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Birds Eye View of Alosta [Glendora], Los Angeles Co. Cal. Jan 1888



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  • Glendora Los Angeles County California

    Glendora Los Angeles County California

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    A fine birds-eye view, badly cropped top and bottom. Description reads, "A sunny Foot hills Glen at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountains Altitude 1000 feet with an unobstructed outlet to the Pacific. Frostless and practically fogless the Home of Citrus Fruits. Pure Mountain Spring Water now piped to every lot." [rest missing] Vignettes of homes and businesses in surround. Vignettes: Homes and businesses. "25 miles east from Los Angeles - on the Cal. Central R.R. (The Pacific Trunk of the Atcheson, Topeka & Santa Fe System) " Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS note: Glendora Sticker: 27.

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  • Bird’s eye view of Azusa Los Angeles Co. Cal. : 1887

    Bird’s eye view of Azusa Los Angeles Co. Cal. : 1887

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    Image of an aerial landscape view of the city of Azusa, California, showing the street names, mountains in background; and two vignettes of eye-level street views of the train station and the Hotel Azusa in the bottom corner margins.

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    Bird's-eye view of the Mississippi River : from the mouth of the Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico

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    Three section map, northern section on upper map. Alt title from cover. Map enclosed with booklet of tables with populations, distances between cities, etc. Cover includes advertisements for river cruises and a sewing machine. Back of cover has vignettes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.

    346075

  • Los Angeles as it appeared in 1871 : founded in 1761

    Los Angeles as it appeared in 1871 : founded in 1761

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    No old shelf mark. A colorful, if fanciful depiction of a birds-eye view of Los Angeles. Important buildings are located and a map of "Spanish" Ranchos serves as a frame with eleven scenes finishing the surround. The new City Hall represents 150 years of progress. Submap: Original Spanish Ranchos abutting on the sea. Vignettes: Eleven scenes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.

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    Bird's-eye View of the Maritime Canal of Nicaragua

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    A colorful view of the proposed but never built canal. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: M

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    Birds eye view of Redding, Shasta County, California : 226 miles north of San Francisco on S.P.R.R. to Oregon

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    Dated from verso which shows property for sale and extolls the virtues of Shasta County. "The climate is unexcelled, 106 degrees being the highest temperature and 18 degrees above the lowest recorded." Vignettes: Significant buildings and businesses in the surround. Prime meridian: GM. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Sales and promo information on Redding and Shasta County.

    474061