Purchase of Townsend's Library. September 27, 1890. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Townsend's Library. June 30, 1892. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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acquisitions (libraries)↗
In the Senate of the United States. March 29, 1892. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Quay, from the Committee on the Library, submitted the following report: (To accompany S. 306)....authorizing the Librarian of Congress to purchase "Townsend's Library of National, State, and Individual Records, comprising a collection of historical records concerning the origin, progress, and consequences of the late civil war,"
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Townsend's library of state, national, and individual records. June 18, 1890. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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In the Senate of the United States. May 29, 1890. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Evarts, from the Committee on the Library, submitted the following report. (To accompany S. 2672.)... authorizing the Librarian of Congress to purchase "Townsend's Library of National, State, and Individual Records, Comprising a Collection of Historical Records Concerning the Origin, Progress, and Consequences of the Late Civil War,"
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Fireproof building for the Army Medical Department. February 28, 1883. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Map of Forest Co., Pennsylvania
Landownership map showing townships, property tracts, tract numbers, acreages, landholders' names, existing railroads, and proposed railroads. Hand col. to show township areas and county boundary. Publisher's map list in cover. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 2004-27
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Hitchcock's second plan--homes for the people at West Flushing : [Corona, Queens County, Long Island, N.Y.]
Cadastral map showing lot lines, lot numbers, sold/unsold lots, railroad line, and extant buildings. Imperfect: Wrinkled, fold-lined, torn at edges, annotated in lead pencil/blue pencil. Includes promotional text, location map (inset), and railroad timetable. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no.: 2005-168
new york↗
Map showing the Pacific Railroad of Missouri
Shows river valleys, indicates cities and towns, county boundaries, and the railroad network by distinguishing colors. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865 by G.W. & C.B. Colton in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 2006-15
united states↗
Colton's rail road and county map of the southern states containing the latest information
Relief shown by hachures. Insets: Galveston and vicinity, Texas -- Vicinity of the Rio Grande -- New Orleans and delta of the Mississippi, Louisiana -- Mobile harbor, Alabama -- Entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida -- Wilmington and vicinity, N. Carolina -- Charleston harbor and its approaches, S. Carolina -- Beaufort and vicinity, N. Carolina. Imperfect: Creased, brittle, small tears along edges. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no.: 2007-021
united states↗
Correct map of Florida : season of 1894-5 : showing the Tropical Trunk Line : comprising the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West R'y, the Florida Southern Railroad Co., Indian River Steamboat Company, Jupiter & Lake Worth Railway, Lake Worth steamers, and connections : leading from Jacksonville to the east coast, the west coast, the south coast
Relief shown by hachures. Also shows counties outlined in orange. Includes notes and ill. Insets: Map of Indian River and Lake Worth : showing route of Indian River Steamboat Co. -- The west coast of Florida from Punta Gorda to Naples -- Map of western part of Florida. Advertisements, ill., and information for visitors on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no.: 2007-232
florida↗
Mt. Penn Gravity Railroad of Reading, Pa. : a ride up the glen by steam : a mountain ride by gravity : a most attractive summer excursion : 1,200 feet above the sea
Relief shown by spot heights and hachures. Shows selected householders' names. Includes tourist information. Copy imperfect: Brittle, darkened, creased, stained. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no.: 2006-154
united states↗
State of Sequoyah
Shows names of land owners and railroads. Covers part of eastern Oklahoma. "Map of Indian territory, edition of July 1902, revised to date, and county divisions made under direction of Sequoyah Statehood Convention, August and September 1905; by D.W. Bolich, Civil Engineer, Muskogee, Ind. Ter." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no.: 99-6 AACR2
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[Map of the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad between Blue Mountain Station and Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama]
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
united states↗
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
railroads↗
Fitchburg Railroad with its branches and connections
Relief shown by hachures. Removed from railroad timetable. Notes and part of timetable on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 20-83
albany region↗
Map showing the land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in Montana, Idaho, and in part of North Dakota, and in part of eastern Washington, reaching from Dickinson, North Dakota, to Ritzville, eastern Washington
Relief shown by hachures. Panel title: Preserve this Montana map, it shows the land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in Montana and Idaho, and in part of North Dakota, and in part of eastern Washington. Inset: Map showing Northern Pacific Railroad system. Text, railroad information, and ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 32-82.
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Map of Atlantic & Pacific Rail Road, 1871
Covers portions of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. "This company offers for sale 1 1/2 million acres ... situated on the line ..." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 86-21
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