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.

Fitchburg Railroad Company "Der Gang," F.R.R. office

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05235.02.01 Author/Creator: Fitchburg Railroad Company Place Written: Fitchburg, Mass. Type: Photograph Date: 1893 ca. Pagination: 1 cyanotype Height: 11.4 cm, Width: 14.2 cm Order a Copy

Three men seated on a bench. Man on left wears straw hat. Man on far right is only half visible.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources