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.

Second Grand Premiums by the Washington Library Co in aid of the Riverside Insitution!

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08442.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 20 May 1867 Pagination: 1 broadside Height: 56 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Civil War broadside advertising a raffle and engraving sale organized for the Riverside Institute, which provided "a home for soldiers' and sailors orphans." The prizes, whose values are listed only, "consist of Works of Art, Painting, Statuary, &c." Orders to be made to George A. Cooke.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources