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.

Fawx, Egbert Guy, fl. 1861-1865 View of sailors posed on the deck of the Monitor "Mahopac." [1864-1865 ca.]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0310 Author/Creator: Fawx, Egbert Guy, fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1864-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 27.9 x 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Graphite inscriptions on recto: "James River below Confed. battery Howell," "register 6" under x 21/2 high," and "Faux." Graphite inscription "3046" on recto is circled with blue crayon. Stamp of Century Company on verso. Graphite inscription "VI 145" on verso.

Fawx, Egbert Guy, fl. 1861-1865

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources