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Southern California. The Riverside Land and Irrigating Company of San Bernardino County, California
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
The documents provide insight into the business history and practices of the South Riverside Land and Water Company as well as the Jameson Packing House, which shipped citrus fruit, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
mssSouth Riverside Land and Water Company records
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Manuscripts
The documents provide insight into the business history and practices of the South Riverside Land and Water Company as well as the Jameson Packing House, which shipped citrus fruit, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
mssSouth Riverside Land and Water Company records
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Visual Materials
Photograph of a map of Southern California showing territory depicting Bear Valley Irrigation Company and lands which could be irrigated under the Bear Valley System, labeled primarily with rancho names and the Alessandro Tract.
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Visual Materials
Old shelf number: eph J4-11a 1a,b,c. Three copies of the same printed map with variations of manuscript notes on railway and property owners. Two backed with paper, one showing an MS map on the verso. Interesting quote: "Magnolia Avenue Running through the center of this tract is 10 miles long and 132 feet wide, with sidewalks 20 feet in width; in its center it is shaded its entire length by a magnificent growth of pepper, the most beautiful ornamental tree known to landscape gardeners, making a double driveway, and upon the sides by a splendid growth of Palm, Gravilia and Eucalyptus, with magnolias as each crossing, making it the grandest avenue and most beautiful drive in California or in the world." Submap: Map showing the relative location of lands in Riverside. MS notes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 34G EphJ4-11(11a) 1a,b,c. R1/4 stickers: No. 51, 48.
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