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    "title": "Map of the railroads of the state of Massachusetts",
    "description": "Shows town and county boundaries, railroad stations, villages, ordinary post offices, money order post offices, and county towns; nine named standard-gauge railroads or systems, distinguished by color and hatching; and five narrow-gauge railroads.",
    "date": "[\"1900\"]",
    "year": 1900,
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    "rights": "No known copyright restrictions.",
    "rightsUri": "No known restrictions on use.",
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    "language": "English",
    "identifierLocal": "06_01_005591",
    "creators": [
        "Massachusetts. Board of Railroad Commissioners"
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        "Railroads--Massachusetts--Maps",
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    "publisher": "Geo. H. Walker & Co."
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        "Shows town and county boundaries, railroad stations, villages, ordinary post offices, money order post offices, and county towns; nine named standard-gauge railroads or systems, distinguished by color and hatching; and five narrow-gauge railroads.",
        "No graticule. Coordinates not given; calculated from data given in American atlas, 4th ed. rev. 1987.",
        "Shows continuation of lines into New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island.",
        "Inset: [Boston and suburbs (Bedford to Marblehead, Dover and Norwood to Norwell and Cohasset)]. Shows same details as on main map."
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