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Library of Congress1865

Map of the State of Virginia

General map of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania showing cities and towns, roads, rivers, and relief by hachures. The map is overprinted in red to indicate railroads, the state name "West Virginia," and concentric circles centered on Richmond. Printed in blue are concentric circles centered on Washington, D.C. A table of "Distances by Railroads" appears below the map title. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:887,040. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 509.2 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1891

Image 3 of Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.), January 24, 1891

LITERARY EXERCBES __ Of tlu liios Pftis Acciitios Friday hHwm Ii Repmntatftw nlEssay 7 Raj TktapHs at RkArad Aod ba Potni by Bitot c Mlcbai at mniMd Ktprtwaati Rail WfU vltll aa appreciative audience at ibe literary eterclaea of the afternoon A pteaeiny feature of the occaaioa aa amt la mute by th Capital iaitu Preei pre nura uu tntfO daced as tbs essayist Mr Rav Thompson the accunpHabe editor of the Richmond Bee The auliecce expected a iOd thing from hia pen which has never been koawn to run in dull lines and they were not disappointed Hie essay was a mode one terse and vigorous ia exprss sion orginsl and forceful in thought it will take nrk as one of the Bneat things in this line with which the association has ever been favored The following ia the foil text of it mm cot xmt exitoii Hie Labors mm Rtwsrtfi BT RAT THOM POOR In former Hoses a Chinese official never ventured to deliver an unwelcome message to the Emperor until he had provided him elf with a coffin It would have been well perbape had I exercised the Mint prudent foreeigbt in my present extremity Though not

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Library of Congress1920

Image 7 of New-York tribune (New York [N.Y.]), September 26, 1920

Betts Arrested After Hunt in Gambling Case Capture Made Near Rich1 mond Va on Warrant Is sued During Inquiry Into i Nassau County Scandal Trail Leads to Officials Indictment of Well Known Figure in Sporting World Is Reported at Minela Colonel Lou Betts indicted by the Ks3u County grand jury last month as n gambler was arrested yesterday at Lester Manor near Richmond Va and is being held for extradition pro ceedings These proceedings probably will be commenced Wednesday and it is expected they will be vigorously contested by Betts His arrest forms another link in the chain that is being gradually forged by Supreme Court Justice Scudder and District Attorney Charles R Weeks about thos einvolved in gambling oper ations in Nassau County It came af ter a long chase by State Troopers Byck and Krause who were set on the trail of Betts immediately after the Indictment was handed down The trail led the two troopers from Mine ola to Highland N J thence to Havre de Grace Md and finally to Rich mond Bett was the owner of Kings Cot tage just outside Hewletts L I in which it is alleged gambling was rife The news of

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Library of Congress1911

Image 2 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), June 5, 1911

c fffil yi rtm feT mmP Mm 2 fti ill wJÉLAjM pc ll 7 ijr m t in Heres To Your Good Health V and Pleasure r Comefollow the arrow r til you join the merry throng WÊ of palate pleased men and women who have quit seeking for the one best beverage because theyve found it Ü s w fa J a B Real satisfaction in every glasssnap and sparklevim and go Quenches the k thirstcools like a breeze i m Delicious Refreshing Wholesome 5c Everywhere THE COCACOLA COMPANY Atlanta Ga cr Send or our interestk ing booklet The Truth About Coca Cola Whenever you see an Arrow think of CocaCola 5 WORD FAN AS APPLIED TO BALL Doubtless a great many people have wondered as to the origin of the word fan as applied to the baseball en thusiast but so far no one has been able to speak authentically qustieon Quite a number of theories have been advanced but they have been nothing more than theories The Richmond TimesDispatch has the fol lowing to say Fan as all redblooded Ameri cans know is the bit of slang which denotes the baseball enthusiast The derivation of this world

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Library of Congress1861

Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York

Covers New York State and parts of adjacent states/provinces. Also shows canals. Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored in red to emphasize railroads in service/abuilding/proposed and in blue to emphasize state lines. LC copy imperfect: Sectioned to 20 panels to enable folding, mounted on cloth backing, hemmed at edges with pink fabric. Signed in ink script at upper right: Millard Fillmore 1861; and on verso on cloth backing: No. 107. Millard Fillmore. May 15, 1861. Paper label with inked script attached to verso: New York rail roads 1861. No. 107. LC Railroad maps, 265 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of Congress1870

Map of the rail roads of the state of New York

Shows drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, canals, railroads in progress, proposed, and in operation. Shows connection with mineral areas in northern Pennsylvania.

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