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Frank H. Allyn papers, 1846-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Allyn, Frank H., 1875-1957.
Title
Frank H. Allyn papers
Dates
1846-1968 (inclusive)
Quantity
circa 3 cubic feet.
Collection Number
05912
Summary
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Frank H. Allyn was the first engineering graduate of the University of Wyoming, a draftsman in the U.S. Surveyor General's office in Cheyenne, an early homesteader of the Riverton Valley, and postmaster of Riverton, Wyoming, from 1907 to 1914. He retired from the Wyoming State Highway Department in 1949, having worked in its drafting office since 1920.

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Content Description

The collection contains primarily maps, many by Frank H. Allyn, including Wyoming highway maps (1930-1968), lands of Union Pacific Railroad Co., road logs from the Laramie, Cheyenne and Rawlins areas (1920-1923), Shoshone and other Indian lands, school districts in Wyoming (1910), and maps of the Riverton and Fremont County area including the original plat of Riverton by F.H. Allyn (1906).

Also included are maps of oil fields and copies of historical maps such as the trail from Missouri to Oregon (1846), routes from Ft. Laramie to Great Salt Lake (1858), and Territory of Wyoming (1876). Some biographical and personal material is also included.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Frank H. Allyn at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The collection was received from Frank H. Allyn in 1950 and from Laura Allyn Ekstrom in 1975.

Processing Note

Processing Information

Finding aid encoded by Emily Hakert and D. Claudia Thompson in 2020.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Maps:

