Short Title:
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Covers: Three years old! and one hundred time around the world.
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Obj Height cm:
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19
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Object Width cm:
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11
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Note:
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Pictorial map, 24x20.5 folded into self cover 18.5x10.5, with its original air mail envelope "A cartograph commemorating Southern California's third air mail anniversary April 17, 1929. Date estimated. When opened a 2-dimensional airplane pops up above the map. Shows buildings, scenic areas, points of interest, missions, boats, fish and in the ocean, land and water activities. This is a promotional map for Western Air Express airlines. with text on cover of brochure: "Three years old! and one hundred times around the world! A whimsical reminder that now you are only a hop, skip and jump from Sunny Southern California, if you travel by air. Incidentally, Western Air Express air-mail planes have flown 2,500,000 miles -- 100 times around the world -- between Southern California and Eastern points, with a performance 99.6% perfect. Now that it is so easy to come to California, come often. A hand written note on verso of map.
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Full Title:
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(Covers to) Cartograph of southern California : showing how the land of sunshine has become so air-minded that everybody flies hither and yon and yon and hither. Cartograph by Ruth t. White. (cover title) Three years old! and one hundred time around the world.
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List No:
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8253.001
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Series No:
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1
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Pub Date:
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1929
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Pub Title:
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Cartograph of Southern California : showing how the land of sunshine has become so air-minded that everybody flies hither and yon and yon and hither. Cartograph by Ruth t. White. (cover title) Three years old! and one hundred time around the world.(envelope title) A cartograph commemorating Southern California's third air mail anniversary April 17, 1929.
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Pub Note:
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See note field above.
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Pub List No:
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8253
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Pub Height cm:
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19
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Pub Width cm:
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11
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Image No:
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8253001.jp2
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Publisher:
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Western Air Express
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Publisher Location:
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Los Angeles, Ca.
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Type:
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Covers
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Pub Type:
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Separate Map
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Date:
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1929
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Filename:
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8253001.jp2
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