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Perrin Colony. The finest tract of raisin land ever offered

Description: Printer: H.S. Crocker & Co., San Francisco (Calif.). Publisher: Fresno County (Calif.). Board of Trade, Fresno (Calif.).
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1887
Call number: priJLC_TRAV_006094
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Fresno County California, Perrin colonies

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Printer: H.S. Crocker & Co., San Francisco (Calif.). Publisher: Fresno County (Calif.). Board of Trade, Fresno (Calif.).

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Perrin Colony. The finest tract of raisin land ever offered

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Image of a promotional map advertising colonies in Fresno, California by real estate broker Dr. E.B. [Edward, Burt] Perrin. The map is printed as a brochure and opens to two pages of text with four printed pages total. The front cover has a cadastral map of land lots available for purchase, along with nine vignettes. The acre lots available for sale are counties: 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, and 26. The print is decorated with colorful borders and with grapevines surrounding vignettes. The vignette on the lower left corner is an inset map of California with a finger shown pointing at Fresno, which is colored in blue. The vignette on the right is of a red ribbon labeled “Perrin Colony. Fresno Co. California,” and is surrounded by an assortment of fruits. Other vignettes include an image of hanging grapes titled, “Grapes Raised by B.F. Moore,” people farming on vineyards labeled “Fresno County Vineyards,” and a view of Fresno City. One of the insets includes text that reads, “The finest tract of Raisin Land ever offered for sale in Fresno County,” and provides information about purchasing twenty-acre lots from Sharp, Blakeley, and Thomas.” Opposite the cover of the flyer (the back page of the brochure) is a cadastral map of Fresno. In pink and dark red coloring, the map indicates properties owned by Dr. Perrin. The map also shows railroad tracks and railways which include San Pablo and Tulare Extention Rail Road, San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway, the Southern Pacific Rail Road (with stops at Herndon, Fresno City, Malaga, Fowler, Selma, Kingsburg, and Traver), and the Stockton and Tulare Rail Road (with stops at Butler, Minneola, Sanger, Fortuna, and Beedley). In light pink, green, yellow, and blue are colonies owned by other entities. The map also identifies rivers and canals such as the San Joaquin River and Kings River. Outlined in yellow is the Bank of California and Rancho Laguna de Tache. The verso (interior pages of foldable brochure) includes printed text in eight columns headlined, “What the Board of Trade of Fresno County Says,” and was published by the Fresno County Board of Trade, Fresno, California. B.M Maxey is listed as Secretary, and Louis Einstein is listed as President. The text promotes properties in Fresno and provides facts and statistical information about farming, agricultural products, climate, health, vineyards, government, grapes, and raisin industries within the city.

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Fresno County, Cal., farms of 20 or 40 acres, for sale in South Washington Colony : improved or unimproved land in large or small tracts, a specialty

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Printer: H.S. Crocker & Co., San Francisco (Calif.).

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Fresno County, California, Perrin Colonies

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Sales map, printed with a multitude of facts and figures on Fresno County. A separate map shows a wider view of Fresno County with this subdivision located in northern suburbs of present day. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes. Page 2 -What the Fresno County Board of Trade say. Published by consent of the Fresno County Board of Trade.

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Fresno County California, Perrin colonies

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Image of a promotional map advertising colonies in Fresno, California by real estate broker Dr. E.B. [Edward, Burt] Perrin. The map is printed on both sides and opens up to two pages of text, with four printed pages total. The front page is titled “Fresno County California, Perrin Colonies,” in a red decorative ribbon. Above the ribbon are two vignettes of views in Fresno. The view on the left is titled, “Orange Grove Farm. 7 miles NE of Sanger, on the Kings River. Property of Joseph Burns.” The vignette on the top right is titled, “Caledonia Vineyard, Fresno. Alex Gordon.” To the right of the title is an image of green grapes with text that reads, “A Bunch of Fresno Co. Grapes.” Below the title are inset cadastral maps of Perrin Colonies 2, 4, and 5. Also shown is an inset map showing 10 acres of raisin vineyards. Near the maps is text that reads, “Compliments of Vincent, Chittenden, Cole, Sharp & Gordon, 113 1 Street, Fresno, Cal.” The bottom of the print includes four more vignettes decorated around ribbons and grapevines. The vignette on the left corner is an inset map of California with a finger shown pointing at Fresno, which is colored in blue. Other vignettes include an image of hanging grapes titled, “Grapes Raised by B.F. Moore,” orange groves titled, “Fulton c. Berry’s Orange Trees. Fresno, Co.,” and a view of Fresno City. Opposite the cover of the flyer (the back page of the foldable flyer) is a cadastral map of Fresno. In red coloring, the map indicates properties owned by Dr. Perrin and others, and shows properties marked Perrin Colony 1-5. Also in red is a region titled Rancho Laguna de Tache. Relief on the map is shown with hachures. The verso (interior pages of foldable flyer) includes printed text in eight columns headlined, “What the Fresno County Board of Trade Say,” and was published by the Consent of Fresno County Board of Trade, Fresno, California. S.H. Cole is listed as secretary, and Thomas E. Hughes is listed as President. The text promotes properties in Fresno and provides facts about farming, agricultural products, climate, health, vineyards, government, grapes, and raisin industries within the city.

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Printer: Mutual Label & Lith. Co., San Francisco (Calif.).

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