Title
The Earth, Vol. XIX, No. 9, “Facts About Rancho Santa Fe, California”, 1923Description
Two-page issue of The Earth, Vol. XIX, No. 9, published in Topeka, Kansas, September, 1923. The front page includes the masthead “The Earth” and a photograph captioned “Birdseye View of El Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California.” The article “Facts About Rancho Santa Fe, California” by H. L. Shippey describes the Spanish land grant origins of Rancho San Dieguito, irrigation development following the Hodges dam, agricultural production, subdivision planning, and the role of the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company in organizing and promoting the community. Interior images include “A Glimpse of Development on the Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, California,” “Type of Building in Civic Center, Rancho Santa Fe,” and “Giving an Old World Touch, Civic Center, Santa Fe Rancho.”Creator
Shippey, LeeDate(s) of Creation
Apr 1924
