Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
The Arctic Prairies
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of an outdoor scene of a tropical oasis with caricatures of several poor and sick men and women arriving to partake of Tuft's Arctic Soda Water at a large wooden bar and soda fountain; specific caricatures include a costumed monkey waiter serving a man in a hammock, a wounded soldier on crutches, an elderly woman pushing an old man in a wheelbarrow, an African-American woman, a hobo holding a carpetbag, and a bartender wearing a red vest and boater hat; a beach shore is visible in the background with recuperated individuals, palm trees, shrubs, and a sailboat and a small canoe.
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Visual Materials
Image of an outdoor scene of a tropical oasis with caricatures of several poor and sick men and women arriving to partake of Tufts' Arctic Soda Water at a large wooden bar and soda fountain; specific caricatures include a costumed monkey waiter serving a man in a hammock, a wounded soldier on crutches, an elderly woman pushing an old man in a wheelbarrow, an African-American woman, a hobo holding a carpetbag, and a bartender wearing a red vest and boater hat; a beach shore is visible in the background with recuperated individuals, palm trees, shrubs, and a sailboat and a small canoe.
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Manuscripts
Manuscript by Sir John Ross about his first voyage in search of a north-west passage (1818).
mssHM 708
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Rare Books
A note says the map is printed on gores which could fit a 6 feet 7-3/4 inch globe elminiating the distortion. "Projected and drawn by A. Briesemeister " "A. Hoen & Co. Lith., Baltimore" Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Huntington Library sticker: 117049.
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Visual Materials
Image of caribou grazing with snow topped hills in the distance.
photCL 131 (116)