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    The Lindgren brothers of Spokane, Washington, “began as printers and sign makers in the prosperous 1920s. As the Depression took hold, they added humorous maps of the Pacific Northwest to their product line. Designed by Jolly Lindgren and produced using silk-screen stencils, the maps were tagged “hysterical maps”. Jolly declared at the time: “What this country needs now is something to put a smile on people’s faces” More information here:

    The Library has a few of the series in it's collection,

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    A hysterical map of the Grand Coulee Dam : all connected up with running water : added attraction, Dry Falls
    A hysterical map of the Grand Coulee Dam (to be the world's largest concrete example), also the Grand Coulee & Dry Falls : a land of game & scenic splendor
    A hysterical map of Death Valley National Monument : and it's lookin' mighty low
    A hysterical map of Rocky Mountain National Park scenery : chockfull of ohs & ahs
    A cockeyed hysterical map of the Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee and Dry Falls State Park : which combined should make a pretty good souvenir --- don't you think?
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    Thanks for the reminder about this map   Peter Pappas .  There are some teaching ideas from a post a few years ago that might be of interest, too.  Hysterical Maps https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/maps-geography/hysterical-maps  

    Might students use these as a model to draw their own hysterical neighborhood or school site map?

    Good idea and reminds me of another mental mapping exercise https://peterpappas.com/2012/01/mental-mapping-video-game-maps-drawn-from-memory.html

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