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The historic Chicago Theater, Chicago, Illinois
1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Sanborn County, South Dakota : compiled and drawn from a special survey and official records
Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map showing drainage, section lines and numbers, land ownership, landowners' names, school houses, roads, railroads, etc. "Copyright 1900 by E. Frank Peterson." LC copy annotated in blue and red pencil. Stamped on: 20411. LC Land ownership maps, 864 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Map of North America from the latest authorities, showing the proposed railroad routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849 by J.H. Colton in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York." Includes list of "Geographical statistic's," distance list, and illustrations. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 20-83
[Map of part of Fairfax County, Virginia, south of the city of Alexandria and the Orange and Alexandria Railroad]
On tracing cloth, with roads in red, rivers in blue, and railroads, villages, churches, houses, and names of residents in black, and some annotations and emendments in pencil. Oriented with north to the bottom. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 536.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, Golden Gate and the MacFarlane Homestead Historic District
West of the Macfarlane Homestead Historic District, across U.S. 1, single family homes give away to newly constructed apartment buildings.
Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, Golden Gate and the MacFarlane Homestead Historic District
The Mariah Brown House, constructed in 1890, at 3298 Charles Avenue (Evangelist Street) in Coconut Grove, Miami. The light blue building, partially visible at the left of the photo, is the Colored Library (Odd Fellows Hall) constructed in 1896.
Historic Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana
1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.
Historic hotel, Block Island, Rhode Island
1 transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Skeleton map of rail-roads between Cape Canso and St. Louis,
Shows railroads in operation or under construction and projected railroads in the northeastern United States and part of Canada.. Includes distance chart and insets "Map of rail roads in Massachusetts" and "Boston harbor & rail road termini." Scale ca. 1:3,375,000. LC Railroad maps, 79 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Same as G3711.P3 1851 .B6 (81-692879) AACR2
Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, Golden Gate and the MacFarlane Homestead Historic District
Plaques installed in the Coconut Grove Walk and Wall of Fame commemorate local leaders and historic figures at 3255 Plaza Street in Miami's Coconut Grove.
Suwannee River Land Belt : offered by the Land Department of the Live Oak, Perry & Gulf Railroad Company, Live Oak, Fla
Cadastral map showing 40-acre parcels of property being offered for sale by Live Oak, Perry & Gulf Railroad Company; these parcels are represented by the very small squares. Covers Lafayette County and parts of adjoining counties. Contract forms on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift; Russell Tedder; Dec. 1997. LC copy imperfect: Brittle. Acquisitions control no. 98-20
A historic conestoga wagon
1 photographic print. | Photograph shows a team of six horses with covered wagon on street; man sits on back of horse and another man standing on sideboard.
Map of Royal Land Company's railroad (narrow gauge) from their anthracite coal fields to deep water
Shows central Virginia from the Allegheny Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay. Relief shown by form lines. Pencil (some col.) on tracing paper, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) H267 LC Railroad maps, 549 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
Historic Media Pre-2022: Louisiana Lao New Year Parades
Collection of historic photos and videos from previous Lunar New Years (1985-2021) focused on the theme of parades.
Profile, Royal Land Co. R.R.
Shows mineral deposits from Matthias' Point to Briery Branch Gap, Virginia. Pen-and-ink, pencil (some col.), and crayon on 2 sheets pasted together, mounted on cloth. "Scale 50 horizontal to 2 vertical." In pencil in upper right corner: No. 2. In pencil on verso: 330 crossed out. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H268 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.