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Solano Tract No. 2
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Copy of previous blueprint with lots numbered or marked "sold" in red, plus note: "Building Restriction on Solano Ave $1200 and on balance of tract $1000.00. Buildings 25 ft. fr. street line". Black ink annotation across the middle of Effie Street with acreage numbers for parcels. Verso: stamp: Olin G. McWain Blue Printing, Byrne Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal.. [see also Map 743]. Alt title supplied by cataloger.
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Ikokusen toraiki keibi haichi zumaki
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Scroll documenting Commodore Matthew C, Perry's first expedition to Japan in 1853. The scroll begins with a map showing the Pacific through Uraga Channel to Edo Bay, with the American squadron's route marked out in red. Japanese defense locations are also noted. Detailed notes on the size and types of the foreign ships are given and the number of cannon noted. Following the map are four official reports. "List of fiefdom lords' names who participated in the event of the foreign ships' arrival" is a firsthand account by Matsudaira Ecchu no kami about the first diplomatic encounters with Perry. "Advice to the local commissioners" is dated 12 June 1853 and recounts that four foreign ships were spotted from Otsu village, Miura Ward and Sagami province. The third report, is dated 9 June, and is written by five of the fiedom lords reporting their meeting with the Americans. The final report, "A list of fiefdom lords' troop strength" enumerates the number of troops at the disposal of 33 lords, and their reponsibilities in the event of an invasion.
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Knox the hatter
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Image of a single-fold brochure with depictions and prices of various types of hats for men, women, and children sold by Knox the Hatter, including Tyrolean/Homburg, Eton, hunting, derby, and top hats and caps in velvet, tweed, cassimere, silk, and straw; vocation-specific styles like police helmets, sailor caps, and coachman & groom top hats; gloves, canes, and umbrellas also advertised; heraldic emblem with eagles for Knox New York with the motto, "Moveo et proficio" printed on cover of brochure; bust portrait in a circular frame of the "Prince of Wales, as he appeared at Homburg, August last, wearing Tyrolean soft hat."
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Radio/TV Coverage - Transcripts
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Approx. 15 items, with some duplicates. Transcripts from various broadcast media outlets in L.A. Subjects include: KNBC-tv sports commentator Stu Nahan criticizes LAT sports coverage; KFWB-radio's Gary Franklin interviews Police Chief Ed Davis, who is critical of a report LAT ran on the LAPD; KHJ-tv interviewer with Robert Gottlieb and Irene Wolt, authors of Thinking Big, a book critical of LAT; KHJ-tv interview with Walter Ownbey, Commander of the L.A. Cnty. Sheriff's Department Homicide Division; a "60 Minutes" segment, narrated by Dan Rather, on prostitution and vice in Rock Springs, WY. Bill Stout and Connie Chung report on a busing plan for Los Angeles area schools.
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Wrinkles
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Image of a central image of a duel between a fat Dutch man wearing clogs and a sailor, both with pistols; surrounded by three vignettes of the Dutch man being teased by two dancing girls, the Dutch man and a man wearing a bib marked "Liver Pad" sharing a bed labeled "Pat. Folding Bed" while rats scurry on the floor below; and a police officer taking the Dutch man away in handcuffs while another man holds a dancing girl who has fainted; images decorated with flowers, a twig border, and in the lower panel a musical horn and a plate of food with fork and bottle of soda; with a fragment of a Fulton Opera House date sheet pasted at bottom; the poster advertises the comedy "Wrinkles" or "1000 wrinkles" by Dutch comedian Harry Watson.
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James R. Vial photograph album of U.S. military police service in Manila, Philippines
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A photograph and scrapbook album compiled by serviceman James R. Vial, documenting his time with the U.S. 1123rd Military Police Company in Manila, Philippines, in 1946. The photographs include soldiers at the base, the mess hall and bunks, and images of Filipino residents posed for portraits or in everyday activities. Several images document the Philippines Independence Day parade and ceremony on July 4, 1946, including close-up views of the speakers: Philippines President Manuel Roxas, Vice President Elpidio Quirino, and General Douglas MacArthur. Soldiers are seen returning to the U.S. via the U.S.S. Comet, entering the San Francisco Bay on October 8, 1946. The album also includes some of Vial's military documents, ration cards, newspaper clippings, and Japanese/Philippines currency.
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