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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
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10 x 13 inches
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VG+
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99498
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Chicago / 1895
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14 x 10 inches
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99506
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 24 inches Including Text
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99510
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Chicago / 1891
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16 x 22 inches Including Text
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99520
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Chicago / 1891
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22 x 16 inches
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99524
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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99518
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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99516
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches Including text
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99530
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches
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VG+
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99539
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Chicago / 1895
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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99542
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Chicago / 1895
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20.5 x 16.5 inches
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99541
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches
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99519
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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99544
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Chicago / 1895
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23 x 15.5 inches
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99545
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Chicago / 1895
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12 x 22 inches
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99555
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 9.5 inches
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99552
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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99557
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Chicago / 1892
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9 x 12.4 inches
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100089
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Chicago / 1895
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10 x 12.5 inches
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100285
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Chicago / 1887
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9.5 x 11 inches
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100284
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Chicago / 1895
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21 x 16.5 inches
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100296
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Chicago / 1899
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12 x 9.5 inches
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100310
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Chicago / 1900
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19.5 x 12.5 inches
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100322
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10.5 inches
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100321
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Chicago / 1885
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27 x 38 inches
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100816
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Chicago / 1900
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12.5 x 10 inches
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VG+
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100336
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Chicago / 1879
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21 x 28.5 inches
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101166
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Chicago / 1878
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20 x 27.5 inches
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101220
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Chicago / 1878
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30 x 21 inches
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101219
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Chicago / 1878
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29 x 17 inches
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101227
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/ 1878
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22 x 17 inches
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101226
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Chicago / 1878
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16 x 21 inches
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101225
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Chicago / 1878
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17 x 21 inches
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101224
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Chicago / 1878
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14 x 20 inches
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101223
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Chicago / 1878
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15.5 x 19.5 inches
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101222
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Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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101221
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Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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101217
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Chicago / 1878
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16 x 20.5 inches
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101216
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Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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101215
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Chicago / 1878
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15 x 19.5 inches
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101214
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Chicago / 1878
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14 x 18 inches
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101212
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Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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101211
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Chicago / 1878
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21 x 14.5 inches
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101209
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Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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101208
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Chicago / 1878
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15 x 19 inches
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VG
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101206
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Chicago / 1887
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11.5 x 9 inches
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1773
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Chicago / 1889
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13 x 10 inches
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1774
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Chicago / 1887
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13 x 10 inches
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1777
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Chicago / 1897
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13 x 10 inches
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1778
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1780
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1782
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 10 inches
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1783
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Chicago / 1899
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20 x 13 inches
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1784
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 10 inches
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1785
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Chicago / 1892
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18 x 11 inches
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1786
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 10 inches
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1788
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1791
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 10 inches
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1792
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1799
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Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13 inches
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1804
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Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13 inches
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1811
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1812
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1813
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Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13.5 inches
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1816
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Chicago / 1899
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20 x 13 inches
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1868
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Chicago / 1899
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20 x 13 inches
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1873
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Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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1876
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Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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1877
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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20 x 13 inches
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1933
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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11 x 8.5 inches
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2062
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Chicago / 1902
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20 x 14 inches
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2063
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
2068
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
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2140
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
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2141
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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2144
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
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2147
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
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2148
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892 circa
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
28519
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
2152
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1897
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
2156
