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Albuquerque circa 1893

Posted by jfleck on 13 September 2011, 9:37 pm

Some fun with the newly released USGS historical map collection – here’s Albuquerque circa 1893:

 

Albuquerque circa 1893

Albuquerque circa 1893

update: Ooh, I missed this. From the top left corner of the map – U.S. Geological Survey, J.W. Powell, Director:

J.W. Powell, Director

J.W. Powell, Director

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