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Railroad Maps, 1828-1900, a subset of Map Collections:
1500-2004, is a collection of maps that represent an important
historical record, illustrating the growth of travel and settlement
as well as the development of industry and agriculture in the United
States. They depict the development of cartographic style and
technique,
highlighting the achievement of early railroaders. Included in
the collection are progress report surveys for individual lines,
official
government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants
and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial
firms.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
History
of Railroads and Maps
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
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These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
American
Life Histories, 1936-1940
California
as I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
Civil War Photographs,
1861-1865
Evolution
of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
First-Person
Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920
The
Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Photographs
from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896
Pioneering
the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin,
ca. 1820-1910
Small-Town
America: Stereoscopic Views, 1850-1920
Taking
the Long View,1851-1991
Touring
Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Washington
As It Was, 1923-1959
Recommended additional sources of information.
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Related
Resources: Railroad Maps
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search
for maps using the keyword search. Browse the collection using the
Title Index, Subject
Index, Creator
Index, Geographic
Locations or Railroad
Lines Index.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
There are a number of different viewing options, but no special
viewers are needed to see the maps. A special technology called
MrSID (Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database) by LizardTech allows
you to zoom in or out on an area of the map that you wish to inspect.
If you wish to save maps with these special viewing options on your
computer, you will need to download
the free MrSID software.
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