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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bubley's birth, the Newberry has created this map featuring some of our favorites from her work for CB&Q.

Images from: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records, Series A-5-1: Granger Country Photographs, 1947-1948. Newberry Library View at Internet Archive | Background: Map of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R.R., 1879. Library of Congress View online

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The Photojournalist: Esther Bubley