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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.

U.S. flag.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06196.209 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: circa 1940-1945 Pagination: 1 flag Height: 140 cm, Width: 174 cm Order a Copy

U.S. flag with 48 stars.

Hilldring, John H., 1895-1974

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