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Map of western part of Riverside County, California : showing the relative position of Riverside and other fruit growing centers of Southern California "Irrigation Age" is a monthly journal devoted to the development of arid America
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Map of the Riverside Orange Belt, San Bernardino Co. California. Compiled by Ad. S. Alkire
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Old shelf number: eph J4-11a (4). From Riverside to Corona, here known as South Riverside. Note the "Famous Tin Mines." Tin Mine Rd. still exists near Lake Mathews. While this map is larger than ephMPCALIF0023&24, the scale is the same and derived from the same original map. Quote," There is no other such all-the-year-round climate known to man." (written before smog.) Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Eph j4-11a(4). 34j R1/8 stickers: No. 81 84 (both crossed out).
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Map of Riverside California and vicinity
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Old shelf number: eph J4-11a (2). This is a variant on RB ephMPCALIF0023. Overprinted in red for Frank A. Tetley Real Estate and Loan Broker, with added title. This map is the same area and scale, but with narrower longitude and latitude, as RB ephMPCALIF0025, compiled by Ad. S. Alkire and dated 1890. Prior to 1897, Mr. Tetley was in business with Geo. F. Seger; in 1897 Tetley is listed alone and Seger is a bicycle dealer (Riverside City Directories, RB 297923, 404224, and 291029); Tetley continues to appear in directories of the area into the second decade of the 20th century; California state death records show that Mr. Tetley died in 1942. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: 34n R1/22 Eph J4-11a (2).
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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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