Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Old shelf number: eph J2d. This double sided map shows Southern and Central California from the standpoint of the outdoors man with indications of game type and location. Advertising for tires and camping goods handled by B.H. Dyas Co. B.H. Dyas Co. moved to the 7th and Olive location in 1919 (McGroarty, v. 3, p. 773-775); the store closed its doors in July 1932 (Longstreth, p. 204). Road mileage shown. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Map ephMPCALIF0053. References: John Steven McGroarty, Los Angeles from the mountains to the sea, 1921, 3 volumes, RB F869.L8 M14; Richard Longstreth, City center to regional mall : architecture, the automobile, and retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950, 1997, RB HF5429.5.L7 L66 1997.
ephMPCALIF0053a
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Old shelf number: eph J2d. "Earth's Garden Spot, population 575,480." Date determined using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. For earlier versions of this map, see RB 217287, ephMPCALIF0056, ephMPCALIF0057, ephMPCALIF0075, and ephMPCALIF0076; for a later version see RB ephMPCALIF0082. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Advertising copy and street index. MS Note: EphJ2d.
ephMPCALIF0058
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Old shelf number: eph J2d. "Earth's Garden Spot, population 500,000." Date estimated based on census bureau data, which shows the population of L.A. at ca. 320,00 in 1910, and J.M. Grinn's estimate of L.A.'s population at ca. 550,000 in 1914. For earlier versions of this map, see RB 217287, ephMPCALIF0075, and ephMPCALIF0076; for later versions see RB ephMPCALIF0057 ; ephMPCALIF0058 ; ephMPCALIF0082. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Advertising copy and street index. MS Note: EphJ2d.
ephMPCALIF0056