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Los Angeles from hill North of Catholic Cemetery above Bishop St., before 1874



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    The upper bird's-eye view of map 493357 in the same folder. View looking north from current Forest Lawn Cemetery with a wide angle view from Griffith Park to Pasadena. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note : 493358.

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