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.

Two wooden ships near an unidentified fort

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.1300 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 6 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

Image shows large stocks of supplies, with a fort in the background behind two ships sailing into the harbor. Graphite inscription on verso "2.75--"

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources