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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 / 1899
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90553
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Chicago / 1892
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89925
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Chicago / 1892
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Chicago / 1892
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91271
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Chicago / 1901
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20 x 14 inches
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88751
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Chicago / 1893
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10.5 x 13 inches
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93846
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Chicago / 1888
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15.5 x 20 inches (sheet size)
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93994
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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 / 1883
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41 x 19 inches
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77053
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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
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Chicago / 1886
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22.5 x 16 inches
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97075
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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 / 1886
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20 x 16 inches
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97139
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Chicago / 1886
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16.5 x 22.25 inches
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Chicago / 1892
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86732
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Chicago / 1883
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20.5 x 16.5 inches
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Chicago / 1891
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97688
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Chicago / 1892
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Chicago / 1899
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13.5 x 20 inches
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97775
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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 / 1886
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21 x 17 inches
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96996
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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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10 x 13 inches
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89267
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Chicago / 1892
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9 x 11 inches
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98103
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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 / 1902
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13.5 x 20 inches
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98279
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Chicago / 1917
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14 x 10.5 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 / 1891
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12 x 18.5 inches
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98314
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Chicago / 1898
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12 x 10 inches
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98324
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Chicago / 1887
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16 x 22 inches
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98338
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Chicago / 1888
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16.5 x 23 inches
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98352
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Chicago / 1900
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20 x 13 inches
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98353
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Chicago / 1886
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22.25 x 16 inches
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99481
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Chicago / 1892
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10 x 13 inches
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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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99510
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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 / 1891
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16 x 22 inches Including Text
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Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1892
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Chicago / 1892
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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20.5 x 13 inches
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Chicago / 1904
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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22.5 x 16 inches
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1896
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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Chicago / 1899
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5133
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Chicago / 1892
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13.5 x 10 inches
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5170
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Chicago / 1889
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13.5 x 10 inches
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Chicago / 1889
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12 x 9.5 inches
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Chicago / 1889
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9 x 12.5 inches
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Chicago / 1889
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12 x 5 inches
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0439
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Chicago / 1889
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12 x 9.5 inches
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Chicago / 1891
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12 x 9 inches
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Chicago / 1898
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22 x 16 inches
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5602
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Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
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3943
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Chicago / 1889
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13 x 10 inches
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3971
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Chicago / 1889
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3976
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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13 x 10 inches
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3983
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Chicago / 1904
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13.5 x 20 inches
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VG+
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6933