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State of California, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, [No date: circa 1944]. Single sheet printed recto and verso, 30 cm; illustrated on one side with full-color depictions of the state flag, seal, bird, flower, tree, and Governor's flag.
In good condition. A few small nicks along the edges; four horizontal creases from folding. Mild overall toning, otherwise clean and unmarked.A wartime California state promotional leaflet compiled by Frank M. Jordan in his first year as the state's 22nd Secretary of State, with data current through December 1943. One side presents California's state symbols in color; the reverse collects concise paragraphs on state government, geography, natural resources, and, notably, California's wartime economy, including war contracts, shipbuilding, retail trade, and wages and salaries, making the piece a compact official snapshot of the state at the midpoint of the Second World War.Contents: Governor's Flag; State Capitol; State Tree; State Bird; State Flag; State Seal; State Flower; State Song; California's Capital; Missions Established; Gold Discovered; Population Climbs; Covers Large Area; British Isles Smaller; Mount Whitney Highest; Numerous Parks; Annual Rainfall; Diversity; Farming and Timber; Gold Started It; Miscellaneous (war contracts, shipbuilding, retail trade, wages and salaries).