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Los Angeles - Maps

Description

Approx. 12 items: a collection of maps of Los Angeles and southern California. Notable: 11/1910, "Van Nuys - Lankershim Lands / Los Angeles Suburban Homes Co." ; map, dated 12/31/1924, titled "Relation of Downtown Section of Major Traffic Street...(L.A.) ; 1923 Edition, "Los Angeles - Pasadena - Glendale - the Harbor," from Security Trust & Savings Bank ; "Gillespie's Guide and Atlas of Los Angeles and 79 surrounding towns," [1926] ; "Los Angeles and Vicinity," Automobile Club of Southern California, 1937 ; "Southern California's Sunshine Empire & the Golden Coast," Roads to Romance Assn., Inc., 1957 ; etc.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1910 - 1970
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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