Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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. "Earth's Garden Spot" is listed with 1,300,000 population. For earlier versions of this map, see RB 217287, ephMPCALIF0056, ephMPCALIF0057, ephMPCALIF0058, ephMPCALIF0075, and ephMPCALIF0076. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J2d. Advertising copy for Bekins.
ephMPCALIF0082
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Old shelf number Eph 2Jd. Photo- moving truck. Street Index. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Advertising for Bekins. MS note: Eph 2Jd.
ephMPCALIFR0016
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Old shelf number: eph J2d. Overprinted in red to show the location of Hollywood Storage and with red circles indicating distance from that point. Verso notes "Hollywood is the center of residential Los Angeles." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J2d.
ephMPCALIF0083
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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 550,000." This number corresponds roughly to 1914, based on A History of California and an extended history of Los Angeles and environs by J.M. Grinn, 1915 (F869.L8 G92). For earlier versions of this map, see RB 217287, ephMPCALIF0056, ephMPCALIF0075, and ephMPCALIF0076; for later versions see RB ephMPCALIF0058 and ephMPCALIF0082. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Advertising copy and street index. MS Note: EphJ2d.
ephMPCALIF0057
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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