    • Description: Maps: Map of Pavilion in Fremont County, October 14, 1908
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: Original Plat of Riverton Wyoming by Frank H. Allyn, Blue Prints and Van Dyke, Copy of Joyne Drummonas map and original draft of his certification and letter by W.S. Adams
      Dates: October 14, 1908
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: large Cheyenne, Wyoming Map
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: State of Colorado Map
      Dates: 1897
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: State of Wyoming Map, 2 copies
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: State of Montana Map
      Dates: 1897
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: State of Utah Map
      Dates: 1902
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: State of Idaho
      Dates: 1899
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map: Lands of Union Pacific Railroad Company in Southeastern Wyoming and Northern Colorado
      Dates: 1904
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map: Wind River Indian Reservatoin, 2 copies
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map: Territory of Wyoming, 2 Positive Photostats and 1 Negative
      Dates: 1876
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map: State of Wyoming Condition Map, by Frank H. Allyn
      Dates: June 1, 1926
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Riverton Wyoming-Fremont County and its suburbs, T.I.N.R. 43 of the W.R.M., Blue Print and White Print
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Union Pacific Railroad, Lincoln County, Nebraska, Blue Print and accompanying sheet, January 15, 1906 corrected to January 27, 1905
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Union Pacific Railroad Solon, Carbon County, Wyoming, Blueprint with accompanying sheet, January 15, 1906 corrected to April 12, 1905
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Fremont County, Wyoming-S.E. 1/4 Sec. 23, T.I.N., R. 4E, W.R.M
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Preliminary Map Ft. Kearney South Pass and Honey Lake Wagon Road, Photostat
      Dates: 1857-1858
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Map of Hudson Wyoming, I. D. Woodward
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Wyoming Highway Map by F.H. Allyn, Blueprint and Whiteprint
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Wyoming State Highway Map made from above map
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Trails of the Old West by William H. Jackson
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Trackage at Riverton, Wyoming Refining Company, Blueprint
      Dates: July 16, 1919
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Holt's New Map of Wyoming before Wyoming became a state, Van Dyke
      Dates: 1885
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Plans showing Uncle Sam and Copper King Group of Lode Claims
      Dates: February 6, 1907
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of Converse County
      Dates: September, 1936
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Map of Campbell County
      Dates: September, 1936
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Map of Natrona County
      Dates: August, 1936
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Sketch exhibiting routes between Fort Laramie and Great Salt Lake, Photostatic copy
      Dates: January, 1858
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: High Line & Low Line Canal, Pavilion Area, Fremont County
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Maps of Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers and their Tributaries, Photostatic copy
      Dates: 1859-1860
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Town of Riverton In Fremont County, Blueprint and Original Drawing
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Department-Cheyenne Condition Map, 10 copies
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of Cheyenne and Adjacent subdivisons, Photostatic copy
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of Pavillion-Fremont County, Wyoming by Frank H. Allyn, Whiteprint and 3 Van Dykes
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of Wyoming, 5 copies
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of proposed Pipe Line of the Maverick Springs Pipe Line Compnay, Fremont County
      Dates: August, 1933
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Tracing of 1/4 section by F.H. Allyn
      Dates:
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Shoshone Irrigation Project, Wyoming-Montana
      Dates: 1938
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Ground Plan of the Laramie Rolling Mills, F.H. Allyn, Blueprint
      Dates: 1897
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map-Cheno Oil Company Field
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map-Selish Oil Company, Missoula, Montana
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map-Allies Oil Company, Riverton, Wyoming
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map-Fremont County Wyoming Oil Fields
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Arlington-Riverton Oil Company
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Shoshoni Ditch Blueprint
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map-Riverton, Wyoming Original Tracing and Blueprint by Frank H. Allyn
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Laramie County, Wyoming-State Highway Department Map, 1936 revised 1937 to 1939
      Dates: 1939
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Plat showing lands enclosed by A.W. Bristol, Blueprint
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Plat of the Ceded area Shoshone or Wind River Indian Reservation
      Dates: August 15, 1906
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Department Map showing state Highway systems and status of improvements, 3 copies
      Dates: December 31, 1926
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Lode Claims, Shoshone Mining and Milling Company, 4 Tracings by F. H. Allyn
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Plat of the Townsite of Wahaba, 3 Blueprints and 1 Tracing
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Stock Growers National Bank-Map of Wyoming Counties
      Dates: 1904
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Department-Cheyenne Condition Map
      Dates: June 1, 1936
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map-Laramie County, Wyoming
      Dates: 1940
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of Cheyenne, Wyoming, 6 sections
      Dates:
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Guide to Black Hills and Goldfields of Northwest
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Medicine Bow National Forest Maps, 5 sections
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Cheyenne and Adjacent Suburbs, by W.K. Jones
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Wyoming State Map by F.H. Allyn, 4 Blueprints
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton Map
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton and Suburbs and Wyoming Tie and Timber Company
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Proposed sewer at Riverton
      Dates: July 6, 1916
