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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 / 1892
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24 x 17 inches
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90554
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Chicago / 1892
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16 x 24.5 inches
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91003
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Chicago / 1892
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22.5 x 15.5 inches
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91271
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Chicago / 1892
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9 x 13 inches
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92366
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Chicago / 1892
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16 x 22 inches Including Text
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93971
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Chicago / 1892
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19 x 13 inches
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95938
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Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 12.5 inches
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97372
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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 / 1892
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9 x 11 inches
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98103
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 13 inches
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99498
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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9 x 12.4 inches
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100089
Place/Date:
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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22.5 x 16 inches
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82556
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Chicago / 1895
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14 x 10 inches
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99506
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 24 inches Including Text
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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99529
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches Including text
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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22.5 x 16 inches
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99538
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Chicago / 1895
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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99542
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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20.5 x 16.5 inches
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99541
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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99544
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Chicago / 1895
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23 x 15.5 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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12 x 22 inches
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99555
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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99557
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Chicago / 1895
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10 x 12.5 inches
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100285
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Chicago / 1895
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21 x 16.5 inches
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100296
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10.5 inches
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100321
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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22.8 x 16.25 inches
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101104
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Chicago / 1895 circa
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10 x 13 inches
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101109
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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101131
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22.5 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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18.5 x 12.5 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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9 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1898
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12 x 9.5 inches
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76867
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Chicago / 1898
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12 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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9.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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12 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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10 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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10 x 12.5 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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10 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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22 x 16 inches
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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 / 1884
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16 x 22.25 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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22 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 20 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22.5 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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22.5 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22.5 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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22 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22.5 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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21.5 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1884
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1885
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40.5 x 19 inches
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41036
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Chicago / 1885 circa
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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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11735
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Chicago / 1886
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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40.5 x 19 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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16 x 22 inches
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71833
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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Place/Date:
Chicago / 1886
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16.5 x 23 inches
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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Place/Date:
Chicago / 1886
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21 x 16 inches
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91709
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1886
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15.5 x 20 inches
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91713
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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91714
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Chicago / 1886
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16 x 22 inches
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91758
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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91888
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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91941
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1886
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22 x 16 inches
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93064
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1886
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19.5 x 15 inches
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98335
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Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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10241
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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0771
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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1439
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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13 x 10 inches
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1772
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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11.5 x 9 inches
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1773
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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20 x 13 inches
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1775
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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13 x 10 inches
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1777
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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23 x 16 inches
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2162
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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16.5 x 12 inches
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8464
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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16.5 x 12 inches
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8465
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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22.5 x 16 inches
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8671
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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8677
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22.5 x 16 inches
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8679
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22.5 x 16 inches
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8680
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
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8681
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
22 x 16 inches
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8682
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
22 x 16 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
8685