Medical Events in North AmericaCreator:Corcos, Lucille Date/Date Range Produced: 1950 Language:English Region Depicted:United States Map Type:Historical mapsPictorial maps Dimensions: 53cm x 77 cm Historical Context: Map shows the progress of medicine and accomplishments in the field by numerous scientists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Abbott Laboratories which used this as a promotion for its pharmaceuticals was founded in 1888 by Dr. Wallace C. Abbott of Chicago. During World War II it led an effort to ramp up production of penicillin. It continues to focus on a variety of general pharmaceuticals. LC Call Number: G3301.E55 1950 C6 OCLC: 1393654741 Accession Number: OML-1950-245 Subjects:medicineScience
Map Showing the Distribution of the Slave Population of the Southern States of the United StatesCreator:Hergesheimer, Edwin Publisher:U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Date/Date Range Produced: 1861 Language:English Region Depicted:United States Dimensions: 1 map: 81 cm x 102 cm on sheet; 69 cm x 87 cm neat line Historical Context: Map depicts the uneven distribution of slaveholdings in the border and southern states. Each county is shaded to reflect the density of the enslaved population; the darker the county is shaded the higher percentage of enslaved persons with the darkest shade indicating counties in which more than 80% of the population was enslaved. LC Call Number: G3861.E9 1860 H4 OCLC: 43788003 Accession Number: OML-1861-126 Subjects:Civil WarSlave TradeSlavery
The World of Max Fischer: A Map of "Rushmore"Printmaker:Anderson, E.C. Language:English Map Type:Pictorial maps Dimensions: 34 x 49 cm on sheet 37 x 49 cm Historical Context: The map was published at the same time of Wes Anderson's movie "Rushmore". LC Call Number: G3201.E645 1998 A5 OCLC: 1396163769 Accession Number: OML-1998-94
