COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and San Francisco Peninsula by Arthur Lites.
Obj Height cm:
44
Obj Width cm:
57
Note:
Date estimated. A birdseye view map "drawn from the viewpoint of one aboard a United States Navy Dirigible" is bordered by vignette illustrations including a dirigible balloon or blimp at top right, "U.S. Naval Air Station at Sunnyvale Chosen for Favorable Climate". Other vignettes include "A Recreational Center on the Bay Front Under Construction" "Community Theatre", Stanford University buildings, California Redwood Park etc, with an historical figure in each corner. Map shows the buildings of Palo Alto and Stanford University, with San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley at upper left, and Santa Clara and San Jose at right of center.
Full Title:
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and San Francisco Peninsula by Arthur Lites.
List No:
6787.003
Page No:
map side
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1925
Pub Title:
Palo Alto, California. Palo Alto, A Pictorial Map Drawn from the View Point (Birdseye) of One Aboard a United States Navy Dirigible.
Pub Note:
Double sided folding brochure. Date estimated. Elegant script on the verso promotes the area, with its perfect climate. Several versions of this pamphlet were issued over a period of years from the 1920s through the 1940s, and possibly later. This first edition has an image of a blimp with text "U.S. Naval Air Station at Sunnyvale" at upper right of the map. Several versions of this pamphlet were issued over a period of years from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Pub List No:
6787.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
11
Image No:
6787003
Publisher Location:
Palo Alto
Publisher:
City of Palo Alto
Type:
Separate Map
City:
Palo Alto (Calif.)
Region:
San Francisco Bay Area
Subject:
Pictorial map
Publication Author:
Lites, Arthur
Publication Author:
(Palo Alto) Chamber of Commerce
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Lites, Arthur
Author:
(Palo Alto) Chamber of Commerce
Date:
1925
A Pictorial Map of Palo Alto and San Francisco Peninsula by Arthur Lites.
