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.

"Inside of Armward."

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05173.04 Author/Creator: Place Written: Annapolis, Maryland Type: Photograph Date: 1870 ca. Pagination: 1 albumen Order a Copy

Weapons room. Artillery guns in the center of the room. Rifles, gunbelts, and pouches hang on the walls. Sabers suspended from the ceiling, arranged like ceiling fans. The number "122" appears on the pouches. Signs on the wall read "Company H."

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources