SEARCH · Search Library of Congress
Search indexed Library of Congress records for Sanborn fire insurance maps, railroad maps, historical newspapers and photographs. Explore places, dates and original collection links.
Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.
Names of railroads are listed at lower left of map.
T HEBER LADNER IOHCTAHV or OTAT MiaaiMirRi North Mississippi Farmers Crow Poultry Conscious An upward spurt in area poultry production is expected soon with the opening of the 50000 North Mirsissippi Broiler and Locker Pient in Balctwyn The plant is designed to help develop the poul try industry in Northeast Missis sippi and expected to begin opera tion about lime 1 The main item under the plan willbe a coopera tive growing program with the business men and farmers working together Each farmer who de cides to come in will build brooder house and other facilities for the chicks according to set specifica tions The plant will furnish the chickens and fed and the farmer will do the rest until final settle ment when the chickens are brought to the plant County agents oer this area have report ed that the entire section is becom ing poultry conscious News In Brief A new specialized curriculum leading to a bachelor of music de gree in sacred music will be added next year by the Department of Music at the Mississippi State Col lege for Women President B L Parkinson announced Graduates in the field will he qualified as ministers of music
Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Cadastral map showing some landowners' names, drainage, roads, railroads, ranchos, Indian reservations, township and section lines, parcel boundaries, etc. "Copyright 1890 by T.D. Beasley." Includes table of "Areas of Mexican grants." LC Land ownership maps, 35 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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.
Delineates the route of the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad, (named on map as A. & T. Riv. R-Ra.). Also shows roads, rivers, section lines, houses, and outbuildings. Relief shown by hachures. Signed in pencil in two places by the Confederate engineer "Geo. Wadsworth Chf Engr." Pen and ink and watercolor. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 103.5 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 7-85 Vault
Partial cadastral map showing owners' names and acreages of larger landholdings in districts adjacent to the B&O R.R. in Washington D.C. and Montgomery County (Md.). "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1890 by Francis R. Fava Jr. in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington." North oriented towards the upper left. Includes notes, "Profile of the Metropolitan Branch B. & O.R.R. ... showing distances from Washington D.C. and elevations," and advertisement for "T. Janney Brown, general agent." LC copy stamped on verso--"Gilbert Thompson." Sectioned in 4 sheets and mounted on 2 sheets of cloth. Annotated in ink--"With the compliments of Francis R. Fava Jr. C.E., January 1892." LC Railroad maps, 461 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
FAR WEST FARMER Bruce 6 Eaton and Bis Farm of 23000 Acres A visitor from the west came to Springfield the other day and has gout away with the impression that the Con neticut valley is the prettiest place that he has ever seen This man was Bruce G Eaton theownerof a little farm in Colorado near the town ol Greeley which is in the center of one of the richest farming sections of the state and thanks to irrigation one ol the best of the country Mr Eatons little farm comprises at present 23000 acres of which 1300 are under cultivation and Mr Eaton is making preparations to till about 500C more the coming year Mr Eaton is the son of one of the pioneers of that section who crossed the plains in 1850 Mr Eaton was married about 1C years ago his wife being a native ol Colorado bat also a graduate of Mt Holyoke college so that they have a tie with the east The town in which they live is Greeley named after Hor ace Greeley and it is a beautiful town about 52 miles north of Denver The homestead was but the begin ning of
Cadastral map showing lot lines, lot numbers, lot/street dimensions, railroad line, and extant buildings. Railroad train shown pictorially. Imperfect: Wrinkled, fold-lined, torn at edges, foxed, annotated in pencil on verso: Map of West Flushing in the Town of Newton, Long Is. NYork, 18-4. Includes location map (inset): Relative position of West Flushing & New York. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
MORLEY WP NATIVE WINS j AVIATION HONOR STUTTGART GERMANYLieu A Morley Jr mother Mrs Evelyn F Morley resides at 429 Dawson Street Wolf Point joined a select group this week when he was I irded the Master Aviation Badge by Seventh Army Chief of ff Brigadier General Selwyn D Smith Jr A veteran Army aviator Colon el Morley has accumulated up wards to 5000 hours flying time nc earning his wings at Shcp I Fa Id Texas in March 1946 Minimum standards for the I id are 15 years on active flight atm 3000 hours flying time a irrent pecial instrument certifi ate and dual qualification in ro tary and fixed wing aircraft nel Money 43 Chief Avia ifety and Training Division v 4th Army Aviation Section ooth types uuring the Korean diet when he logged 61 mis on with the 25th Division A veteran of World War 11 he ticipdted in five major cam gn both as an enlisted man nd officer They included the Papuan Campaign New Guinea uth Philippines Luzon and Bis ck Archapelego where he earn 1 the Silver Star Bronze Star nd Purple Heart Morley also the Air Medal with one Oak CI i in
Sectional map of part of Nebraska showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the survey lines. "Drawn by J.J. O'Brien." Incorporated in 1862 by Act of Congress providing for the construction of a continuous line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. The connection of the line with the Central Pacific at Promontory, Utah, completed the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Page Six Here Is Your Vacation Money s i our vacauon money a K Weekly Payroll in PLAN IN BRIEF The object of thia bit Weekly Payroll Drive la twofold Primarily to Increase the already large ealbeerlptioD list of this newspaper to collect arrearages and advance subscription payments from present or old subscribers and at the same time to afford the livewire energetic men and women boys and girls of thia territory an oppor tunity to profit In a 810 way through their spare time during the next few weeks le ft Is a plan that works both waya and to the ultimate good of all concerned In order to gain this end quickly and advantageously the most attractive awards ever offered by T newspa per In this section have been made ready for distribution among those who participate most aetlvtoy Ambition and energy are the only requisites tor success Let It be understood at the very outset that this Is not a beauty nee popularity contest but a strictly legitimate competitive proposition tor enterprising men and women and one into which no element of ehanee enters Each active participant win receive a pay eheck every Saturday night One toatun
Company organizational diagrammatic map drawn in the form of a branching tree that identifies in its branches all of the functional offices of the railroad by name. Shows railroad trackage branches as straight lines radiating from the central office of the "Gen'l Sup't". The branches extend from New York (State) westward thru northern New Jersey and northern Pennsylvania to Lake Erie. "Published by permission." LC copy imperfect: Use-worn, brittle, fold-lined, torn, missing sections along the margins. LC copy annotated in ink handwriting in lower margin: 18[4?]. Deposited in Clerk's Office So. Dist. N.Y. May 30,1856. Includes text, note, legend of symbols, and statistical table of "Number of offices and employés classed". Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
NEWS OF THE WEEK Maim Mattkiis At a sheriffs sale last week at the granite works of the Maine iranite Co at Hewetts Island the property was disposed of Jo the fol lowing parties A C lay A Co a large hoisting engine Mathew Baird of New York a derrick w itli hoisting gear Hen i ry Sargent a derrick with hoisting gear and also several cars used to carry stone Jerry Harrington a steam hoisting en gine M A Johnson a steam hoisting engine Sherman A Hoverthe hoarding house The sale netted about 8000 William P Lennox aged To years one of the leading citizens of that section of the State died at his home in AAis casset May 2 For many years lie was president of the AViscasset Savings bank lie had held the office of county and town treasurer and was a promi nent merchant for yearsAVashbum Bros of Thomaston will huiklfor apt AVilliam 1 Lermond formerly in com mand uf the ship 1 l Thomas a four masted schooner with a carrying capac ity of 8000 tonsThe Androscoggin county Republican convention is called for June T An invitation has been ex tended Congressman Littlefield to ad
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.
