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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.

Arrival of the Remains At Desbrosses Street Ferry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09118.01 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 27 cm, Width: 17.2 cm Order a Copy

While black and white, has some yellow shading. Shows arrival of the remains of Abraham Lincoln at the Jersey City Ferry.

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