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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Aerial view of railroad drawn to resemble a block diagram. "*GPO:2004--304-337/00093. Reprint 2004." Relief shown by shading. Title from panel. Includes text, index of cable inclines, view of summit sheds, and col. ill. Text, small map of site, and col. ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Aerial view of cable-railroad route drawn to resemble a block diagram. "*GPO:2013--378-781/30004. Reprint 2004." Relief shown by shading. Title from panel. Includes text, index of cable inclines, view of summit sheds, and color illustrations. Text, small map of site, and color illustrations on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Aerial view drawn to resemble a block diagram. "*GPO: 1998--432-903/60256. Reprint 1998." Relief shown by shading. Panel title. Includes text, index of inclines, and ill. (some col.). Text, small map of site, and col. ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Aerial view drawn to resemble a block diagram. "*GPO:2001--472-470/40012. Reprint 2001." Relief shown by shading. Panel title. Includes text, index of cable inclines, and ill. (some col.). Text, small map of site, and col. ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Aerial view of switching/repair shops of former steam-locomotive railroad yard. "*GPO:2010--357-940/80541 Reprint 2007." Title from panel. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Includes text, index of facilities, and col. ill. Text, chronology, and ill. (some col.) on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Ocean City, N.J. : showing its unrivalled location, beautiful sea-shore, protected sailing waters, and famous fishing grounds, also railroads and ferry connections, artesian water, sanitary sewage [sic], electric lights, gas, electric cars

Class G. XXc. no. 4920 U.S. Copyright Office Bird's-eye view to horizon. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy halved and mounted on cloth backing.

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Birds eye view of the city of Atlanta, the capitol of Georgia 1871

"This panoramic map shows Atlanta, Georgia, as it appeared in 1871. The town sprang up at the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and Peachtree Creek; it later became a railroad settlement, located at the intersection of the Western & Atlantic Railroad and the Georgia Railroad. The capital of Georgia was moved to Atlanta in 1868. The importance of the railroad to the area is evident in this map, which shows a view looking northeast over the city. The railroad depot (Union Depot) is visible near the center of the image, with several trains traversing the rail lines running through the city. Streets, homes, and industrial buildings sprawl out from the depot and into the surrounding hills. An index at the bottom of the map indicates points of interest, including the state house, city hall, the Governor's mansion, schools and colleges, houses of worship, U.S. barracks, the gas works, freight offices, and various industrial facilities (foundries, mills, an iron works, and a brewery). The panoramic map was a cartographic form popularly used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Also known as bird's-eye views or perspective maps, these maps are representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective. This map is by Albert Ruger (1829-99), the first American to achieve success as a panoramic artist. Born in Prussia, Ruger immigrated to the United States and worked initially as a mason. While serving with the Ohio Volunteers during the Civil War, he drew views of Union campsites. After the war, Ruger settled in Battle Creek, Michigan, where he began his panoramic mapping career by sketching Michigan cities. In the late 1860s, Ruger formed a partnership with J.J. Stoner of Madison, Wisconsin, and together they published numerous city panoramas." World Digital Library.

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Washington, the beautiful capital of the nation

DCP AACR2 Oriented with north toward the upper right. Bird's-eye view. Includes text and index to points of interest. Map of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on verso. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Library of Congress. Panoramic maps of cities in the United States and Canada (2nd ed.), 111.4 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Bird's-eye view drawn to resemble a block diagram. "*GPO: 1994--301-085/80169. Reprint 1994." Relief shown by shading. Panel title. Title at top: Crossing a mountain. Includes text, index of inclines, and ill. (some col.). Text, small map of site, and col. ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Penn'a R.R. car shop's Altoona, Pennsylvania 1895

Vault AACR2: 100; 650/1; 610/2; 700/1 Bird's-eye-view. "Published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer." Includes inset and index to points of interest. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Library of Congress. Panoramic maps of cities in the United States and Canada (2nd ed.), 731.2 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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All elevated trains in Chicago stop at the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Station, only one on the Loop

C² 29397 U.S. Copyright Office Shows Rock Island ticket offices and stations, cable and electric street car system, and elevated system in the city. Title in Copyright record, v. 15, 1897: Birdseye view of portion of Chicago showing elevated railway system and Loop in connection with Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Stations. Includes indexes to points of interest and col. ill. of "Elevated station at the 'Rock Island' Van Buren St. station." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. PM3

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