Jr 1 _ INDUSTRIAL BULLETIN j 1 WANTED STEADY RELIABLEMEN ARTISANS BOOK KEEP T ERS CLERKS MECHANIC SALESMEN THE TEXTILE CRAFTS ETC ETC MEN ADDICTED 1 JO THE USE OF I INTOXICANTS 1 NEED NOT 1 APPLY I EMPLOYERS AND H Business men W of America B lierOlT TWAT PART OUT CAnY Yi ITS A 4K VIRY TO Af BUSINESS f iiftmtv Ttmm J _ By courtesy of the Kennebec Journal UN AND BRAWN of Skowhegan has Both ant Things on His Farm entReporter July 13th imes to working to the ad 1 all concerned Roscoe G ids at the head Mr Bige st farmer in this section tc is haying He had about 4 and had been at it about ve July 3rd up to Saturday led in 30 double ox loads ll he said that he hauled in for one of those oxen was id family ox that equals twc wn way Mr Bigelow has carried ng deserves a great deal of lis crew has consisted of the Mr Bigelow Mrs Bigelow Palmer Mr Palmer is th year and he was the only hat Mr Bigelow had Mr been right there with Mr the field every day He
Across the Isthmus in 45 Reminiscences of the Trip of Hon A G Jewett and His Family en route to Peru Of an early number of the Pine Tree Magazine the Journal said that every issue contained something of local in terest to Maine peoplereminiscent historical or descriptiveand the mag azine continues to maintain its repu tation in this respect The August is sue contains an artiele entitled A Maine Mans Trip Across the Isthmus in 1845 A Personal Experience in the Canai Zone which aside from its his torical value will interest the many in this section who knew the Hon A G Jewett his daughter Mrs Harris and her family The author of the article is Jane W Harris a granddaughter of Mr Jew ett After some interesting remarks concerning the Panama canal now in course of construction Miss Harris says In 1845 the execrable seddorethe cursed thirst for gold bad not settled upon our country Four years later in 1849 thousands were making their way across the Isthmus to California under tremendous hardships moved by that greatest drawing power on earth the chance however uncertain of be coming rich but in 1845 the Isthmus was a practically
NOTICE N obcI erice toau ot Jtr of the Ft cfn Trail i Pro bite Co in forthe County of Muh II Sstaeo liisij pi rjiieJ at thelrYbruary tenn ihereo 1S13 the umfrsigned Administrator of the esi late of Wii M B avickut of said Cm P n tU on Sttrttd v Uie 15 ft diyet April 1913 on the premiss cr fot sale at public ven due oa a ere Jit of twelve nvmhs the full owing land tenements an i hereditimeais blnaginif to the estate etsaid Um M C jstwick dcd to xv it the north cast quarter e f Section 8 TJ It 1 wet f the Basis meridian of the Chickasaw Cession ao a yn f the South west quarter of 8 It I T 2 Bpiuning at the half mile stke oa Sect 8 7 then soath ITS yards to a xToet marked in the plan of ihe lots sold by Win U Irvine reed then Fxst 73 yards to a stake then north 17 yards to a stake or Clackoak sap line on the line between said Irvine and Jno Morgan then west with said linetothebginning including the late residence of the said Ijtwick
The Second Maine Regiment Left Augusta June 29th for Texas Regi mental Flag Presented by City Addresses by Mayor Viles and Hon Frank M Dut ton 15000 People 1 hrong the Streets to see the Start From the Kennebec Journal Through ianes of cheering people wav ine flags teardimmed eyes and flutter mg handkerchiefs the sections of the three long trains bearing our State of Maine soldier boys to Laredo Texas to serve their countrys flag pulled slowly from the Augusta station Thursday afternoon the first at 520 the second and third sections at intervals of 15 min UtBefore the noon hour hundreds of the 15000 people who thronged Water street and Market Square packed the windows of every block at the south of the street and dotted even the roofs and towers of surrounding buildings had begun to take their positions There was a tense un dercurrent of excitement in the whole spirit of the people who gathered to wish our boys God speed it was a different attitude than any crowd has ever mani fested in this city since the days of the SPinhou8oclocK the expectations of those who had for hours waited patient ly on the street