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Geographic Chart of the United States

A promotional item containing census data and fun facts from the 1930 Census.

The "Geographic Chart of the United States" provided users with 1930 Census data and fun facts about each of the 48 states. Centering the arrow on a state by turning the outer wheel revealed data for that state in the windows of the inner wheel. In addition to the total U.S. population (122,775,046), the wheel provided each state's population and rank, highest elevation, state capital population, largest city, number of counties, state flower, etc.

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