CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SURVEY

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SURVEY"

Entry/Object ID

2001.68.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Brown "California State Park Survey," by Frederick Law Olmsted (Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1929), 71 pp. The book has a cardstock cover with a sepia photograph of some California redwoods at the front. The title is at the top in black. Written in black ink near the bottom is, "Pamsey." On the back is a sepia photograph of a coastal scene. At the beginning of the inside are a title page and a table of contents. The artifact, which is seperated into three parts, covers such subjects as survey methods; conserving and distributing the state's recreational and scenic resources; rivers; and the state highway system. Specific projects involving the sea coast, redwoods, historical sites, and deserts are also included along with many black and white photographs. With abrasions, creases, dents, soiling, and stains, the object is in fair condition.

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Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, California State Park Commission, California State Printing Office, Surveys--California, Parks--California, Parks--Government policy, Natural resources--Law and legislation--California, Highway law--California, Historic preservation--California

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Object Name

Books