Name/Title
"THE LAND OF SUNSHINE," MARCH 1897Entry/Object ID
2004.145.1.1Description
Color: Blue; White
"The Land of Sunshine," Vol. 6 No. 4, March 1897, published by the Land of Sunshine Publishing Co., Inc., edited by Charles F. Lummis. The magazine has a white cover with blue lettering and trim and the date as well as volume and issue number is at the top with the title of a featured article. At the center is an illustration of a mountain lion with a sun in the background with the caption "A MAGAZINE OF / CALIFORNIA AND THE / SOUTHWEST / EDITED BY CHAS. F. LUMMIS / LOS ANGELES." At the bottom are the issue price, subscription price, and the name and address of the publisher. The issue contains poetry and articles on cacti; Pueblo Indian dwellings in Taos, New Mexico; hummingbirds; Southwest authority F. W. Hodge; camels in Arizona; the Spanish-era regulations of California; updated on the work of The Landmarks Club; editorials; and about the mining town of Randsburg, among others. There are many photographs as illustrations and advertisements from southern California companies. In overall fair condition, the item has cover brittleness; cover and page edge creases; surface soiling on the cover; page yellowing; flaking of cover edges; losses at the spine and cover edges; a pencil mark at the bottom of the last page; stains on the cover and pages; staple tarnish; and many small tears.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Land of Sunshine Publishing Co., Inc., Missions--San Fernando (Calif.), Indians of North America--Taos (N. M.), Laws--California, Mines and mineral resources--CaliforniaLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)
