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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 / 1891
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9.5 x 12 inches
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76678
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Chicago / 1892 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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98338
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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 / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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101131
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Chicago / 1892
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24 x 16 inches
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89925
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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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12 x 9.5 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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9 x 11 inches
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98103
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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 / 1892
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24 x 16 inches
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90042
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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98285
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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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9.5 x 11 inches
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86732
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Chicago / 1888
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10 x 11 inches
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88172
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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90501
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Chicago / 1900
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12.5 x 10 inches
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100336
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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82417
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Chicago / 1884
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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73240
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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89415
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16.5 inches
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89129
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 17 inches
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81831
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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 / 1888
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16.5 x 22 inches
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88539
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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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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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87826
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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 / 1888
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16.5 x 22 inches
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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 / 1888
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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16 x 22 inches
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101097
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Chicago / 1886
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16 x 22.5 inches
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Chicago / 1891
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16 x 22 inches
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101095
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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 / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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98099
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Chicago / 1883
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19.5 x 15.5 inches
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97105
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Chicago / 1886
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20 x 16 inches
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97139
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Chicago / 1895
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18.5 x 12.5 inches
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101141
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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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18.5 x 12 inches
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97686
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 9.5 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10 inches
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103045
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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3298
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Chicago / 1893
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24.5 x 16 inches
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41381
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Chicago / 1891
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24.5 x 16 inches
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65587
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Chicago / 1895
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25 x 16 inches Including Text
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68569
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1893 circa
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24.5 x 16 inches
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69179
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Chicago / 1884 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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71944
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16.5 inches
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81469
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Chicago / 1892
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24.5 x 16.5 inches Including Text
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16.5 inches
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91439
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1896
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22 x 16 inches
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19490
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Chicago / 1893
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16 x 25 inches
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43549
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Chicago / 1906
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16 x 25 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22 inches
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72157
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Chicago / 1892
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11 x 17 inches
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87074
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Chicago / 1888
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16 x 22 inches
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87684
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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 / 1899
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22 x 15 inches
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2522
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Chicago / 1895
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17 x 24 inches (each sheet)
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69072
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Chicago / 1889
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16.5 x 25 inches
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2520
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Chicago / 1893
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17 x 26 inches (each sheet)
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69547
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Chicago / 1899
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11.25 x 14 inches (each sheet)
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79013
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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10.5 x 14 inches (each sheet)
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84198
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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12 x 9 inches
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3016
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
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13 x 10 inches
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3971
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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17 x 22 inches
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5096
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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22 x 17 inches (each)
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VG+
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25041
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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22 x 17 inches
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VG+
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12519
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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22 x 17 inches
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12704
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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16 x 22.5 inches
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5110
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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17 x 22.5 inches
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5070
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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5103
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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19481
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898 circa
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
28872
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900 circa
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
38589