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Auction 199, Lot 192

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"Sightseeing Map of Los Angeles and Hollywood"

Subject: Los Angeles, California

Period: 1942 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
22 x 21 inches
55.9 x 53.3 cm
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This information-packed brochure was published by The All-Year Club of Southern California. The recto features a map of downtown and the Hollywood area where "the chief sightseeing points are concentrated" including Griffith Park, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, the Hollywood Bowl, Wilshire Country Club, and much more. Flanking the map at left is a strip map with "Directions to Movie Homes" including the residences of Groucho Marx, Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, and many others. The verso features a large photographic relief map of Los Angeles County with the road network overprinted on top and an index highlighting additional points of interest in the county. Self-folding into pictorial wrappers (5.4 x 8.4") featuring a beach scene.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with a few minor ink notations.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $42

Closed on 9/11/2024

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