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    William R. Staats Co's. Map of Pasadena California

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    Mountain Avenue (now Avenue 64) to the west, San Gabriel Ave (Blvd.) to the east, Alhambra Ave to the south, (Loma Alta, unnamed) to the north. William R. Staats Co. advertising in the surround. Street directory. See also 151991 for an earlier version. Note birds-eye view on verso. MS lines and notes.. "1905 Map Copyrighted." Cover title. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Folded into gray board cover. Verso has bird's-eye view of Pasadena and Vicinity..

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    Map of Oak Knoll, Pasadena, California

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    Plat of G. A. Swartwout's Sub-division situated in Pasadena Highlands, Pasadena, - - California

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    Lake Avenue on the west, Maiden Lane on the east, New York Ave (Drive) on the south, Boston Avenue on the north. Brooklyn Avenue name later changed to Morada Drive. "71 Lots situated in Pasadena Highlands to be Sold at Auction, Thursday, Feb. 25, 1886, on the grounds, at noon, By Order of G. A. Swartwout. J. M. Batchelor & Co., Auctioneers." MS note: 340666. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

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  • Lot for sale in Pasadena

    Lot for sale in Pasadena

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    Two children standing under a large palm plant on land next to a sidewalk and street. Sign at left reads "This lot for sale at a bargain by California Investment Co., 13 S. Raymond Ave." (Raymond Avenue is in Pasadena, California.)

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    Official Map of the City of Azusa Los Angeles Co. California

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    Lower section badly shredded and poorly repaired. Blueline map on roller. Sierra Madre Ave to the north, Approximately Vernon Avenue to the west, Cerritos Avenue to the east, approx. Paramount St. to the south. "J. H. McClymonds Jr. C.E. 1906." "Corrected to 1909 by A. B. Waddingham City Engineer" Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Blueline print. Verso Text: MS note: 439051.

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  • Official map of the city of Los Angeles, California Map No. 3

    Official map of the city of Los Angeles, California Map No. 3

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    Shows streets, parks, rivers and other water features. Rail lines are given in red and black. Covers the city of Los Angeles, with Slauson Ave. as the southern border, Arlington and Western Ave. to the west, Westminster Ave. to the east. The northeast portion of Los Angeles is shown in an inset. Scale not given. Coordinates not present on map, approximated from Google maps. The Mutual Label & Lithographic Co. Los Angeles office was established sometime in the 1880s. Following the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, the company changed its name to Schmidt Lithograph Company. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Manuscript legend on label pasted under title reads: Red lines: L.A. Ry. Co., Pacific Electric Co.; Plain black lines: Los A. Traction Co., Los A. O.P. & Stam. Ry Co.; Dotted black lines: Los A. Pacific R.R. Co. Manuscript annotation on verso "Drawer 20 No. 26". Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

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