Name/Title
"LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA," 1928Entry/Object ID
2003.10.1.1Description
Color: Blue; Green; Orange; Red; White; Yellow
"Los Angeles County, California," published in 1928 by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and printed by Carl A. Bundy Quill and Press. The cover art of the 48-page booklet shows a male golfer and his female companion walking on a course beneath a palm tree, while in the background is an urban area stretching toward mountains in the background. The back cover is a continuation of this scene, but with an agricultural inspector looking at several types of products. Orchards, industrial sites, city scapes, wharfs and a harborage, and mountains in the background complete the scene. Contents include a title page; introduction; regional and county descriptions; article on the climate; sections of county communities organized geographically, including the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, with mention of Temple as "an active new town" and P uente's agricultural significance; a map of the region sowing the transportation system, as well as cities, communities, landmarks, and so forth; articles on commerce, education, culture and churches, industyr, agriculture, recreation, and hotels and apartments. At the back is a list of active chambers of commerc in the region. The work is illustrated with many photographs. The name of a previous owner is in pencil between lines of the title on the front. With cover abrasions at the corners and spine and creases, light page discoloration, a stain at the left of the title page, and tears from the front cover to page 8 at the top right, the overall condition is good.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Carl A. Bundy Quill and Press [firm], Los Angeles County (Calif.), Tourist trade--Los Angeles County (Calif.)