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.

Profile of officer sitting in front of a log cabin.

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0409 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 9.5 x 11.5 cm Order a Copy

The logs of the cabin are arranged vertically instead of horizontally. A ladder leans against the brick chimney of the cabin. The officer sits in a camp chair facing to the right. The image is in the shape of a circle and is bordered in black. Inscription on verso: "Ordway - Gardner Collection. Numeric notation: "137b XI" (or IX?).

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources