Sale 714: Americana - Travel, Exploration, Space - World History

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(California - Sonoma County)
Headline
Historic & Fascinating Sonoma County
Publisher
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and Associated Chambers of Commerce of Sonoma County
Date Published
1955

Estimate$200 - $300

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55

Constitution and By-Laws of the Stockton Board of Trade, Incorporated May 9, 1882

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(California - Stockton)
Headline
Rare constitution of Stockton board of trade 1882
Publisher
Daily Evening Herald Book and Job Print.
Date Published
1882

Estimate$400 - $600

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56

El Buscador De Oro En California

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(California Gold Rush)
Author
Zamacois, Niceto de, translator
Headline
Mexican imprint of California gold rush novel 1855
Publisher
Imprenta de Tomás S. Gardida
Date Published
1855

Estimate$300 - $500

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57

Amendments to constitution and referendum measures with arguments respecting the same to be submitted to the electors of the state of California at the special election on Tuesday Oct. 26, 1915

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(California)
Headline
Rare California special election booklet, 1915
Publisher
State Printing Office
Date Published
1915

Estimate$300 - $500

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58

California Tourist: Hand Book for Yosemite, the Big Tree Groves, Geysers, Monterey and Other Popular Resorts of California

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(California)
Headline
Rare California tourist handbook 1881
Publisher
Crocker & Co's Print.
Date Published
1881

Estimate$400 - $600

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59

The Director: A Pacific Coast Auto-Roads, Hotel & Amusement Guide

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(California)
Author
Chase, J. Munsell, editor
Headline
Scarce 1918 California guidebook
Publisher
The Director Publishing Company
Date Published
August, 1918

Estimate$400 - $600

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60

40 ways and more to California and the North Coast via Chicago and North Western Line: The best of everything in the Best of the West

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(California)
Author
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Headline
Getting to northern California by rail 1930
Publisher
Rand McNally & Company
Date Published
Summer, 1930

Estimate$300 - $500

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61

A History of California and an Extended History of Its Southern Coast Counties Also Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of the Past and Present.

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(California)
Author
Guinn, J. M.
Headline
History of California 2 vols. 1907
Publisher
Historic Record Company
Date Published
1907

Estimate$200 - $300

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62

Outdoor Life in the Sierra

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(California)
Headline
Sierra guide with 30" long birdseye map
Publisher
Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
Date Published
1923

Estimate$300 - $500

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64

Winter Outings in Sunny California

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(California)
Headline
Pacific Coast Steamship Co. California outings
Publisher
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
Date Published
[n.d]

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65

The Diary of a Forty-Niner

Author
Canfield, Chauncey L., editor
Headline
Diary of a Forty-Niner, 1906
Publisher
Morgan Shepard Co.
Date Published
1906

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69

The Commonwealth Club of California. Organized in San Francisco, April, 1903

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(Commonwealth Club)
Headline
1903 Constitution of CA Commonwealth Club
Publisher
Phillips, Smyth & Van Orden
Date Published
1903

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71

Pacific Coast. Coast Pilot of California, Oregon, and Washington

Author
Davidson, George
Headline
Davidson's Pacific Coast Pilot 1889
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1889

Estimate$300 - $500

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72

Seventy-Five Years in California. A History of Events and Life in California... - 2 editions

Author
Davis, William Heath
Headline
Seventy-Five Years in California - two editions
Publisher
John Howell
Date Published
1929; 1967

Estimate$300 - $500

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73

California, In-Doors and Out; or, How we Farm, Mine, and Live Generally in the Golden State

Author
Farnham, Eliza W.
Headline
California from early feminine perspective 1856
Publisher
Dix, Edwards & Co.
Date Published
1856

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74

The Money Question: Contribution to the United States Monetary Commission

Author
Fitch, Henry S.
Headline
The silver-gold monetary controversy, 1877
Publisher
Wm. Johnston & Co.
Date Published
1877

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81

Historic Highways of America

Author
Hulbert, Archer Butler
Headline
Historic Highways of America
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark Company
Date Published
1902-1905

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82

James Mason Hutchings of Yo Semite: A Biography and Bibliography

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(Hutchings, James Mason)
Author
Kruska, Dennis
Headline
James Mason Hutchings of Yo Semite
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
2009

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83

Three typescripts comprising Ide's account of the Bear Flag Revolt and supplemental material by his descendants

Author
Ide, William B.
Headline
William Ide's account of Bear Flag Revolt
Date Published
various dates

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86

Wanderungen eines Künstlers unter den Indianern Nordamerika’s von Canada nach der Vancouver’s Insel und nach Oregon durch das Gebiet der Hudsons-Bay-Gesellschaft und Zurück

Author
Kane, Paul
Headline
Kane's Wanderings of an Artist 1st German Ed.
Publisher
Heinrich Matthes
Date Published
1862

Estimate$300 - $500

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88

Coming: The American Traveler Curtis W. Lindley in a Thrilling Lecture on the Sioux Indians - broadside

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[Lindley, Curtis W.]
Headline
Broadside from a 1908 Indian show
Publisher
Curtis W. Lindley
Date Published
[1908]

Estimate$300 - $500

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104

List of Subscribers of the Pacific States Telephone Companies

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(Pacific States Telephone Directory)
Headline
Rare Pacific Coast Telephone Directory 1899
Date Published
March 1899

Estimate$500 - $800

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105

Indian and White in the Northwest; or, A History of Catholicity in Montana

Author
Palladino, L. B.
Headline
Indian and White in the Northwest, 1st Edition
Publisher
John Murphy & Company
Date Published
1894

Estimate$200 - $300

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106

The Resources and Prospects of America Ascertained during a Visit to the States in the Autumn of 1865.

Author
Peto, Samuel Morton
Headline
Peto's Resources and Prospects of America
Publisher
Alexander Strahan
Date Published
1866

Estimate$200 - $300

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108

Album with approx. 36 photographs of Northern California scenes

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(Photograph Album - California)
Headline
Photo album of S.F. & Bay Area, c.1910
Date Published
c.1910

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109

Photograph album recording twenty years in the life of a California family, their friends, relatives, and numerous activities indoors and out, in the early 20th century

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(Photograph Album - California)
Headline
Photos of California family, 1906-1917
Date Published
c.1906-1917

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111

Photograph album circa 1900 - California, Arizona, and Utah

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(Photograph Albums)
Headline
Photograph album c.1900 - California, Arizona, Utah
Date Published
[1890s-1900]

Estimate$400 - $600

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112

Two panoramas of Fort Winfield Scott in San Francisco

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(Photographs - California)
Author
Nock, C.R.
Headline
Two San Francisco military panoramas
Date Published
No date

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114

Three panoramic photographs of California

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(Photographs - California)
Headline
Three panorama photographs of California
Date Published
1910; 1913; 1946

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115

Box of film and glass photograph negatives featuring the maritime life of San Francisco and other California ports in the late 19th and early 20th century with railroad, street cars and other transportation photographs of the period from across the country

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(Photographs - San Francisco)
Headline
Archive of maritime and streetcar photograph negatives
Date Published
[1890's-1920's]

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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117

Half Dome and Merced River, Yosemite Valley, April 1895

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(Photographs - Yosemite)
Headline
Photograph of Half Dome and the Merced River, 1895
Publisher
Taber Photo
Date Published
[1895]

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118

Golden Gate Yacht Club photographs

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(Photographs)
Headline
Golden Gate Yacht Club, 1901
Date Published
1901

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119

Mammoth plate albumen photograph of Stow Lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, with boaters on the lake, Huntington Falls in the background

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(Photographs)
Author
Taber, Isaiah West, attrib.
Headline
Taber photo of Stow Lake in S.F.'s Golden Gate Park
Date Published
c.1880

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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121

Cliff House, San Francisco

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(Photographs)
Author
Watkins, Carleton E.
Headline
Watkins' mammoth plate photo of Cliff House, San Francisco
Date Published
c.1871-1875

Estimate$15,000 - $25,000

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122

Southern Pacific Lines Playing Cards

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(Playing Cards)
Headline
1920s railway playing cards w/ western scenes
Publisher
[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]
Date Published
[ca. 1920s]

Estimate$200 - $300

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126

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant

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(Presidents, 1869)
Author
Grant, Ulysses S.
Headline
Grant's Memoirs in half morocco binding
Publisher
Charles L. Webster
Date Published
1885-86

