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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.

Great Peace Jubilee, Boston, June 1869

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.267 Author/Creator: Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

John P. Soule, Boston, publisher. Caption on front: "Coliseum, Interior View" View of orchestra from the crowd.

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