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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 / 1899
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13.5 x 10.5 inches
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90553
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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 / 1898
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12 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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101146
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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 / 1895
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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99542
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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 / 1895
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14 x 10 inches
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99506
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Chicago / 1888
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10 x 12.5 inches
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88157
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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103046
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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 / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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99544
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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 / 1902
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13.5 x 20 inches
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98279
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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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Indianapolis / 1939
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23 x 28.5 inches
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83320
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Chicago / 1887
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12.5 x 9.5 inches
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90503
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Chicago / 1875
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15 x 19.5 inches
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88234
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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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Washington, D.C. / 1891
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13 x 18 inches
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97863
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Chicago / 1871
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32.25 x 26.75 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1900
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10 x 13 inches
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79983
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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1791
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 9 inches
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91441
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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28756
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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2141
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Chicago / 1895 circa
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12.5 x 10 inches
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68716
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Chicago / 1891
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12.5 x 10 inches
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97652
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Chicago / 1890 circa
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13 x 10 inches
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28105
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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8682
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Chicago / 1882
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22 x 16 inches
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53078
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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1439
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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39077
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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43351
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Chicago / 1882
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22 x 16 inches
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53207
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Chicago / 1884
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22 x 16 inches
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71884
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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9954
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Chicago / 1898
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22 x 16 inches
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5603
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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8685
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 15.5 inches
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Chicago / 1888
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15.5 x 22 inches
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81720
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Chicago / 1887
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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 / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1882
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1882
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22 x 16 inches
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53249
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Chicago / 1884
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22 x 16.5 inches
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72061
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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8681
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Chicago / 1883
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22 x 16 inches
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9953
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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0771
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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28827
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 16 inches
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53485
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22.25 inches
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72001
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22.25 inches
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81476
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Chicago / 1887
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16.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1888
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22 inches
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81688
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Chicago / 1882
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95963
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Chicago / 1884
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22 x 16 inches
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12919
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Chicago / 1882
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22 x 16 inches
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53221
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22 inches
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72026
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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9948
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Chicago / 1884
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22.5 x 16 inches
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72312
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Chicago / 1883
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22.5 x 16 inches
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13169
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22.5 x 16 inches
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8670
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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VG+
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9992