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Auction 179, Lot 231
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"The Tenth Olympic Games Los Angeles California July 30 - Aug. 14 ’32 - A Complete Map of Los Angeles and Guide to Olympic Games"

Subject: Los Angeles, California

Period: 1932 (dated)

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Color: Printed Color

Size:
21.9 x 17.1 inches
55.6 x 43.4 cm
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This promotional map of southern California was designed by Mary Hall Atwood and published by the Union Oil Company for the 1932 Summer Olympics. It covers the region from Santa Monica east to Azusa, and the San Fernando Valley south to Long Beach with Olympic venues identified including Olympic Park, Marathon Course, Bicycle Start/Finish, Olympic Village and more. Surrounded by three strip maps featuring highways along the Pacific Ocean and the Palm Desert. The verso contains an additional map of the "Olympic City" and a calendar of events.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with a few tiny splits at the fold junctions.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 9/16/2020

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