A holographic diary and journal written in 1914 by a young California woman from Rio Bravo, California, a former settlement in Kern County, along the Santa Fe railroad near Bakersfield. The 50-page journal begins on..... More
An album containing thirty 4" x 4" black and white photographs of Catalina Island at the turn of the century. Four of the photographs are laid in; the rest are secured in the album with..... More
A small collection of photographs and other material associated with Lake Gregory Dam and nearby Crestline, California during the 1930s. Lake Gregory is a man-made lake in Crestline, an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County..... More
An album containing 24 silver prints measuring 6 x 4 inches, many showing the popular Smith’s automotive businesses in downtown San Diego, California. The automotive service and parts company was founded and operated by Howard..... More
New York: September 30, 1933. A single page manuscript letter on Hotel Algonquin stationary, dated September 30, 1933. There is a little toning and wear, and a staple has been removed from above the printed..... More
San Francisco: F.M. Nonaka & Co., circa 1955. Wraps. A small Japanese paper sample book issued by F.M. Nonaka & Co. in San Francisco, circa 1955. The pocket-size booklet (4” x 6”) contains eight samples..... More
[Mayfield, California]: Mayfield News, 1910. Wraps. Before there was Palo Alto, there was Mayfield. Founded in the 1850s, it was one of several small communities interspersed among the rural farmland of the 19th century San..... More