HISTORICAL RECORD AND SOUVENIR OF THE PIONEER SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Entry/Object ID
97.39.1.1
Description
HISTORICAL RECORD AND SOUVENIR OF THE PIONEER SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
"Historical Record and Souvenir of the Pioneer Society of Los Angeles County" (Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Press, 1923), 283 pp. A softcover book with a light brown leather-like cover. On the front cover is an embossed image with the state flag, Spanish or Mexican persons, a Conestoga wagon and a ship. The title is at the top left corner. The back cover and spine are blank. The book is a compendium of anecdotes, recollections, and biographies of society members, including William Henry and Boyle Workman, the former of whom was society president for four years. There are numerous black and white photograph illustrations. In fair condition with the cover edges and spine torn and creased, inner tissue linings bent, and pages lightly discolored and dog-eared at the corners. Stamped in red ink below the title on the title page is "LEON R. CONKLIN."
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Documentary Artifact, Books, Pioneer Society of Los Angeles County, Times-Mirror Press, Autobiography, Biography, Societies--Los Angeles (Calif.)
