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Description
Photograph of prospective buyers outside a sales tent on the opening day of sales for the Ocean View subdivision of Monrovia, ca.1887. A young boy is pictured at the edge of the crowd at center, looking directly towards the viewer. To the right, two hitched horses can be seen, while in the background, a tent that advertizes the J.S. Keefer and Company sales can be seen. To the left of this, a sign reads "The Keefer Ocean View Subdivision". To the right, a sign on a small shack reads "Morris and Lloyd". Picture file card reads "Myrtle Avenue Subdivision".
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 18 x 13 cm. 1 photograph : glass photonegative 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives negatives (photographic) photographs
J.S. Keefer & Company Los Angeles County--Monrovia Real estate business Auctions Wit and humor Clothing and dress Sales personnel Real property Tents Land parcels
Time Period
circa 1887
Place
California Los Angeles Monrovia USA
Source
1-64- [Microfiche number] 12780 [Accession number] CHS-12780 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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