A collection of 41 Boston and Main Railroad photos taken in 1966 and 1967, with detailed location notes written on the backs of the photos, and stamped with the date and year taken. Photographer unknown. Generally taken in the areas of Troy and Lansingburg, New York on the Troy Branch of the railroad. The passenger train traveling from Boston to Troy, NY was named The Minuteman. The dates of operation for the B&M Railroad were 1836-1983. An example of the detail of the notes on the back of one photo reads: "Boston.....
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A vintage road and recreation map for Washington State, issued in 1924 by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Forest Service. Folds out to 32" x 22" with one side having information on mountains, rivers, lakes, campgrounds, and more. The other side is the state map with auto roads and cartography in red and black. Please note: we have several other maps from the Forest Service of this vintage (1920s-1940s) including Oregon, Mount Baker, Columbia, Snoqualmie, Rainier, and Chelan National Forests (WA), plus Deschutes, Santiam, Willamette, Umpqua, Rogue River and Crater Lake.....
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A hand-colored etching of The County of Essex by Emanuel Bowen "Divided into its hundreds containing the Boro(ugh) & Market Towns with the Rivers, Roads, distances...". Emanuel Bowen was a Welsh map engraver, who became the Royal Mapmaker to both King George II of Great Britain and Louis XV of France. Bowen was highly regarded by his contemporaries for producing some of the most detailed and most accurate maps of his era.

Condition: Very Good, two 1.0" x 1/8" pieces of tape along left and right edges; two rectangular areas.....
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A vintage Crater Lake National Forest Map map, issued in 1925 by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Forest Service. Folds out to 24" x 27" with one side having information on recreation for sportsmen and campers, resources, lakes and other points of interest plus a pledge for prevention of fire in the forests. The other side is the map of the Crater Lake National Forest in red and black. This map also available in the 1930 issue date. Please note: we have several other maps from the Forest Service of this.....
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Originally copyrighted in 1936, this version was later printed in full color in the 1940s/1950s. There have been various editions of this print issued by Jo Mora Publications, in different coloring. This version, being on semi-glossy paper, is determined to be the 1950 edition. Joseph Jacinto Mora was born in 1876 in Montevideo, Uruguay and his family immigrated to the United States in 1880, landing in New York. Jo studied art and became a cartoonist, moving to California in the early 1900s and to Carmel in 1921. He also was.....
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