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Grider & Hamilton's Vernon Park

Description: Old shelf number: eph J3-3(15a). A portion of Vernon east of Central Avenue and south of Vernon Avenue. Grider appears in Los Angeles directories starting in the 1890s, but the only years that Grider & Hamilton are listed at the address given are 1904 to 1906. Ephemera card file: "Dawson." Zamora St. is now Hubble Ave. Stamp: Vernon Park Office removed to 48th & Central Ave. Grider & Hamilton. MS note: LYC / 3-. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J3-3(15a).
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Date: [1904-1906]
Call number: ephMPCALIFT0002
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Verno[n] Map of H.M. Am[es] First Subdivision of Vernon, Los Angeles Co., Cal

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Old shelf number: eph J3-3(15b). A fragment of a map to the west of Central Avenue and south of Vernon Avenue. Ephemera card file: "Howell." Vignettes: Wagon ride through orange grove; Two story home with mature cactus. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Marion, Nellie, and Florence Streets are now, respectively, 45th, 46th, and 47th Streets. Louie St. is now Wadsworth Avenue.

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Grider & Dow's Map of the City of Los Angeles Cal. Corrected to Oct. 1st, 1895

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Western Ave on the west, Lorena St. on the east, Baxter St. to the north, 41st (?) St. to the south, Baxter St. to the north. Grider and Dow's Adams St. Tract prominently displayed and detailed on the verso. Gardner & Oliver were booksellers, Grider and Dow Real Estate Agents. MS note: 249513. Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Detailed lot plan of Adams Tract. Sales information for Grider & Dow, and for Gardner & Oliver. All printed in red. MS note: 249513 Dawson's Book Store sales mark..

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Map of Monrovia, Los Angeles Co. Cal. / by J.S. McDonald C.E. Monrovia. Lith H.S. Crocker & Co

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Old shelf number: eph J3-5 (Monrovia 1). This map seems to be the earliest map showing franchises for street railways granted in 1901. These may never have been built since the later maps do not include them. Note that "Banana Avenue" was later changed to "Hillcrest Avenue." Folder contains two mailing envelopes for maps. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Monrovia Franchises M. 5/3 Eph J3-5(Monrovia 1).

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Map of Oneonta Park being Huntington Land and Improvement Co's. subdivision

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Old shelf number: eph J3-5 (So. Pas. 2a). The area just north of Huntington Drive and around Fair Oaks Avenue. Note "Fair Oaks Avenue" is now Fremont Avenue, "Palermo Avenue" is now Fair Oaks Avenue. MS notes regarding prices and noting "Aug. 10, 1909." For another version of this map, which lists R.A. Rowan as an additional agent, see RB ephMPCALIFT0013. For a map of Oneonta Park and its surroundings in the 1920s, see RB ephMPCALIFT0014. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

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Map of a portion of Lincoln Park

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Old shelf number: Eph. J3-5 (So. Pas. 3). The area around Monterey Road and Pasadena Avenue in western South Pasadena. See verso for sales auction info. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales info on April 24th, 1886 Auction.

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Map of Vernon Park Tract, Los Angeles County, California / surveyed July, 1887, by V.J. Rowan

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Old shelf number: eph J5-7(1). Part of the City of Los Angeles just west of present day Vernon. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: Eph J5-7(1).

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