Subject: Oklahoma
Period: 1928 (dated)
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Color: Printed Color
Size:
50.8 x 26.2 inches
129 x 66.5 cm
This large-format map of Oklahoma depicts the expanding railroad network in the state. The various lines are color-coded to a key at bottom left identifying 23 railroads and 9 electric railways including the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific to name a few. Decorated by a large illustration of a rail car and a gushing oil well. Drawn by Clyde Simmons and published by the engineering department of the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma.
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Condition: A
A clean and colorful example, issued folding, with a few small separations along the upper horizontal fold. Paper wrappers have minor wear.
