Name/Title
"OUT WEST: LOS ANGELES AND HER MAKERS, A RECORD"Entry/Object ID
2004.104.1.1Description
"OUT WEST: LOS ANGELES AND HER MAKERS, A RECORD"
Color: Black; Gold
"Out West: Los Angeles and Her Makers, A Record," Vol. XXX, No. 4., April 1909 of Out West Magazine by the Out West Magazine Co., Los Angeles. The work is a hardcover issue of the magazine and contains the essay on the history of the city by the publisher of the periodical, Charles F. Lummis; a history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, then under construction and completed in 1913; an essay on the courts of the Mexican era in Los Angeles; a collection of historical anecdotes called "Chips from the Workshop of History" about the city; and biographies of the "Makers of Los Angeles" accompanied by portraits of the individuals. There are also many photographs illustrating the several essays; map and profile of the aqueduct; statistics on construction; a list of officials; and several dozen photographs of the project and area involved. With cover spine and corner rubbing, brittleness, creases, soiling, edge flaking, edge losses, moisture damage, and tears, and page acid burns (the first and last from the covers), yellowing, and some foxing, the overall condition is fair.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (Periodicals), Out West Magazine Co., Los Angeles (Calif.)--History, Courts--Los Angeles, Water supply--Los Angeles (Calif.), Aqueducts--California, Water--Distribution--CaliforniaLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)