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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.

Old Houses in Chatham St. opposite the Park, 1857.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09118.36 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York Type: Engraving Date: 1857 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w Height: 34 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

Engraving shows man holding a sign that says "Beware Muck Auctions."

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