Description
Title Guarantee and Trust [Published Date: 1942]. Pamphlet 15 pp ; 18 cm. Black and white illustrations; map : "about the year 1891" in the center.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In acceptable condition. Blue paper covers have slits running down the paper covers along the spine and are almost detached but are still connected in the middle. Bumping, creasing and light aging and soiling to covers as well. Page are yellowed with age but unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. An illustrated historical chronology of Santa Monica, California issued as a promotional publication by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. Traces the city's evolution from Spanish colonial land claims in 1769 through private Mexican-era ranchos, the 1875 land sale boom, railroad development, and the building surge of the 1920s, concluding with reflections on the city's future in 1942. The map provides a visual representation of the region's early land divisions, topography, and settlements. A scarce and insightful example of mid-century civic history promotion from one of California's most prominent title companies.