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Library of Congress1863

Lloyd's new map of the United States, the Canadas, and New Brunswick, from the latest surveys showing every railroad & station finished to June 1862 and the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from the United States Superintendent's official reports of the Coast Survey by order of Congress

"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J. T. Lloyd." General map of the eastern United States showing state and county boundaries, cities and towns, forts, roads, and railroads. This map was in the possession of Jedediah Hotchkiss at the time of his death. Major Hotchkiss served as topographic engineer with the Army of Northern Virginia. In July 1948, the Library of Congress purchased his map collection. Handwritten note on the verso reads "Lloyd's [sic] map of the United States, 1863 captured and used as part of my collection of maps, during the Civil War, 1861-5. Jed. Hotchkiss, Top. Eng., 2nd. Corps, Army N. Va." For the 1864 edition see Civil War Maps entry no. 50. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:2,250,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 41.4 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1884

How the public domain has been squandered, map showing the 139,403,026 acres of the people's land - equal to 871,268 farms of 160 acres each, worth at $2 an acre, $278,806,052, given by Republican Congresses to railroad corporations

On sheet below map "We believe that the public lands ought, as far as possible, to be kept as homesteads for actual settlers; that all unearned lands heretofore improvidently granted to railroad corporations by the action of the Republican party should be restored to the public domain; and that no more grants of land shall be made to corporations, or be allowed to fall into the ownership of alien absentees. Democratic platform, 1884." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Conserved; 003273.103 1977 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda Exhibition: Maps for an Emerging Nation: Commercial Cartography in Nineteenth-century America, Aug. 8-Oct. 20, 1977 .

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Library of Congress1859

Map of the United States west of the Mississippi showing the routes to Pike's Peak, overland mail route to California and Pacific rail road surveys. To which are added the new state & territorial boundaires, the principal mail & rail road routes with all the arrangements & corrections made by Congress up to the date of its issue

"D. McGowan and George H. Hildt's 1859 map of the United States west of the Mississippi was based on an official map of 1857 produced by the Pacific railroad surveys. In the 1850s, Americans concluded that they needed to build a transcontinental railroad linking the east and center of the country with the Pacific coast. The U.S. Congress authorized the army topographical service to undertake engineering surveys and general assessments of five possible routes: from Saint Paul, Minnesota; from Council Bluffs, Iowa; from Saint Louis, Missouri; from Memphis, Tennessee; and from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Cities, states, and business groups competed fiercely to be the eastern terminus of the transcontinental railroad. This map offers an excellent example of a promotional map used to encourage settlement and investment in the American West. Published in Saint Louis, it emphasizes potential routes emanating from that city. The focus on Pike's Peak highlights the recent discovery of gold in Colorado. The map is hand-colored, framed in decorative borders, and shows drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and transportation and communication networks." World Digital Library. Detailed general map framed in decorative borders showing drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the transportation and communication networks. An excellent example of a promotional map to encourage emigration. [From published bibliography]

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Library of Congress1848

Skeleton map showing the Rail Roads completed and in progress in the United States, and those projected through the Public Lands and their connection with the principal harbours on the Lakes and on the Seaboard; printed by order of the Senate of the United States the 9th: Sess: 31st Congress 1848-9

Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping routes to points in the West Indies and Middle America. This is one of the earliest small-scale government maps to show a railroad network. Similar to entry no. 11.

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Library of Congress1863

Lloyd's new map of the United States, the Canadas and New Brunswick, from the latest surveys, showing every railroad & station finished to June 1863, and the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from the United States Superintendant's official reports of the Coast Survey by order of Congress

Map of eastern United States, showing roads, railroads, distances by rail, towns, state and county names, and boundaries. Areas shaded pink represent the "rebellious states" and the green areas represent "all the southern territory that we hold from the South, after four years' war up to October 4, 1864." -- LC Civil War maps.

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Library of Congress1873

Railroad map of the state of Texas

971302 U.S. Copyright Office Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1873 by Edward Vernon in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies

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Library of Congress1881

Map showing the Southern Maryland Railroad and its connections : north, south, east, and west

Covers Maryland, eastern Virginia, Delmarva Peninsula, and southeastern Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. Also shows shipping routes in Chesapeake Bay. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1881 by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress in Washington." Hand col. in red to show Southern Maryland R.R. and in blue to show connecting lines and shipping routes. LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined, rubber-stamped, annotated in pencil, missing sections at sheet corners. Includes text and statistical data. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies

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Library of Congress1867

Insurance map of Boston. Volume 1

This is the earliest published Sanborn fire insurance map. Orientation varies. Includes index. In manuscript ink on index plate: "Filed Feb. 4, 1868" and "February 1868, no. 856." Index tabs removed. Maps mounted on cloth. Phillips, 14416 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Forms part of the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. Conserved; 002504 1978 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda

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Library of Congress1889

Map of Multnomah County, Oregon : compiled from county records, railroad surveys, and other official data

Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map showing lot lines and numbers, landowners' names, schools, churches, post offices, and geographical features. "Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1889 by R.A. Habersham in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C." Includes insets of "Oswego and vicinity," "Vancouver, W.T.," "Map of La Camas, W.T.," and "Oregon City and vicinity," and ill. LC Land ownership maps, 694 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies

