Ephemera Barker Bros (1 results)

Original wraps. Condition: Very Good. 22 1/2 x 4 1/8 (Unfolded). "THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LOS ANGELES BUSINESS SECTION EVER SECURED - TAKEN FROM CONSTRUCTION TOWER (300 FEET HIGH) OF THE BIBLE INSTITUTE, HOPE STREET, BET. FIFTH AND SIXTH STS. - OVERLOOKING CENTRAL PARK AND BUSINESS DISTRICT TO THE SOUTHEAST - COPYRIGHT 1914, LLOYD PHOTO CO., LOS ANGELES, CAL. / COMPLIMENTS OF BARKER BROS." Original 1915 tri-fold panoramic photograph of Los Angeles issued as part of and advertising mailer for Barker Bros. Furniture and Furnishings. Verso gives details on Barker Bros. as well as statistics of the Los Angeles area! The statistics include: 350 churches, 32 total banks, 178 schools (including state normal schools), 24 public parks, 35,000 automobiles in the city and the finest climate in the world. Front cover bears the seals of the 1915 "Panama-Pacific International Exposition" as well as the "Panama-California Exposition." Matching postmarks. A RARE ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. OCLC LOCATES "0" COPIES.