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2 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Cities and towns--United States--Maps.

  1. Charles B. Peterson III road map collection, 1911-2007

    14,476 maps in 151 boxes (67.2 linear ft.) and 7 index card boxes (2.8 linear ft.). -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Charles B. Peterson III road map collection contains maps collected by Charles B. Peterson III dating from 1911 to 2007. The maps cover locations in the United States, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Peterson, as a child, began collecting maps from gas service stations and later wrote letters to publishers, in which he requested maps. Peterson described each map on 3 x 5 inch index card. The index cards are part of the collection and housed in seven boxes.

  2. Collection of maps on postcards and business cards, 1910-2013

    approximately 2,000 postcards and business cards. 2 boxes. 114 folders. 2 linear ft.. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Collection of maps on postcards and business cards contains approximately 2,000 postcards and business cards with cartographic content in a variety of graphic formats, including photographs and printed illustrations. The postcards, which were collected approximately between the early 1980s and 2013, feature maps and cartographic images of all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia; U.S. territories and regions; countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, North America, and South America. The business cards in this collection primarily advertise restaurants in the United States, and typically contain a small street map showing the location of the business. The collection's strongest areas of coverage are Massachusetts, Florida, Maine, New York, California, Texas, Poland, islands of the Caribbean, and Germany. The materials in this collection are largely undated, but appear to date from the 1980s to early 2000s. Some items are from pre-1920s, the 1940s, and the 1950s. Many of the postcards in this collection contain manuscript notes.