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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 / 1895 circa
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10 x 13 inches
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101109
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Chicago / 1895
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22.5 inches
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101137
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Chicago / 1895
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18.5 x 12.5 inches
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101141
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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101146
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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103041
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10 inches
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103045
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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103046
Place/Date:
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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16 x 10 inches
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103053
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1893
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10.5 x 13 inches
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VG+
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93846
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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72829
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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10.75 x 13.5 inches (each sheet)
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85988
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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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16.5 x 24.5 inches
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86675
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Chicago / 1892
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9.5 x 11 inches
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86732
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 12.5 inches
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86851
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Chicago / 1892
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24.5 x 16.5 inches
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87011
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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89925
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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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16.5 x 24.5 inches Including Text
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90104
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Chicago / 1892
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17 x 24.25 inches Including text
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90134
Place/Date:
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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16.5 x 24.5 inches Including Text
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90281
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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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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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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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96324
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Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13 inches
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96540
Place/Date:
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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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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16 x 24 inches
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104040
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Chicago / 1891
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9.5 x 12 inches
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76678
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Chicago / 1891
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12.5 x 10 inches
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97688
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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 / 1891
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12 x 18.5 inches
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Chicago / 1905 circa
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10 x 13.5 inches
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35141
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Chicago / 1905
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15 x 10 inches
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43569
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Chicago / 1905
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1905 circa
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22 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1904
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17 x 11 inches
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Chicago / 1904
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13.5 x 20 inches
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Chicago / 1904
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13 x 20 inches
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Chicago / 1904
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76406
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 10 inches
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38799
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Chicago / 1902
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20 x 14 inches
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48998
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Chicago / 1902
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14 x 20.5 inches
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90651
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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90891
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Chicago / 1902
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21 x 13 inches
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92955
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Chicago / 1902
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19.75 x 13.5 inches
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93313
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Chicago / 1902
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22 x 13 inches
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94767
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Chicago / 1902
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22 x 13 inches
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98037
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Chicago / 1902
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10 x 13 inches
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98285
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
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20.5 x 13.5 inches
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2776
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
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12 x 18.5 inches
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21816
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Chicago / 1901
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13.5 x 19 inches
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21817
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
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13.5 x 10 inches
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45725
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
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25.5 x 29 inches
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76007
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
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13.5 x 19 inches
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77870
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
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10 x 13 inches
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87327
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
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13 x 9.5 inches
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14368
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Chicago / 1900
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19 x 13 inches
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22706
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Chicago / 1900
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13 x 9.5 inches
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22707
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Chicago / 1900 circa
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14 x 11 inches
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29223
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900 circa
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22.5 x 16 inches
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38589
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900 circa
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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38679
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900 circa
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22.5 x 16 inches
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44446
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900 circa
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22.5 x 16 inches
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51134
Place/Date:
/ 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 / 1900 circa
Size:
20 x 13.5 inches
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VG
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72564