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127

The Life and Travels of General Grant

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(Presidents, 1869)
Author
Headley, J.T.
Headline
The Life and Travels of General Grant
Publisher
Hubbard Bros.
Date Published
1879

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128

Invitation and menu for a banquet given for President William Howard Taft on the occasion of the ground breaking ceremonies for the Panama Pacific International Exposition

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(Presidents, 1909)
Headline
Taft at P.P.I.E. ground breaking, 1911
Publisher
Shreve and Company
Date Published
1911

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134

A Tour of Duty in California; including a Description of the Gold Region: and an Account of the Voyage around Cape Horn

Author
Revere, Joseph Warren
Headline
Revere's A Tour of Duty in California
Publisher
C. S. Francis & Co.
Date Published
1849

Estimate$500 - $800

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135

The Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806. The Report of Count Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov of His Voyage to that Provincia of Nueva España from New Archangel

Author
Rezanov, Nikolai Petrovich
Headline
Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806
Publisher
Thomas C. Russell
Date Published
1926

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137

Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman

Author
Sherman, William Tecumseh
Headline
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman with map
Publisher
D. Appleton
Date Published
1875

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140

Life and Adventures of Buckskin Ben (Ben Stalker): Twenty Years a Cowboy Thirty Years a Showman

Author
Stalker, Benjamin M.
Headline
Ben Stalker autobiography
Publisher
[Schmitt Print Co.]
Date Published
[ca. 1910]

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143

Souvenir Program of the First Annual Grand Eisteddfod Salt Lake Tabernacle, October 3 and 4 1895

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(Utah - Salt Lake City)
Headline
Grand Eisteddfod Salt Lake Tabernacle 1895
Date Published
1895

Estimate$300 - $500

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144

Two pamphlets on Washington State's Soap Lake

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(Washington - Soap Lake)
Headline
Two scarce pamphlets on Washington State's Soap Lake
Date Published
Various dates.

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145

Tacoma: The City with a Snow-Capped Mountain in its Dooryard

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(Washington - Tacoma)
Headline
Promotional booklet for Tacoma, 1912
Publisher
Tacoma Commercial Club
Date Published
1912

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Brains and Money vs. Resources. Illustrated and embellished with views of one of the most resourceful yet undeveloped sections of the Rocky Mountain region...

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(Wyoming)
Headline
Brains and Money vs. Resources, c. 1900
Publisher
Isaac Van Horn & Co.
Date Published
[c.1900]

Estimate$200 - $300

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207

Voyage de la Perouse Autour du Monde, Publié Conformément au Décret du 22 Avril, 1791

Author
La Perouse, Jean Francois de Galaup
Headline
La Perouse in French, travels in the Pacific
Publisher
Plassan
Date Published
1798

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247

Leader: Loyalty above reproach; Extra courage; Abhorrence of deceit; Devotion to duty; Eagerness to learn; Responsibility to God and country - Do You Qualify?

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(Propaganda & Political Posters - WWII)
Headline
Fort Ord Training Aids poster
Publisher
Fort Ord
Date Published
[c. 1940-45]

Estimate$200 - $300

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279

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In Which the Coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed...

Author
Vancouver, George
Headline
Octavo edition of Vancouver's Voyages 1801
Publisher
John Stockdale
Date Published
1801

Estimate$4,000 - $7,000

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297

The Maps of the California Gold Region, 1848-1857: A Biblio-Cartography of an Important Decade

Author
Wheat, Carl Irving
Headline
Wheat, Maps of California Gold Region 1995
Publisher
Maurizio Martino Publications
Date Published
[c.1995]

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306

Mount Diablo, Historic Meridian Mountain, and Routes of Motor Highways to Summit

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(California - Alameda & Contra Costa Counties)
Author
Gates, Worthington
Headline
Bird's-eye view of Alameda & Contra Costa, Cal.
Publisher
R.N. Burgess Company
Date Published
1916

Estimate$700 - $1,000

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307

Diagram showing Post Offices, visited by trains of the Central Pacific Rail Road on the local lines

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(California - Alameda County)
Headline
Post offices on eastern shore of San Francisco Bay
Date Published
[1879]

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309

Map for the partition of the H.I. Selby 464 Acre tract. San Mateo County, California. Subdivided in March and April, 1919 by Davenport Bromfield C.E.

