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.

Keystone View Company Second Division Men Entraining for the Return Home, Germany

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09584.278 Author/Creator: Keystone View Company Place Written: Germany Type: Stereocard Date: 1914 Pagination: 1 stereocard ; 8.7 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy

This photograph is of soldiers waiting by trains to be taken home after the war ended. After the war, according to the photograph, some men were sent to occupy parts of Germany.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources