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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 / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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VG+
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90501
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Chicago / 1879 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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98316
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Chicago / 1895
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14 x 10 inches
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99506
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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 / 1897
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12 x 19 inches
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100344
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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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101208
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Chicago / 1895
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16.7 x 11 inches
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101867
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Chicago / 1895 circa
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10 x 13 inches
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101109
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 17 inches
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81831
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Chicago / 1892
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12 x 9.5 inches
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86653
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Chicago / 1892
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24 x 16 inches
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89925
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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 / 1887
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13 x 10 inches
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90613
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Chicago / 1892
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16 x 22 inches Including Text
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93971
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Chicago / 1892
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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96324
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16 inches
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97075
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Chicago / 1886
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20 x 16 inches
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97139
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Washington, D.C. / 1891
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13 x 18 inches
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97863
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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98338
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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 / 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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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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99542
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Chicago / 1886
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16 x 22 inches
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VG+
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101097
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10 inches
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103053
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Chicago / 1892
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10.75 x 13.5 inches (each sheet)
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85988
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Chicago / 1892
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19 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1891
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9.5 x 12 inches
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76678
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Chicago / 1888
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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76673
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Chicago / 1888
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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79464
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Chicago / 1888
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10.5 x 16 inches
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81478
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Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 24.5 inches
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86675
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Chicago / 1907
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10.5 x 13.5 inches
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86719
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Chicago / 1900
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11.5 x 9 inches
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86731
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Chicago / 1892
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24.5 x 16.5 inches
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87011
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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87826
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22 inches
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88475
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 13 inches
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89267
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Chicago / 1888
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16 x 22 inches
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89870
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Chicago / 1892
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24 x 16 inches
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90042
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Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 24.5 inches Including Text
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Chicago / 1899
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13.5 x 10.5 inches
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90553
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Chicago / 1893
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10.5 x 13 inches
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93846
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 12.5 inches
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Chicago / 1894
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23 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1901
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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91692
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Chicago / 1883
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19.5 x 15 inches
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Chicago / 1875
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19 x 15.5 inches
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Chicago / 1909
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24 x 36 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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21 x 16 inches
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91709
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Chicago / 1879
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22 x 16.5 inches
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2843
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Chicago / 1907 circa
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60 x 36 inches
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22186
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Chicago / 1879
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21 x 16 inches
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51685
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Chicago / 1905 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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54383
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Indianapolis / 1930
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42 x 28 inches
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66641
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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71869
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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81422
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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89115
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Chicago / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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91888
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Chicago / 1882
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22 x 16 inches
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71981
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22.5 inches
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89202
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Chicago / 1886
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40.5 x 19 inches
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29335
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Chicago / 1888
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16 x 22.5 inches
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79442
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Chicago / 1895
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25 x 16 inches
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101159
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Chicago / 1879
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19.5 x 15 inches
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20092
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Chicago / 1875
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19.5 x 15 inches
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21605
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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9936
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Chicago / 1879
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22 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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m0434
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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13176
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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15757
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Chicago / 1882
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22 x 16 inches
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53208
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 24 inches Each Sheet
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69112
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Chicago / 1884
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22 x 16.5 inches
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72451
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
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79404
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Chicago / 1886
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15.5 x 20 inches
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91713
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Chicago / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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91941
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Chicago / 1883
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
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13163
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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21 x 16 inches
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VG
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13164
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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22.5 x 16 inches
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13169
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1883
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21 x 16 inches
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13170
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Chicago / 1899 circa
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13.5 x 9 inches
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VG+
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59088
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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9 x 13.5 inches
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VG+
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62613
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
24.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
69616
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1884 circa
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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71944
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1884
Size:
16 x 22.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
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72001
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1884
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
72026