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(California - Atherton)
Author
Bromfield, Davenport
Headline
Cadastral map of Selby Tract, Atherton, Cal. 1919
Date Published
1919

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310

Flood Property Atherton, California. Scale 1"=300' Apr. 1936. Layout No. 8. By James & Waters - Subdivision Engr's, Burlingame - Redwood City

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(California - Atherton)
Author
James & Waters
Headline
Subdividing James Flood estate in Atherton, Cal.
Date Published
1936

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311

Map of the South Bay Touring District

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(California - Automobile Touring Map)
Headline
Auto touring map south from San Francisco, 1926
Publisher
National Automobile Club
Date Published
1926

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312

Map of Banning California Compiled and Drawn for the Banning Chamber of Commerce

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(California - Banning)
Author
Davidson, J.F.
Headline
Banning, Cal. - earliest known map 1945
Date Published
1945

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314

Oil painting on board of Lake Tahoe

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(California - Lake Tahoe)
Headline
Oil painting of Lake Tahoe
Date Published
No date

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316

Resubdivision of blocks 8, 9, J and K and part of D, E and F, Larkspur, Marin County, California: Surveyed May & June 1913 for American Land and Trust Company

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(California - Marin County)
Author
Freiermuth and Price, Civil Engineers and Surveyors
Headline
Rare Marin County Cal. real estate map 1913
Publisher
American Land and Trust Co.
Date Published
1913

Estimate$400 - $600

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317

Tamalpais Valley Subdivision No. 1 for sale by Cranston, Belvel & Dwyer

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(California - Marin County)
Headline
Subdividing Marin County, c.1910
Date Published
c.1910

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320

Map of Evergreen Park, Mayfield, Santa Clara, Co., California. Adjoins Palo Alto and Stanford University

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(California - Mayfield)
Author
Myriek, W.H.
Headline
Map of Evergreen Park, Mayfield, Cal., 1904
Date Published
1904

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321

Sheet No. 1. Subdivision of Menlo Oaks. Subdivided July 1910 by J.V. Neuman, County Surveyor. Scale 80 = 1 in.

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(California - Menlo Park)
Author
Neuman, J.V.
Headline
Subdividing Menlo Park neighborhood 1910
Date Published
1910

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322

Map of that portion of Stanford City owned by John T. Stoll

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(California - Palo Alto)
Headline
Ms. cadastral map of Palo Alto 1931
Date Published
c.1931

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324

Plan of the Sewerage System of Sacramento

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(California - Sacramento)
Headline
The sewers of Sacramento - 1877 map.
Date Published
c.1877

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325

Official Map of the City of Sacramento, California. Compiled from actual surveys by W.S. Watson, Civil Engineer

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(California - Sacramento)
Author
Watson, W. S.
Headline
Rare wall map of Sacramento 1854
Publisher
B.F. Butler, lithographer
Date Published
1854

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326

Special Publication No. 1. California, Bay of San Francisco. Magnetic Ranges for Determining the Deviation of the Compass, with Short Explanations of How to Find the Deviation and Error of the Compass

Heading
(California - San Francisco Bay)
Author
Gilmore, J.C.
Headline
Map of magnetic ranges for sailing S.F. Bay
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Date Published
1898

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327

Map of San Francisco: Showing expiration dates of privately owned street railway franchises

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Bradley, F.W.
Headline
Map showing San Francisco streetcar lines, 1928
Publisher
Citizens Transportation Committee of San Francisco
Date Published
1928

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328

Site of Golden Gate-International Exposition: "A pageant of the Pacific"

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(California - San Francisco)
Author
Burbank, E.A.
Headline
Bird's-eye view of 1939 expo site with S.F. & Oakland
Publisher
Wobbers, Inc.
Date Published
1939

Estimate$200 - $300

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329

Chart of Projected Sanitary and Commercial Improvement of the City Front

Heading
(California - San Francisco)
Headline
Improving the S.F. waterfront, 1877 map
Date Published
1877

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