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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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10 x 12.5 inches
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86851
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Chicago / 1888
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98352
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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 x 22 inches
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99519
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Chicago / 1895
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20.5 x 16.5 inches
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99541
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Chicago / 1891
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19 x 12.5 inches
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103086
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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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16 x 24 inches Including Text
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99510
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Chicago / 1883
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41 x 19 inches
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VG
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77053
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Chicago / 1888
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19.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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90385
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Chicago / 1900
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19.5 x 12.5 inches
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100322
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 22 inches
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99539
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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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9.5 x 11 inches
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100284
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Chicago / 1886
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21 x 17 inches
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96996
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Chicago / 1886
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99481
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Chicago / 1887
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18 x 11 inches
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101080
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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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22 x 16 inches
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99518
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Chicago / 1909
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13.4 x 9.8 inches
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77581
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Chicago / 1892
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24.5 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1907
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10.5 x 13.5 inches
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86719
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Chicago / 1891
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22 x 16 inches
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99524
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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
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19 x 13 inches
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95938
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Chicago / 1892
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9 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10 inches
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103045
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 9.5 inches
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99552
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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 / 1895
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22 x 16 inches
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99557
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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 / 1886
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20 x 16 inches
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97139
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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 / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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98099
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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 / 1891
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16 x 22 inches
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101095
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Chicago / 1886
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16 x 22.5 inches
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101098
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Chicago / 1886
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16 x 22 inches
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Chicago / 1888
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16 x 22 inches
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89870
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 22 inches
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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 / 1888
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16.5 x 22.5 inches
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Chicago / 1888
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22.5 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1909
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24 x 36 inches
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Chicago / 1910
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22 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1889
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22 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1889
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1895
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22 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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31835
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Chicago / 1893
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41273
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London / 1890 circa
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12 x 9 inches
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Chicago / 1907
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18.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1894
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23 x 16 inches
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13557
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Chicago / 1883
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18.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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23 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1894
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18.5 x 12 inches
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Chicago / 1896
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23 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1894 circa
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23 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1908
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13.5 x 20 inches
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84182
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Chicago / 1892
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16.5 x 24 inches Including Text
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90440
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Chicago / 1893
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12 x 18.5 inches
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92805
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Chicago / 1896
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23 x 17 inches
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13628
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Chicago / 1896
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23 x 17 inches
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13615
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Chicago / 1901
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25.5 x 29 inches
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76007
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Chicago / 1892
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12.5 x 10 inches
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3007
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Chicago / 1900 circa
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22.5 x 16 inches
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51134
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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3344
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Chicago / 1897
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13 x 10 inches
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2179
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Chicago / 1895
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10 x 13 inches
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68840
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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10 x 13 inches
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76369
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Chicago / 1899
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10 x 12.5 inches
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85147
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Chicago / 1900
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10 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1887
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10 x 13 inches
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92847
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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10 x 13 inches
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Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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10 x 13 inches
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101116
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1897
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18 x 12 inches
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3384
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Chicago / 1889
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18 x 12 inches
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5196
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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18 x 12 inches
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22845
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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18 x 12 inches
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25468
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Chicago / 1897
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18 x 12 inches
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VG+
Stock#:
35352
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1897
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18 x 12 inches
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Stock#:
47528
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
18 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
15260
