portrait of Grant.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04360.088 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: Order a Copy

Bust portrait of Grant.
[collateral note: following Carte de visites (#88-93) came in an envelope with a note saying they were photos of generals mentioned in a letter from USG to Henry Halleck. The letter is not in collection.

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