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Description
Bird's eye view surrounded by vignettes: Symbolizing a century and a half of civic progress, site of the original and the new city halls; The zanzas and waterwheels provided water and power; Early vehicular traffic was confined to the Spanish carreta; Hacienda life was colorful - Coronel residence, 7th & Alameda; The Chinese dragon was a feature of the fiesta parades of the '90's; The Federal Building site saw many vigilante hangings; California's first gold discovered in Placerita Canyon, 1842; Battle of La Mesa 1847 at Union Stockyards ended Mexican rule; The early pueblo in 1853 seen from Foot Moore; Map showing original Spanish ranchos abutting on the sea; Prehistoric giant animals of La Brea Pits; San Gabriel Mission, Mother of Los Angeles. "Approved by the Historical Society of Southern California." 2010-5000.
Type
image
Format
Pictorial works. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 print : lithograph, col. ; 19 x 25 in.
Identifier
(C)001494324CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Streets--California--Los Angeles Farms--California--Los Angeles Land grants--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.)--Pictorial works Prints Lithographs Bird's-eye view prints
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