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George F. Cram (1842-1928), or George Franklin Cram, was an American mapmaker and businessman. During the Civil War, Cram served under General William Tecumseh Sherman and participated in his March to the Sea. His letters of that time are now important sources for historians of the Civil War. In 1867, Cram and his uncle, Rufus Blanchard, began the company known by their names in Evanston, Illinois.
Two years later, Cram became sole proprietor and the company was henceforth known as George F. Cram Co. Specializing in atlases, Cram was one of the first American companies to publish a world atlas. One of their most famous products was the Unrivaled Atlas of the World, in print from the 1880s to the 1950s.
Cram died in 1928, seven years after he had merged the business with that of a customer, E.A. Peterson. The new company still bore Cram’s name. Four years later, the Cram Company began to make globes, a branch of the business that would continue until 2012, when the company ceased to operate. For the final several decades of the company’s existence it was controlled by the Douthit family, who sold it just before the company was shuttered.
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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72829
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Chicago / 1884
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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73240
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Chicago / 1883
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41 x 19 inches
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VG
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77053
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Chicago / 1888
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16 x 22 inches
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VG
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75836
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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76361
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Chicago / 1891
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9.5 x 12 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
76678
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
76673
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
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12 x 9.5 inches
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VG
Stock#:
76867
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1909
Size:
13.4 x 9.8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77581
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
12 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77852
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
Size:
22.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
79464
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1907
Size:
20 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
80143
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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10.5 x 16 inches
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VG
Stock#:
81478
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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81816
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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22 x 17 inches
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VG+
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81831
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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82417
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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22.5 x 16 inches
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VG
Stock#:
82556
Place/Date:
Indianapolis / 1939
Size:
23 x 28.5 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
83320
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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10 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
83931
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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10.75 x 13.5 inches (each sheet)
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VG+
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85988
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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12 x 9.5 inches
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VG+
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86653
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 24.5 inches
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VG+
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86675
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1907
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10.5 x 13.5 inches
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VG+
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86719
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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86732
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
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11.5 x 9 inches
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VG+
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86731
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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10 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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86851
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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24.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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87011
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1871
Size:
32.25 x 26.75 inches
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VG
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87374
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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VG+
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87826
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1871
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23.8 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
88016
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
Size:
10 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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88157
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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10 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
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88172
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1875
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15 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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88234
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
Size:
16.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
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88475
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
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88539
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
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20 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
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88751
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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89129
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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10 x 13 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
89267
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
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89415
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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16 x 22 inches
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VG+
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89870
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Chicago / 1892
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24 x 16 inches
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VG+
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89925
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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24 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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90042
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 24.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
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90104
Archived
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1878
Size:
17.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
Good
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62633
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Chicago / 1909
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24 x 36 inches
Condition:
VG+
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60444
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Chicago / 1890 circa
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16 x 23.5 inches
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61556
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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10241
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Chicago / 1889
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12 x 9.5 inches
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VG+
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0416
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
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9 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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0423
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
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12 x 5 inches
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VG+
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0439
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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0680
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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24 x 17.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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0769
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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0771
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Chicago / 1891
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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10247
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Chicago / 1892
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19 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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10267
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Chicago / 1907
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18.5 x 12 inches
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VG
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10268
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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VG+
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10646
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Chicago / 1894
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13616
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
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24 x 18 inches
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VG
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13627
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Chicago / 1896
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23 x 17 inches
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13628
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Chicago / 1889
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20 x 14 inches
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VG+
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13629
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Chicago / 1900
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13 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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14368
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG
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11354
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
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12.5 x 10 inches
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VG
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11368
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Chicago / 1898
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12.5 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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11372
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
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12.5 x 9.5 inches
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VG+
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11374
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Chicago / 1889
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12.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
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11378
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Chicago / 1886
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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11735
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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11774
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Chicago / 1899
Size:
21 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
12181
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
1239
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
22 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
12519
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
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12703
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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22 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
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12704
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1884
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
12919
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13161
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13162
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13163
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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13164
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13165
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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13166
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13167
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13169
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13170
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13171
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13172
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
Size:
21 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13173
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
Size:
17 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
13556
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1894
Size:
23 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
13557
