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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de los Vaqueros, or Rancho Vasco boundaries. Volume 2, page 115.

Date: 1839

Hand-drawn sketch map of Punta de los Reyes boundaries. Volume 2, page 16.

Date: 1841

No Caption: Shows an unidentified pond or lake in a Los Angeles area park, c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islae boundaries. Volume 2, page 143.

Date: 1843

Caption: "Ostrich Farm, Los Angeles," c. 1935. View of several ostriches in a corral at the Cawston Ostrich Farm in Pasadena. Opened by Edward Cawston in 1886, this was the first ostrich farm in the U.S. It became a popular tourist stop along the Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway in the early twentieth century, where visitors could ride an ostrich, or be pulled by one in a light card. They could also buy merchandise made out of ostrich feathers, such as hats and boas. The farm closed in the mid-1930s.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Los Angeles -- San Bernardino Boulevard.," c. 1915-1916. Automobile parked on road under row of eucalyptus trees. A row of palm trees graces the opposite side of the boulevard.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Seventh St. at Broadway, Los Angeles," c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Los Angeles Parcel Delivery and Express Co.

Date: 1887

Caption: "Olvera St. Mexican Section of Los Angeles, May 18, 1934." View of the Olvera Street Market in Los Angeles. In 1926, Christine Sterling began efforts to preserve the buildings on and around Olvera Street (one of the oldest parts of Los Angeles). After several years of struggle and fundraising, Olvera Street was closed to automobile traffic in 1929, and opened as the Paseo de Los Angeles in 1930. The street and its market quickly became popular tourist sites, promoters touting the area as "A Mexican Street of Yesterday in a City of Today."

Date: 5/18/1934

Hand-drawn sketch map of Rincon de los Esteros boundaries. Volume 1, page 252.

Date: 1834