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton Water Works and Sewer System
      Dates: 1916
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map and Directory of Riverton
      Dates: 1911
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton and Suburbs by F.H. Allyn
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Berle 1st Addition to Riverton, 2 copies
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Burch's 1st Addition to original I.D. Woodward Map
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton, Wyoming Additons and Subdivisions, 2 sets
      Dates: 1919-1921
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: United States including Territories and Insular Possessions
      Dates: 1953
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton, Wyoming with subdivisions by F.H. Allyn, 4 Blueprints, 1 Van Dyke
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: U-WYO Oil Company Riverton, Wyoming
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Kinniar Territorial Ditch
      Dates: April, 1909
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Riverton, Wyoming and suburbs, Blueprint
      Dates: 1915
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Carbon County, Wyoming, 2 Sections
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Albany County, Wyoming
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Original Tracing, Riverton, Wyoming by F.H Allyn, Van Dyke, Riverton, Similar to one above but not from this tracing
      Dates: 1918
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Oil Map-Cheno and other oil holdings, 3 Van Dyke Negatives
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map of Wyoming with Governers, 1st through 16th
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map of the United States
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map of the World
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map of the Panama Canal and surrounding territory with presidents of U.S from 1st to 27th, also rulers of the world
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Big Sand Oil Field by F.H Allyn, Van Dyke
      Dates: 1917
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Cheno Oil Company, Riverton, Wyoming and Area, Van Dykes
      Dates: 1917-1918
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Wyoming and Northwestern Railway Proposed Tie Treating Yard 1.2 miles west of Riverton, Wyoming-Track to be laid May 15 and August 15, 1914, working drawing by F.H Allyn
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Lander, Wyoming, by E.W Hainsworth, Blueprint
      Dates: July , 1906
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton, Wyoming-Fremont County, N.E 1/4 Sec. 34, T.I.N, R.4E.
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: N.H Brown Fremont County School Districts, Van Dyke Negative
      Dates: February 1915
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Josephine A. Taylor Ditch, Rock Creek, Wyoming
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Laramie County-Comprising other counties, 3 copies
      Dates: 1904
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map of that part of the Wind River or Shoshone Indian Reservation to be opened for settlement August 15, 1906, under President's proclamation
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map of Wind River Indian Reservation showing allotments to be sold and leased on the ceded and diminished Reservation
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Military Reservation-Ft. Bridger, 3 copies
      Dates:
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Big and Little Wind and Popo Agie River Valleys, Fremont County, Van Dykes 3
      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Map of Riverton, Wyoming with additions and subdivisions, Blue on White
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Laramie County, showing landowners, streams, etc., 3 sections
      Dates:
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Sectional Map of Wyoming
      Dates: 1918
      Container: Box unknown
    • Description: Riverton, Wyoming with adjoining additions and subdivisions, By F. H. Allyn
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map by Corral Company Ditch, Fremont County by R. H. Hall
      Dates: April 29, 1910
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Oil Well Field Borel No . 1 Ditch Fremont County
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Oil Well Field Borel No. 2 Ditch T.4, N.R.3, Fremont County
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Oil Well Field Beck Ditch
      Dates: May 20, 1907
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Wyoming Territory 1883, by G. L. Holt, 2 Photostatic copies
      Dates: 1883
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of Thermopolis, East Thermopolis, and Big Horn Springs State Reserve, Photostatic copy
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Elk Migration and Management Study map of Grand Teton National Park, 6 copies
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Riverton, Wyoming Irrigation Project
      Dates: 1922
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Independence Rock survey, 2 black on white prints
      Dates:
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Map of Oregon and Upper California
      Dates:
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Topographical Map, Oregon Trail, 7 sections
      Dates:
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Topographical Map, Road from Missouri to Oregon, 7 Photostatic copies
      Dates: 1846
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: U. S. Reclamation Service-Riverton Irrigation Project, 2 sections
      Dates: 1922
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Department Condition Map
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map, 4 copies
      Dates: 1932
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map, 4 copies
      Dates: 1933
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map, 4 copies
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map, 2 copies
      Dates: 1936
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map, 4 copies
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1938
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1941
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1947
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1950
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Box 3
  • Description: Pamphlet-Medicine Bow National Forest
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Photostatic Copy of Signature for Governor Nels Smith, drawn by F. H. Allyn, 8 copies
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: 4 Drawings of plans for Kalaidescopes drawn by F. H. Allyn
    Dates: 1940
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Blueprint of "An Experienced Draftsman" cartoon plus tracing by F. H. Allyn
    Dates: 1905
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Scroll of Appreciation - "A Lost Chord" poem by Frank H. Allyn, 9 copies
    Dates:
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Honor Roll of the Wyoming Highway Department, World War II
    Dates:
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Union Pacific Railroad Standard Plan for Signal Maintainers House, blueprint
    Dates:
    Container: Box 3
  • Maps:

