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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 / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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101096
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Chicago / 1871
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32.25 x 26.75 inches
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87374
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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 / 1888
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15.5 x 20 inches (sheet size)
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VG
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93994
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Chicago / 1875
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15 x 19.5 inches
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VG+
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88234
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Chicago / 1887
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12.5 x 9.5 inches
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VG+
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90503
Place/Date:
Indianapolis / 1939
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23 x 28.5 inches
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VG+
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83320
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Chicago / 1891
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16 x 22 inches Including Text
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VG+
Stock#:
99520
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Chicago / 1902
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13.5 x 20 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
98279
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Chicago / 1899
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12 x 9.5 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
100310
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
99544
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1891
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12.5 x 10 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
97688
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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VG+
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103046
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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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14 x 10 inches
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99506
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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 / 1893
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10.5 x 13 inches
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VG+
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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 / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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101146
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Chicago / 1898
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12 x 10 inches
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98324
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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 / 1901
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20 x 14 inches
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88751
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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 / 1895
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16 x 10.5 inches
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100321
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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76361
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Chicago / 1878
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30 x 21 inches
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VG
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101219
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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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20 x 27.5 inches
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101220
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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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19.5 x 15 inches
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VG
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101211
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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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19.5 x 15 inches
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Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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101203
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Chicago / 1878
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29 x 17 inches
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VG
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101227
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Chicago / 1883
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20.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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97255
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Chicago / 1878
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14 x 18 inches
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VG
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101212
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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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16.5 x 21 inches
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VG
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101201
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Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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VG
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101204
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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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15 x 19.5 inches
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101205
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Chicago / 1878
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16 x 20.5 inches
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VG
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101216
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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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15.5 x 19.5 inches
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101222
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Chicago / 1879
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21 x 28.5 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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93064
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Chicago / 1892
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22.5 x 16 inches
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VG+
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25172
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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22.5 x 16 inches
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38905
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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22.5 x 16 inches
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VG+
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47623
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1878
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17.5 x 16.5 inches
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Good
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62633
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1915 circa
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52 x 41 inches
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VG
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101230
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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23 x 17 inches (each sheet)
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69248
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Chicago / 1879
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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21795
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Chicago / 1889
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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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3365
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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3366
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Chicago / 1897
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9.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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15809
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Chicago / 1895 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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52525
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Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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20790
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Chicago / 1898
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22.5 x 16 inches
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33029
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
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22.5 x 16 inches
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40779
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Chicago / 1898
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22.5 x 16 inches
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41427
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Chicago / 1906
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22.5 x 16 inches
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44596
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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68896
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Chicago / 1906
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22.5 x 16 inches
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45494
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
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22.5 x 16 inches
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48804
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1902
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21 x 13 inches
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92955
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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23 x 17 inches
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VG+
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5082
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
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12.5 x 10 inches
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VG
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11368
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900 circa
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14 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
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29223
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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10 x 16 inches
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VG+
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69150
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Chicago / 1896
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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19487
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Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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20772
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
22.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
32752
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892 circa
Size:
22.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
31596
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892 circa
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
42417
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Chicago / 1906
Size:
22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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45637
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Chicago / 1911
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
68479
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892 circa
Size:
16.5 x 23 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
69301
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
16.5 x 23 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
90148
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 23 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
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90609