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Lands of the Semi-Tropic Land and Water Co. in San Bernardino County, California

Description: "Embracing over 20,000 acres of Mesa Land, Unsurpassed for Beauty of Scenery, Loveliness of Climate, and Productiveness of Soil. The Home of the Orange, Lemon and Raisin. Abundance of water distributed under the Most Perfect Piping System. Special Inducements for Purchasers for Actual Settlement." Shows "Slover or Marble Mountain" developed by Colton Cement later. MS note: 255204. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1887
Call number: 255204
Creator: Semi-Tropic Land and Water Co(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 38 x 54 cm
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Lands of the Semi Tropic Land and Water Company, in San Bernardino County, California

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Old shelf number eph J4-12a (11). "Embracing over 20,000 acres of mesa land, unsurpassed for beauty of scenery, loveliness of climate, and productiveness of soil. The home of the orange, lemon and raisin. Abundance of water distributed under the most perfect piping system. Special inducements for purchasers for actual settlement." Shows "Slover or Marble Mountain" developed by Colton Cement later. See RB 255204 for a duplicate copy. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes : Eph J4-12a(11) S13 No. 38 Stickers: 43.

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Map showing subdivision of land belonging to the Semi-Tropic Land and Water Company, in township 1 North, range 5 West S. B. M. including Western Portion of Muscupiabe Grant San Bernardino County, California

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A subdivision placed within the apparent flood plain of Lytle Creek. A gift of the Friends of the Huntington Library. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Chains. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 252634 Muscupiade Rancho ORS/ 5.00 4.00.

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Semi-Tropic Land and Water Co

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The documents provide insight into the business history and practices of the South Riverside Land and Water Company as well as the Jameson Packing House, which shipped citrus fruit, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

mssSouth Riverside Land and Water Company records

Map showing subdivision or lands belonging to the Lankershim Ranch Land and Water Co

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Roughly from Victory Blvd. on the north, Los Angeles River on the south, Laurel Canyon on the west, Cahuenga Blvd. on the east. View from Hollywood Hills looking north. Vignettes: Bird-eye view from Hollywood Hills; Fruit & birds. Submap: Relationship of this property to City of Los Angeles.. "Being the east 12,000 acres of the southern half of Ranch Ex-Mission San Fernando Los Angeles County, California Surveyed Nov. 1887 by E. G. Jones." Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: VignettesSub-maps.

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Lands of the Riverside Land Co. in the City of Riverside San Bernardino County, California

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Old shelf number: eph J4-11a 1a,b,c. Three copies of the same printed map with variations of manuscript notes on railway and property owners. Two backed with paper, one showing an MS map on the verso. Interesting quote: "Magnolia Avenue Running through the center of this tract is 10 miles long and 132 feet wide, with sidewalks 20 feet in width; in its center it is shaded its entire length by a magnificent growth of pepper, the most beautiful ornamental tree known to landscape gardeners, making a double driveway, and upon the sides by a splendid growth of Palm, Gravilia and Eucalyptus, with magnolias as each crossing, making it the grandest avenue and most beautiful drive in California or in the world." Submap: Map showing the relative location of lands in Riverside. MS notes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 34G EphJ4-11(11a) 1a,b,c. R1/4 stickers: No. 51, 48.

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