“Life is worth living at Rancho Santa Fe” advertisement from The Sunday Examiner, circa 1920s

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Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society

Name/Title

“Life is worth living at Rancho Santa Fe” advertisement from The Sunday Examiner, circa 1920s

Entry/Object ID

2014.003.013

Collection

Rancho Santa Fe Advertisments, Newspapers, Periodicals, and Clippings Collection

Archive Items Details

Title

“Life is worth living at Rancho Santa Fe” advertisement from The Sunday Examiner, circa 1920s

Description

Full-page newspaper advertisement headed “Life is worth living at Rancho Santa Fe,” printed under the masthead “The Sunday Examiner.” The advertisement promotes Rancho Santa Fe as a highly planned land development offering restricted country homes and agricultural tracts ranging from five to forty acres suitable for citrus, avocados, walnuts, and other semi-tropic products. The layout includes illustrated inset panels, promotional text blocks, and a depiction of La Morada. The lower portion identifies Ed Fletcher Company as General Sales Agents in San Diego and L. G. Sinnard as manager at Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, California. Handwritten notations appear at the bottom margin.

Creator

Ed Fletcher Company, The Sunday Examiner, Sinnard, Leone.G.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

4 x 8 inch

Condition

Notes

Yellowed newsprint with edge wear, creasing, and small losses at corners; handwritten annotations present; text and illustrations remain legible.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ed Fletcher Company

Person or Organization

Fletcher, Edward H.

Person or Organization

Santa Fe Land Improvement Company

Person or Organization

Sinnard, Leone.G.

Related Places

Place

Neighborhood

Rancho Santa Fe

County

San Diego County

State/Province

California

Country

The United States of America

Continent

North America