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Old shelf number: eph J4-11a (4). From Riverside to Corona, here known as South Riverside. Note the "Famous Tin Mines." Tin Mine Rd. still exists near Lake Mathews. While this map is larger than ephMPCALIF0023&24, the scale is the same and derived from the same original map. Quote," There is no other such all-the-year-round climate known to man." (written before smog.) Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Eph j4-11a(4). 34j R1/8 stickers: No. 81 84 (both crossed out).
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This is a collection primarily of negatives and photographic prints depicting the growth of Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California, from 1860s to 1980s. Many views are cityscapes or street views, showing buildings, storefronts, homes and roads, and documenting the use of railroads, trolleys, streetcars, and automobiles. There are many card photographs by early professional photographers, and also a number of snapshots made by amateurs, some in personal photo albums. The collection's scope also includes early views of many other communities in Southern California (and a few in other states); the beginnings of aviation in Santa Monica, including the first Douglas Aircraft Company buildings; a photo album of residents in Topanga Canyon, ca. 1913; automobile racing in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, 1920s; maritime views; a photo album of U.S. troops in France during World War I; a 1949 real estate development in Apple Valley, California, and others. Besides photographs, a portion of the collection consists of scarce publications and historical ephemera, primarily related to Santa Monica and Los Angeles, including brochures, advertising cards, menus, event programs and other materials. Highlights of the Santa Monica images are aerial views of the buildings along the coast and pier (1920s); several views of the Arcadia Hotel (1880s); the Long Wharf and adjoining railroad and train depot; the first bath houses on the beach; the beach club culture of the 1920s and 1930s; the amusement piers of Santa Monica, Ocean Park and Venice; and the beginnings of the Douglas Aircraft Company. There is a large set of promotional photographs made late 1920s-1930s by Powell Press Service depicting people enjoying Santa Monica's beaches, clubs and outdoor recreation. An important subset within the collection is 407 negatives made ca. 1890 - 1908 by Los Angeles historian and amateur photographer George W. Hazard (1842-1914). Hazard travelled around Los Angeles and vicinity photographing the adobes, houses, streets and storefronts that told the early history of the city. Many of Hazard's negatives have handwritten identifications, naming streets, former homeowners, ranchos, and other historical details. There are a large number of cabinet cards and other card-mounted prints and stereographs. There are 1,264 stereograph prints, highlighted by the works of photographic pioneers William M. Godfrey, Francis Parker, Hayward & Muzzall, and Carleton Watkins. Other formats represented are: glass and film negatives; panoramic prints; 7 photograph albums, photographic postcards, 20th-century color prints and transparencies; and a small number of tintypes, cyanotypes and a set of chromolithographs.
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Old shelf number: eph J4-10(4). Located in the southeastern part of Orange and the northern part of Tustin. To the east of Newport Avenue lies Geo. Irvine's cottage. Verso text gives population of 1890 census and present population (estimated). W.B. Walkup & Co. only appear in San Francisco directories between 1895 and 1900. Submap: Plat of Hewes addition to El Modena. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Chains. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Descriptive information with map of Southern California. MS note: Eph J4-10(4).
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Old shelf number: eph J4-8(1). "At Auction Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday May 14th, 15th, and 16th, 1889." Central Bakersfield. Verso shows "colony" lands for sale for farming lands south of the city. Submap: Union Addition to Bakersfield. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: See map ephMPCALIFT0064a showing lands for sale south of Bakersfield.
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