AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CALIFORNIA
Entry/Object ID
94.26.1.5
Description
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CALIFORNIA
Book - "An Historical Sketch of Los Angeles County California" by Colonel J. J. Warner, R. M. Widney and Benjamin Hayes (Los Angeles: O. W. Smith, 1936), 159 pp. A beige hardcover book with brown cover and spine with dark brown lettering. This reprint of an 1876 book is the earliest written history of the Los Angeles area. The authors divided the work, which covers the period from the pueblo's founding until 1876, into sections covering the Spanish, Mexican, and American eras. The work was prepared for the American centennial. In good condition with some discoloration and cover wear. There is a book pocket from the museum's research library on the fly leaf. The museum's research library stamp is on the book edges and title page. Also, the following written in pencil on the fly leaf, "30-" "83}" "P.Y.I 929HJ"
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Documentary Artifact, Books, O. W. Smith [Publisher], Los Angeles (Calif.)--History
