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Los Angeles Mapped
URL: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lamapped/

Description:
This exhibit "presents historical maps of Los Angeles from the collections of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division." Some of the map themes and areas represented include "California as an Island," the Owens River Valley Aqueduct, movie star homes ("star maps"), Los Angeles oil fields in 1906, and the commuter rail system (red cars and yellow cars).

Publisher:
Library of Congress

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Maps

LII Database Information:
Record 21834 created by Jennifer English on 06/12/2006
Last modification on 06/15/2006
Published: 06/15/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21834