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.

Keystone View Company "Setting the stage for the Devil's play"- French Front

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.174 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: France Type: Stereocard Date: 1914 Pagination: 1 stereocard Height: 8.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

This photograph is of soldiers setting up barbed wire. It was used frequently on the front lines.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources