An invitation, three tickets and two envelopes for a reception and exhibit at the Southern California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

An invitation, three tickets and two envelopes for a reception and exhibit at the Southern California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles

Entry/Object ID

2013.61.1.1a-f

Description

An invitation, three tickets and two envelopes for a reception and exhibit at the Southern California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles, 11 June 1896. The event, held at the Friday Morning Club Assembly Room, included addresses, plans for summer, reports of sections of the academy, music and refreshments with the names of the president and secretary of the organization printed, as well. The tickets list the academy name, event, date and time, and location. The envelopes, written in different hands, are addressed to Rufus Keeler of Los Angeles. The Academy still exists as an arm of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The envelope are soiled, rubbed and worn, but the tickets and invitation are clean and in good condition.

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Cattle--Marking--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Cattle brands--Los Angeles County (Calif.)

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Object Name

Invitations