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.

Skating Party. U. S. Naval Academy and Annapolis Views

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05137.168 Author/Creator: Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Photograph Date: 1861-1865 ca. Pagination: 1 stereocard Order a Copy

Chase's Celebrated Collection of National Views. Woods, Print. Baltimore. Extensive description of collection on back. Shows a group of children ice skating.

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