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  • Report of the Boundary commission upon the survey and re-making of the boundary between the United States and Mexico west of the Rio Grande, 1891 to 1896... Part I. Report of the International commission. Part II. Report of the United States section. Microform

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    1982
    1898
  • Bitter Root

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    1891
  • Salix ovalifolia var. cyclophylla (Rydb.) C.R. Ball

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    Aug 1893
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    1890-06-04
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  • 1 Dollar, Silver Certificate, United States, 1891

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  • Pinus contorta var. murrayana (Balf.) S. Watson

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    5 Aug 1899
  • NSF ADBC EPICC TCN

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    1892
  • 50 Cents, United States, 1896

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    1896
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    1893
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    20 Aug 1891

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