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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.

[Navigator's case]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09555.23 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: 1938-1958 Pagination: 1 pin ; 6 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Black snap closure Navy navigators case lined with blue velvet containing two silver compasses and miniture flathead screwdriver.

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