    • Description: Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1932
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1947
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1950
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1954
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1955
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Wyoming Highway Map
      Dates: 1968
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Wyoming Map, Conoco Travel Bureau
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Wyoming Map, California Company Road Map
      Dates: 1939
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Wyoming Highway Department Condition Map
      Dates: June 1, 1924
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map of School Districts 13- 14- 20 - 24- 25- 26 - 29 - 30 - 32 on 1910 Map of Wyoming
      Dates: 1910
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Burlington Route Time Tables
      Dates: January 13, 1946
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Plat of Ceded Area, Shoshone or Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Rand McNally Vest Pocket Map of Wyoming Counties
      Dates: 1900
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Clason Map of Wyoming
      Dates: 1908
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Fremont County Wyoming Map
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Map of Designated Wyoming Highways
      Dates: June 4, 1914
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Township Map of Shoshone Indian Reservation in Wyoming with Sectional Plat for ready use
      Dates:
      Container: Box 3
  • Road Logs:

    • Description: Cheyenne To Pole Mountain Military Reservation (via the Lions Trail Cheyenne to Laramie) Wyoming
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Laramie to Encampment (Via Rocky Mountain Highway) Colorado, 2 copies
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Laramie to Pole Mountain Military Reservation (via the Lions Trail) Wyoming, 2 copies
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Laramie to Rock River, Arlington and Sand Lake (via Lincoln Highway) Wyoming, 2 Copies
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Laramie to Sand Creek and Big Laramie River, Wyoming-Colorado, 2 copies
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Dubois to Yellowstone National Park (via Rocky Mountain Highway) Wyoming, 2 copies
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Encapment to Rawlins (via Rocky Mountain Highway) and Rawlins to Medicine Bow Lodge, Wyoming, 2 copies
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Laramie to Brooklyn Lake (via New Road) Wyoming
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Rawlins to Lander (via Rocky Mountain Highway) Wyoming, 2 copies
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Laramie to Keystone, Wyoming, 2 copies
      Dates: 1923
      Container: Box 3
  • Description: Public Sale Indian Lands
    Dates: August 20, 1917
    Container: Subject Files, Folder In2-L
  • Description: Questions About the Riverton Project Answered
    Dates:
    Container: Subject Files, Folder Irr7-rip
  • Description: Shoshone Reservation Wyoming, 2 pamphlets
    Dates:
    Container: Subject Files, Folder Irr7-shp
  • Description: Account Book in Frank H. Allyn's Handwriting
    Dates:
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Map: Wyoming State Highway Map Drawn by Frank H. Allyn
    Dates: 1925
    Container: Biographical Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Newspaper clippings: Last Rites for Frank H. Allyn, Wyoming State Tribune
    Dates: August 14, 1957
    Container: Biographical Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Newspaper clippings: Mary J. Allyn Dies at 89, Wyoming State Tribune
    Dates: July 12, 1965
    Container: Biographical Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Newspaper Clippings: He'll Feed 1,700 Hungary Scouts Wyoming State Tribune
    Dates: undated
    Container: Biographical Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Photographs: 1 Photograph Frank H. Allyn
    Dates: 1907-1914
    Container: Photo Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Photographs: 1 photograph Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Allyn
    Dates: 1907-1915
    Container: Photo Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Photographs: 1 Photograph U.S. Surveyor Generals Office with Frank H. Allyn in background
    Dates: 1905
    Container: Photo Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Miscellaneous: 4 pieces of Letterhead-Frank H. Allyn, Blue and Black Printing
    Dates:
    Container: Biographical Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Miscellaneous: 2 Business cards-Frank H. Allyn, Blue and Black Printing
    Dates:
    Container: Biographical Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Miscellaneous: Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Allyn, Riverton Pioneers, written by Laura Allyn Ekstrom
    Dates: August 1956
    Container: Biographical Files, Folder B-al59-fh
  • Description: Pamphlet: Shoshone Reservation Wyoming: Greatest Irrigaion System in the County Being Built by Wyoming Centeral Irrigation Company
    Dates: undated
    Container: Subject Files, Folder In2-res-wr

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Subject Terms

  • Cartography -- Wyoming.
  • Oil fields -- Wyoming.
  • Roads -- Wyoming -- Maps.
  • Roads -- Wyoming.
  • School districts -- Wyoming.

Corporate Names

  • Laramie Rolling Mills.
  • Union Pacific Railroad Company.
  • Wyoming. State Highway Dept.

Geographical Names

  • Fremont County (Wyo.)
  • Riverton (Wyo.)
  • Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-
  • Wyoming -- Maps.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Maps.

Occupations

  • Cartographers.
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