LOS ANGELES FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA, VOL III

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

LOS ANGELES FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA, VOL III

Entry/Object ID

94.26.1.14

Description

LOS ANGELES FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA, VOL III Book: "Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea, Vol. III" by John Steven McGroarty (Chicago: The American Historical Society, 1921), 500 pp. A green hardcover book with gold spine print and many photographs (a) and a black and white photograph (b) from the book. The book is the last of three volumes on Los Angeles history; this, like volume two, has biographies of Los Angeles-area residents. The index is at the front of volume one. Included are biographies of John Temple, F. P. F. Temple, John Harrison Temple and William Workman. McGroarty, author of "The Mission Play", was a friend of Walter P. Temple, Sr., supporter of the play and Mission Playhouse (now the San Gabriel Civic Auditorium.) The photograph is of Mae Shumway Enderly, from page 720. The book is in fair condition with discolored pages, tears and wear on the spine and cover corners, and a few torn pages. The book pocket on the fly leaf is from the museum's research library.a) Pencil mark on flypage, on reverse of title page in pencil reads "979.494 M 17l v:3/pg.688/McCorias/Constance Wear". The museum's research library stamp is on the book edges and title page.

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Three-dimensional, Books, American Historical Society, Los Angeles (Calif.)--History, California, Southern--History

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Books