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Official map of the city of Los Angeles, California

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Description: Shows streets, parks, rivers and other water features. Transportation routes appear to be given in red. 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 annotation notes the location of the Catholic and Hebrew cemeteries. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: between 188? and 1906
Call number: 646651
Provenance: Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017.
Dimensions: 63 x 53 cm on sheet 67 x 57 cm
Associated people: Huntington, Henry Edwards, (1850-1927,)
Associated organization: Mutual Label & Lith. Co.,
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Official map of the city of Los Angeles, California Map No. 3

Rare Books

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.

646656

Official transportation and city map of Los Angeles, California and suburbs

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"Copyright, 1911, by Laura L. Whitlock for Los Angeles Ry." Scale not given. Coordinates not present on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows radial distances, and Los Angeles Railway and Pacific Electric Railway lines. Shows urban routes of Los Angeles Railway system and Pacific Electric Railway; also connecting route of Glendale & Eagle Rock Railway. Concentric circles and 1-mile intervals indicate distances from city center. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

646659

Map of the City of Los Angeles: [showing weight of rails laid]

Rare Books

Shows streets and prospective electric streetcar lines in red and black. Probably dates before 1903 as the rail lines are not named. Legend gives weights of rails laid. Covers the city of Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Country Club to the West, Slauson Ave. to the South, the Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights to the East, and Elysian Park to the North. "H.E.H." are the initials of Henry E. Huntington, who owned the Pacific Electric Railway Company. Scale statement on map reads "1320 feet to one inch." Coordinates not present on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief given in hachures. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

646649

Map of the city of Los Angeles, showing railway systems

Rare Books

Shows lines of Pacific Electric Co., Los Angeles Railway Corp., Los Angeles Traction Co., and Los Angeles Pacific Co. Scale not given. Coordinates not presented on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief shown by hachures. Two variant copies, one showing existing lines and the other existing lines and undeveloped franchises. Includes street index. "Copyrighted by Laura L. Whitlock for L.A. Ry Co., 1903." "American Engraving and Electrotyping Company." This copy shows existing lines. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

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Map of the City of Los Angeles showing railway system. Sept. 3rd 1904, Sept. 17th 1904

Rare Books

Shows streets and electric streetcar lines. The streetcar lines for Los Angeles Railway Company, Pacific Electric Railway Company, Los Angeles Inter-Urban Railway and Los Angles Pacific Rail Road are depicted in different colors. Covers the city of Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Country Club to the West, Slauson Ave. to the South, the Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights to the East, and Elysian Park to the North. Scale statement on map reads "1320 feet to one inch." Coordinates not present on map, approximated from Google maps. Relief given in hachures. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

646648

Map of the City of Los Angeles showing railway system. June 1st, 1905

Rare Books

Shows streets and electric streetcar lines. The streetcar lines for Los Angeles Railway Company, Pacific Electric Railway Company, Los Angeles Inter-Urban Railway and Los Angles Pacific Rail Road are depicted in different colors. Covers the city of Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Country Club to the West, Slauson Ave. to the South, the Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights to the East, and Elysian Park to the North. "H.E.H." are the initials of Henry E. Huntington, owner of the Pacific Electric Railway Company and other lines. Scale statement on map reads "1320 feet to one inch." Coordinates not present, approximated from Google maps. Relief given in hachures. Provenance unknown, in library as of 2017. Appears to have come from the office of one of Henry E. Huntington's railway companies.

646654

Official map of the city of Los Angeles, California

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