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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.
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Chicago / 1892
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17 x 24.25 inches Including text
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90134
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Chicago / 1892
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10.5 x 16 inches
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90133
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Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 24.5 inches Including Text
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VG+
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90281
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Chicago / 1888
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24.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
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90280
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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VG+
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90308
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Chicago / 1888
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19.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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90385
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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VG+
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90501
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Chicago / 1887
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12.5 x 9.5 inches
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VG+
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90503
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Chicago / 1892
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25 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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90495
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Chicago / 1899
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13.5 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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90553
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Chicago / 1887
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13 x 10 inches
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VG+
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90613
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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16 x 24.5 inches
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91003
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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22.5 x 15.5 inches
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VG+
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91271
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Chicago / 1899 circa
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9 x 13.5 inches
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92353
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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9 x 13 inches
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VG+
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92366
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Chicago / 1893
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10.5 x 13 inches
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93846
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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16 x 22 inches Including Text
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93971
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Chicago / 1888
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15.5 x 20 inches (sheet size)
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93994
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Chicago / 1892
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19 x 13 inches
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95938
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Chicago / 1892
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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96324
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13 inches
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96540
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Chicago / 1886
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21 x 17 inches
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96996
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16 inches
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VG+
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97075
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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19.5 x 15.5 inches
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VG+
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97105
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Chicago / 1886
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20 x 16 inches
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VG+
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97139
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Chicago / 1883
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20.5 x 16.5 inches
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97255
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Chicago / 1886
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16.5 x 22.25 inches
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97268
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 12.5 inches
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97372
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Chicago / 1892
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18.5 x 12 inches
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97686
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Chicago / 1891
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12.5 x 10 inches
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97688
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Chicago / 1899
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13.5 x 20 inches
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VG
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97775
Place/Date:
Washington, D.C. / 1891
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13 x 18 inches
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VG
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97863
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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VG+
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98099
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Chicago / 1892
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9 x 11 inches
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98103
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Chicago / 1902
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13.5 x 20 inches
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98279
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Chicago / 1917
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14 x 10.5 inches
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98290
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Chicago / 1891
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12 x 18.5 inches
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98314
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Chicago / 1879 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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98316
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Chicago / 1898
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12 x 10 inches
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98324
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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98338
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 23 inches
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98352
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Chicago / 1900
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20 x 13 inches
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VG
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98353
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Chicago / 1886
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22.25 x 16 inches
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Stock#:
99481
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Chicago / 1889
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22 x 16 inches
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13559
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Chicago / 1899
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24 x 17 inches
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13560
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Chicago / 1896
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23 x 17 inches
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13612
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Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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13614
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Chicago / 1896
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23 x 17 inches
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13615
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Chicago / 1883
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18.5 x 12 inches
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13729
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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1439
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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VG
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14829
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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14830
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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14832
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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14833
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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14834
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Chicago / 1875
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32 x 21 inches
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14993
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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15003
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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15004
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Chicago / 1875
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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15006
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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15007
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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15008
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Chicago / 1910
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22 x 16.5 inches
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15080
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Chicago / 1899
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18 x 12 inches
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VG+
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15260
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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15261
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Chicago / 1899
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17 x 22 inches
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VG+
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5096
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Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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5100
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Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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5101
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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5102
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Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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5103
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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VG
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5104
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Chicago / 1896
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22.5 x 16 inches
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VG+
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27141
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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16 x 22.5 inches
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VG+
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5110
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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5111
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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16 x 22.5 inches
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VG+
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5113
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1876
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34 x 21 inches
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VG
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15543
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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13 x 9.5 inches
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VG
Stock#:
15638
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 9.5 inches
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VG
Stock#:
15680
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Chicago / 1910
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19 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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15691
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Chicago / 1894
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23 x 16 inches
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VG+
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15707
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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20 x 13 inches
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VG+
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1764
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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20 x 13 inches
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1765
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1766
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13 inches
Condition:
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1768
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1771
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
1772