RANCHOS OF THE SUNSET: THE STORY OF LONG BEACH

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

RANCHOS OF THE SUNSET: THE STORY OF LONG BEACH

Entry/Object ID

93.4.1.2

Description

RANCHOS OF THE SUNSET: THE STORY OF LONG BEACH Booklet: Ranchos of the Sunset: The Story of Long Beach by the Publicity Department of the Security Trust and Savings Bank (Long Beach: Security Trust and Savings Bank, 1925), 48 pages. Softcover with the cover in light blue showing an aerial photograph at center of Long Beach. In the photo, in red ink, is the book title. The back cover has a center photo of the beach and city pier with a box-edged poem by Sarah Bixby Smith. Contains a summary of the history of the city from the mission and rancho periods until the 1920s with many black and white photographs and illustrations. The condition is fair with fading, discoloration, creases, and stains. In pencil on the front cover left edge with the price and the number "837".

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Poetry

Search Terms

Documentary Artifact, Pamphlets, Security Trust and Savings Bank. Publicity Department, Long Beach (Calif.)--History

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pamphlets