<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1nvZWe_1Gr7Dajo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1nvZWe_1Gr7Dajo00" width="659" height="523" ><h2>Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps</h2><p>Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provide a snapshot in time for cityscapes. Created to help fire insurance companies assess rates for their policy holders, these detailed maps describe streets, buildings and waterways and can provide a great visual for how properties have changed over time. Symbols and color coding provide details of building construction (pink for brick, yellow for wood). The company would even send stickers to map holders to update their maps to reflect changes to the landscape.</p><h2>Sanborn Maps Documenting Salem, Oregon</h2><p>The Willamette Heritage Center has a number of Sanborn Maps in its collections. Many can also be accessed online. The following is a list of maps with links to digital assets.</p><p>Date Format Repository</p><p>April 1884 Digital [link], Free Access Library of Congress</p><p>October 1888 Digital [link], Free Access Library of Congress</p><p>July 1890 Digital [link] Free Access Library of Congress</p><p>1895 Digital [link] Free Access Library of Congress</p><p>1915 Physical Copy Willamette Heritage Center</p><p>1926-1927 Digital [link] Free Access with Salem Public Library Card* Proquest Database, Salem Public Library</p><p>Nov – Dec 1951 Digital [link] Free Access with Salem Public Library Card* Proquest Database, Salem Public Library</p><p>*Salem Public Library card carriers can take advantage of the online subscription to the Proquest Database for Oregon Sanborn Maps. Select the Online Resources Icon on the Public Library’s Homepage [https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/library/online-resources] and search for Sanborn Maps link.</p><h2>Access Notes</h2><p>Physical copies of Sanborn Maps in the Willamette Heritage Center’s collections can be accessed for free by appointment. Schedule your appointment here.</p><p>Check out our Couch Historian episode for tips on accessing and reading these maps.</p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iynThRLaNJw?wmode=transparent&amp;autoplay=0" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></body>

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provide a snapshot in time for cityscapes. Created to help fire insurance companies assess rates for their policy holders, these detailed maps describe streets, buildings and waterways and can provide a great visual for how properties have changed over time. Symbols and color coding provide details of building construction (pink for brick, yellow for wood). The company would even send stickers to map holders to update their maps to reflect changes to the landscape.

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