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Here Lies Texas

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Title:
Here Lies Texas
Alternate Title:
Here Lies Texas
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Randolph, John
Date:
1951
Posted Date:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
1340.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_1340_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1940 - 1959
Subject:
Satirical
Pictorial
Ethnocentrism
Measurement:
20 x 19 on card 27 x 21 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
Another satirical map of Texas, with numerous illustrations and descriptions of the state's (for example) "prettiest gals," "best fishing," "swiftest justice," and "cryingest onions." For a similar earlier map, see ID #1342, "Texan's Map of U.S.A." (1950).

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Cite As:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
Format:
Image
Rights:
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