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Library of Congress1859

Lloyd's American railroad map of the United States, showing the three proposed roads and the overland mail route to the Pacific

Relief shown by hachures. "Drawn & engraved at Rae Smith's, 71 Nassau St., N.Y. from materials furnished to the 36th Congress, March 1859 by G.K. Warren, Lt. U.S. Top. Eng. for the passage of the Pacific Railroad Bill." "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1859 by J.T. Lloyd in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States ..." Includes portraits of 12 railroad presidents and advertisements. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Tears in right and left margins, mended with tape. Water stains in left margin. Vault

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Library of Congress1890

Real estate map of the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company between Washington, D.C., and Rockville, Md., and adjacent land holdings : from latest official authorities & actual surveys

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

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Library of Congress1862

Rail road map of the southern states shewing the southern & southwestern railway connections with Philadelphia

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by Thomas Kimber Jr." Inset: Southern part of Florida. 25 x 18 cm. Map depicts rail lines, roads, cities and towns, state and county boundaries, and rivers. 1863 edition published by Willis. P. Hazard is listed as Civil War Maps entry no. 44. Geography and Map Division also has an uncolored issue with annotations made by the Topographer, U. S. Post Office Department. Another uncolored copy, in covers, is in the Samuel P. Heintzelman papers, Manuscript Division, LC, container no. 11. Cover title: Map of the southern states. Map is in 29 parts, 16 x 12 cm. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:1,880,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 31.5 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1863

Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their stations & distances, also the counties, towns, villages, harbors, rivers, and forts

"Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J. T. Lloyd." Text printed on verso entitled "Lloyd's military map and gazetteer of the southern states" c1861). 1861 editions listed as Civil War Maps entry nos. 14.2-14.3 and 1862 edition as Civil War Maps entry no. 29. Description derived from published bibliography. Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. Library of Congress. Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 41.2 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

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Library of Congress1910

Image 2 of The Port Gibson reveille (Port Gibson, Miss.), July 14, 1910

THE REVEILLE TSDBPHONB NO 29 THURSDAY JULY 14 1910 H H CRISLER ft titered at the Postoffice at Port Gibaon Miss as secondclass mail matter FOR CONGRESS We are authorized to anuounce HON T M SHELTON as a candidate for Representative in Congress from the Seventh Dis trict We are Authorized to announce HON W A DICKSON candidate for reelection for as a Representative in Congress trbm the Seventh District THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER The discontinuance of the Sun day edition of the Memphis News Scimitar and the statement that it has never paid in proportion to the weekday editions indicates that a change of sentiment is taking place among newspaper readers As a matter of fact God created us for six days work during each week and when we violate this physical law we must of necessity suffer both physically and morally There is a growing tendency among business men to cast aside com pletely on Sunday every thing that reminds them of their weekly labor and among these will be this liter ary hashthe Sunday paper Commenting on the NewsScim itars abandonment of its Sunday edition the Atlanta Georgian says The explanation is to be found in the tact

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Library of Congress1908

Image 4 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), May 17, 1908

DAILY NEWS Published Every Morning Except Monday Hattiesburg Printing A Publishing Co Office 112 Front Street H A CAMP President M J EPLEY Vice President EDGAR G HARRIS Editor E E 8MITH Circulation Manager Telephones Cumberland 90A Home 30 Subscription One Month by carrier Due Year by mail or carrier 600 50c HEARST TELEGRAPH AND CA BLE SERVICE received dally the ex clusive franchise for which Is owned by the Daily News Entered as secondclass matter on May 22 1907 at the postoffice at Hattiesburg Miss under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE NEW COUNTY OF FORREST LABE wSa FOR CONGRESS We are authorized to announce HON E J BOWERS of Hancock county as a candidate in the Democratic primary for renoml natlon to the 61st Congress from the 6th district of Mississippi In modern journalism editors must be alert with substantial evidence in support of their con tentions Newspapers are the v ever watchful guardians of the public weal They are detectives prosecutors and public account ants Criminals hate newspapers scheming politicians bitterly as sail them incompetent public of ficials treat them with affected scorn Only the honest man with his life free

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Library of Congress1908

Image 4 of The Hattiesburg news (Hattiesburg, Miss.), June 25, 1908

dued left other than or In ter never DAILY NEWS Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday Hattiesburg Printing Publishing Co Office 112 Front Street H A CAMP President M J EPLEY Vice President EDGAR G HARRIS Editor T R GORDON Advertising Manager A B HOBBS Circulation Manager Telephones Home 30 Cumberland 904 Subscription One Month by carrier One Year by mail or carrier 600 I 1 1 50c HEARST TELEGRAPH AND CA BLE SERVICE received daily the ex clusive franchise for which is owned by the Daily News hot have from and on haps weve Entered as secondclass matter on May 22 1907 at the postoffice at Hittlesburg Miss under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE NEW COUNTY OF FORREST LAB EL tl FOR CONGRESS We are authorized to announce HON E J BOWERS of Hancock county as a candidate in th Democratic primary for renomi1 of nation to the 61st Congress from the 6th district of Mississippi of test by Mr and slips ing The GOOD ADVICE A drop of printers ink Will make a thousand think And likewise buy And keep say I Your biz from geting on the blink O A drop

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