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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diaries related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, Sidney B. Reeve, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. The collection contains over maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.
mssSolano
Manuscripts
Pacific Ocean, Rancho San Pedro For Dominguez heirs, based on surveys of 1870-1884 with extensive notes Featuring Rattlesnake, Mormon, and Dead Man islands Color highlights, hachures; subdivision parcels indicated, U.S. Quarter Master Depot, Front through First streets
mssSolano SR_Map_0219.01
Manuscripts
Rancho San Pedro. [no information on map but scale]. Title supplied by cataloger.
mssSolano SR_Map_0210
Manuscripts
Rancho San Pedro. Surveyed by request of I. W. Hellman. Featuring Hellman parcel, surface detail, parcel acreage, few hachures & waterways. Var. 14° 45' East; survey notations on left re: boundaries, Hellman vs. Downey, street courses; other maps referenced; pencil calculations, annotations. ; #33 on back. See also Map 207-5.
mssSolano SR_Map_0211.01
Manuscripts
sketch map on triangular sheet. Rancho San Pedro. Recto & verso read: "Bay of San Pedro ,Survey January 4, 1856, Book 3 page 25"
mssSolano SR_Map_0189
Manuscripts
Rancho San Pedro. Colored pencil highlights; calculations, references to Reyes, Susana, Guadalupe . Sauce de la Bolsita: tiny reference point at top of map. Title supplied by cataloger.
mssSolano SR_Map_0223.06A