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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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19 x 13 inches
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95938
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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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VG+
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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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VG+
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96324
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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
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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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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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98338
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 24 inches Including Text
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VG+
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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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VG+
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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 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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72829
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Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 24.5 inches Including Text
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90104
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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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 16 inches
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82417
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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VG+
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89415
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Chicago / 1899 circa
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9 x 13.5 inches
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92353
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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 / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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VG+
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98099
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Chicago / 1891
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12 x 18.5 inches
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VG
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98314
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Chicago / 1895
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22.8 x 16.25 inches
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VG
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101104
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10 inches
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103045
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16.5 inches
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81816
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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 / 1892
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25 x 16.5 inches
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90495
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Chicago / 1892
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9 x 13 inches
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92366
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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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16.5 x 22.25 inches
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97268
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Chicago / 1878
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21 x 14.5 inches
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VG
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101209
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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 x 24 inches
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104040
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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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15.5 x 20 inches (sheet size)
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93994
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/ 1878
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22 x 17 inches
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VG
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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28366
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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28520
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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28871
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Chicago / 1889 circa
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11.5 x 8.5 inches
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28953
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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28969
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Chicago / 1907
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18.5 x 12 inches
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10268
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Chicago / 1889
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12.5 x 10 inches
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11368
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Chicago / 1891
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13 x 10 inches
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19228
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Chicago / 1896
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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19485
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Chicago / 1896
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20 x 13 inches
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19508
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Chicago / 1895
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22.5 x 16 inches
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19512
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22.5 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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23 x 16 inches
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19515
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Chicago / 1883
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26 x 19 inches
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VG
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22832
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Chicago / 1889
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24 x 18 inches
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VG
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13627
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Chicago / 1898
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12.5 x 9.5 inches
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11374
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Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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13614
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13 inches
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1768
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Chicago / 1887
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13 x 10 inches
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1772
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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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2141
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Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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2147
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Chicago / 1897
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13 x 10 inches
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2156
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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2168
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Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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2169
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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2180
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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2183
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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2184
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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2186
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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VG+
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2187
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1894
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20 x 12.5 inches
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VG
Stock#:
2869
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
12 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
3014