SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

`Land of colorful contrast`

1938 colour tinted concertina-type fold-out artwork depicting late 1930's Southern California.

Rare item, and guaranteed to induce lengthy spells of sitting and staring and pondering `what on Earth happened to it all?...`

12 images, plus front and rear covers, all listed below, plus extra text page.

All in excellent condition.

Posted, with 1938-era Thomas Jefferson 3c postage stamp.

The image details -

  1. Cover - Cheerful young western-style woman atop a pile of oranges, to set the scene. 3c stamp. Pen notation addressed to recipient in NY state.
  2. Rear - `Streamliner passing through a California Orange Grove`. Bold train design, big orange harvest forthcoming.
  3. `Wee Kirk of the Heather Glendale. Calif.`. Place of worship view.
  4. `Rainbow Pier and sky line. Long Beach. Calif.`. Waterside view.
  5. `El Paso de Los Angeles "The Pathway of the Angels" / Olvera Street Los Angeles California.`. Market day...make sure oranges are on the shopping list...
  6. `A Glimpse of Avalon Bay Catalina Island. California`. More nautical imagery.
  7. `Oranges and snow capped mountains.`. Grove and altitude-based imagery combine to good effect...
  8. `Westlake Park, Los Angeles. California.`. Time to put your feet up...
  9. `Beautiful homes in the Hollywood Hills, Hollywood, California`. Supply your own punchline...
  10. `Orange and snow capped mountains in California.` An alternate take on image 7.
  11. `A California Oil Field at Night`...charming.
  12. `Between Ventura and Santa Barbara`. Coastline view, 2 vehicles on the road...
  13. `Almond blossoms in California`...an explosion of insect-friendly pink flora strikes the orchards.
  14. `Picking oranges in California`. Workers with ladders and crates knuckle down to it...
  15. A short essay extolling the virtues of the region, Spanish settlers, natural wonders, roads, all given the Come And Get It treatment.
  • Used
  • With senders' address being Huntington Beach.
  • Postmarked, not legible, but stamp design dates it to 1938, plus the Streamliner train.
  • Stamped, 3c
  • The images are fixed inside a slightly over-sized card folder, the glue is sound and in no danger of coming apart...nice!
  • Colour images throughout.
  • In very good, used condition.
  • No torn areas.
  • No pen marks to any of the images.
  • 10 pictures uploaded, and I have tried - as best as possible - to list the designs as the images appear, above.
  • 100mm x 152mm approx. / 6" x 4".
  • Picture shows the actual item.

 

Postage - US, Free postage.

Thanks for looking!

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