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A DAUGHTER OF THE SNOWS
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A DAUGHTER OF THE SNOWS: "The Story of the Great San Fernando Valley"

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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) Published by the Lankershim Branch of the Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1923, written by the Publicity Department, Lankershim Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank. Second Edition. 56 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent landmarks, and other historical images, a map, and "A Bird's-eye View of the Great San Fernando Valley;" plus descriptive text. Very good condition.

Sections on the Aqueduct, the Mission, the first California gold rush, Pio Pico, Lopez Station, Lankershim, wheat, and many other topics.

"The City as well as its Valley might well be called 'A Daughter of the Snows,' for the extraordinary community which stretches from hills to sea could not exist but for the delivery at its doors of the icy, life-giving waters from the great white flanks of the distant Sierras."
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FIRST OF THE RANCHOS
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FIRST OF THE RANCHOS: "The Story of Glendale"

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Small octavo (7 7/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Glendale Branch of the Security Trust & Savings Bank, 1927. Written by the Publicity Department, Glendale Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank. Third Edition.

48 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of street scenes, portraits, and historical images; plus descriptive text. Very good condition.

Originally referred to as "Tropico," Glendale was once part of the Verdugo Rancho. It was founded in the mid 1880s. "Glendale, the chalice for the aspirations of divinely discontented, home-loving people everywhere."
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THE FIVE FRIENDLY VALLEYS
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THE FIVE FRIENDLY VALLEYS: "The Story of Greater Highland Park"

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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) Highland Park Branch Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1923. Written by the Publicity Department, Highland Park Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank, second edition. 48 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent buildings, and other historical images; plus descriptive text (including information about Charles Lummis). Very good condition.

The area was originally referred to as Garvanza. Located near the Arroyo Seco, the area encompasses York Valley, Herman, parts of Highland Park, and the San Raphael Hills. It is now the site of Occidental College, the home of Charles Lummis, and the old Southwest Museum.
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THE LAND OF SUNSHINE FRUIT AND FLOWERS [1898 Southern California View Book]
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THE LAND OF SUNSHINE FRUIT AND FLOWERS [1898 Southern California View Book]

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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/8 inches) Columbus, Ohio: Ward Brothers, 1898. Original Edition. twelve plates folded leporello style containing upwards of 70 images, plus seven pages of text describing the natural, historical, and cultural qualities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernardino. Bound in red moire cloth, with minimal wear to edges. Very good condition.

An illustrated, souvenir, hardcover, promotional booklet published by Ward Bros., Columbus, Ohio. in 1898.

The illustrations, taken from photographs, are on a strip folded accordion style, with the first leaf attached to the front cover. The seven unnumbered pages of text are attached to the back pastedown.

The views and vignettes include Downtown Los Angeles, the business district, a "Birdseye View of San Bernardino," the harbor, the "Ostrich Farm," "Hotel and Beach at Redondo," "Orange Grove & Vineyard Tracts, San Gabriel Valley," "Mount Lowe," "Catalina," "Hotel Del Coronado," and the "Long Wharf at Santa Monica," among many others.… Read More
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ON OLD RANCHO SAN PASQUAL
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ON OLD RANCHO SAN PASQUAL: "The Story of South Pasadena"

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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) 48 page stapled promotional booklet, written by the Publicity Department, South Pasadena Branch Security Trust & Savings Bank, bound in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent buildings, and other historical images; plus descriptive text. Very good condition.

Rancho San Pasqual was deeded as part of a wedding gift in 1843. The first American settlers came in the 1850s. The city of South Pasadena was incorporated in the mid 1880s. "In 1885, the San Gabriel Valley Railroad supplanted the stage line that ran out from Los Angeles."
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Riverside County California
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Riverside County California

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Octavo (8 1/2 X 5 5/8 inches) Hildreth Brothers, 1910. 20 unnumbered pages. Original booklet in staplebound wrappers, illustrated with captioned photo vignettes and descriptive text; plus large folded black and white grid map (10 3/4 X 22 1/2 inches) showing "Western Portion of Riverside County, California" to the boundary line of San Bernardino County on the North, to the boundary line of Orange County on the West, and to the boundary line of San Diego County on the South; and with named locations. Among them: "Santa Rosa Rancho," "Lakeview Mountain," "San Jacinto Valley," "San Gorgonto Mountains," and "San Jacinto Indian School." Corona, California. Good condition (small nick to margin of back cover, not affecting contents).

Promoting agriculture, good health, and settlement; with an emphasis on the availability of water.

Photos include: "President (Theodore) Roosevelt planting the original navel orange tree," "Packing oranges in Riverside," and "Bird's eye view from the base of Rubidoux… Read More
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Tales of California Yesterdays
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Tales of California Yesterdays

by {INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR} Ellerbe, Rose L.

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Small octavo (7 5/8 X 5 1/4 inches) Los Angeles: Warren T. Potter, Publisher and Bookmaker, 1916. First Edition, 205 pages, cover design and illustrations by Howard Willard, typography by Taylor's Printery, inscribed by the author to Cornelius C. Cole (a Representative and Senator from California), decorated cloth, very good condition (bookplate of former owner on front pastedown).

The author was a prominent magazine writer. A collection of 18 stories originally appearing in several periodicals of the period: Illustrated Weekly Magazine of the Los Angeles Times, Sunset, Out West, and others.
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