Booklet, El Pueblo: Los Angeles Before the Railroads, 1928
Entry/Object ID
2021.3.2.185
Description
Booklet, El Pueblo: Los Angeles Before the Railroads, 1928. The booklet discusses Los Angeles history from the era of Spanish exploration to the completion of the Southern Pacific line which connected the city to the Transcontinental Railroad. The booklet, which was written by the Publicity Department of the Equitable Branch of the Security Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles, also contains information regarding the bank. While other copies of the El Pueblo booklet are part of the HM Collection (Object IDs: 2002.150.1.1 and 2021.3.2.186), this is the only copy which was acquired with a mailing envelope for La Reina (b) stored between the front cover and first page. The envelope has Thomas Temple's name written at its center. With minor and moderate tears, moderate discoloration, the envelope is in fair to poor condition overall. With minor creases,
