Name/Title
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITYEntry/Object ID
97.17.1.8Description
Book: "Los Angeles and Vicinity", no author, (Chicago: Curt Teich and Company, n.d. [ca. 1920]), 32 pp. A saddle-stapled softcover souvenir book with 43 illustrations and brief informative text on southern California (a) and mailing envelope (b). The book cover is brown with embossed image of the bell tower at the Mission San Gabriel and embossed text lettering, all in gold borders with brown ink. Dating is determined from population figures cited in the text and the photographs' depiction of cars and other details. The envelope has the same image on the upper left as on the front cover of the book, room for an address and return address, a four-cent stamp box, and a price tag from the Sixth Street Novelty Store with a price of sixty cents on it. The book is in good condition with creases on the lower right front cover, and very minor discoloration. The envelope is in fair condition with many chips, tears and creases on the edges.Lexicon
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Tourist tradeSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, Curt Teich and Company, Souvenirs (Keepsakes)