Name/Title
Auto tour book of California, 1913Entry/Object ID
1993.14.244Description
ACC. NO. 93.14.244
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION; AUTOMOBILE
DATE OR PERIOD: 1913
OBJECT: BOOK
DESCRIPTION:
HARDBOUND BOOK, WITH BLUE-COLORED BUCKRAM COVER. BOLD CAPTION READS, "AUTO TOUR BOOK OF CALIFORNIA." PUBLISHED BY FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, IN 1913.
SIZE: L 10-1/2" X W 4-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: AUTOMOBILE TOUR BOOK THAT BELONGED TO WILLIAM H cox, JR, 2207 CLINTON AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. BOOK IS ILLUSTRATED WITH EARLY, BUT LIMITED, ROADS IN CALIFORNIA. THE BOOK WAS OWNED BY WILLIAM COX PRIOR TO HIS MARRIAGE TO ADELINE TOYE.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ESTATE OF ADELINE TOYE COX
DATE: JULY 12, 1993
