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Sectional Maps, Showing 2,500,000 Acres Farm and Woodlands, of Illinois Central Railroad Company, 1856
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.54
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1856
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
W.W. Embree Collection (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-002
Scope and Contents
Waite W. Embree and his father, Elmer E. Embree, preserved most of the historical materials generated by the family’s business and social activities. Waite, especially, collected a large volume of printed materials and photographs that relate to his main interests--the history of DeKalb and the history of railroading. It is important to note that Embree was a collector: indeed, in the absence of an active county historical society, Waite Embree filled a void in DeKalb County with his keen...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1966; Other: Date acquired: 03/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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- Names: Illinois Central Railroad Company X
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