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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 / 1888
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16.5 x 22 inches
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88539
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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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22 x 17 inches
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81831
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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 / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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VG+
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89415
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Chicago / 1884
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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73240
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Chicago / 1888
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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82417
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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 / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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90501
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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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 / 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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24 x 16 inches
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90042
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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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9 x 11 inches
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98103
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Chicago / 1895
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12 x 9.5 inches
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103050
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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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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101131
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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 / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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98338
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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 / 1891
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago, Ill / 1892
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21 x 14 inches
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9792
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Chicago, Ill / 1893
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16.5 x 23 inches
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41097
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Chicago, Ill / 1893
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16.5 x 23 inches
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44354
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Chicago, Ill / 1892
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13.5 x 20.5 inches
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68779
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Chicago / 1892
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10.5 x 13 inches
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72667
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Chicago / 1891
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10.5 x 13 inches
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76308
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Chicago / 1910
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13.5 x 20.5 inches
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VG
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77962
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
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10.5 x 13 inches
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VG+
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80096
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Chicago / 1902
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14 x 20.5 inches
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VG
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90651
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Chicago / 1882
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10.5 x 13 inches
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91276
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Chicago / 1887
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10.5 x 13 inches
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92761
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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11.5 x 20 inches
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3387
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Chicago / 1895 circa
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20 x 13 inches
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27962
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Chicago / 1899
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20 x 13 inches
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1764
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Chicago / 1895 circa
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12 x 9 inches
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28196
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Chicago / 1890 circa
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13 x 10 inches
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31786
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Chicago / 1897
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13 x 10 inches
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15811
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Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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2184
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1898 circa
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10 x 16 inches
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68837
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Chicago / 1892
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18.5 x 13 inches
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28970
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Chicago / 1892 circa
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1899 circa
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12 x 10 inches
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94185
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Chicago / 1894
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22 x 16 inches
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13616
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Chicago / 1889
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1889
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13 x 11 inches
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18956
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Chicago / 1883
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13 x 10 inches
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19080
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 16 inches
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25112
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 16 inches
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41115
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 16 inches
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41792
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Chicago / 1892
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22 x 16 inches
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42182
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Chicago / 1906
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24 x 18 inches
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44352
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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45571
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Chicago / 1910
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24 x 18 inches
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51097
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/ 1900 circa
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG
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67218
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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24.5 x 16 inches
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69616
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Chicago / 1909
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14 x 10.5 inches
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88747
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Chicago / 1889
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24 x 18 inches
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VG
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13627
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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3378
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
16.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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5132