Original sepia photograph that shows a group portrait centered around Mr. F. M. Barnum. Fourteen men and women are shown posing for the photograph on what appears to be a house porch. Barnum, his wife, and his daughter Minnie are seated in front with the other members of the group standing behind them or to the side. Photograph is mounted on a gray backing board with an accompanying darker gray window mat framing the portrait. Window mat has lightly impressed borders. December 11, 1927. 10" x 8" with mat board. Actual photograph area measures 6 1/2" x 4 1/2." Photograph and mat board a... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with three reprinted black and white photographs showing "wayside scenes in the outing season" [rural scenic views of California]. 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 1-16, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Some chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricu... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph showing "the IXL almond, originated by A. T. Hatch" and accompanying photographic illustrations that compare the IXL with the Nonpareil and Ne Plus Ultra almonds. 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 161-176, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth ... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs showing "a bee ranch in the mountains near Santa Barbara" and a "bee pasture in the Simi Valley, Ventura County." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 177-192, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give informatio... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs showing "the Anderson Brush Rake in Operation" and "a glimpse at a portion of the Forsyth Vineyard, Fresno." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 193-208, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph showing "arrangements for county road sprinkling in Santa Clara County." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 257-272, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the a... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs showing "new office building of Golden Gate Park commissioners" and "colonnade at Santa Barbara Mission." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 289-304, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the di... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs showing a group of "Oakland cyclers halted on the road to Lake Tahoe" and a scene "in the Mendocino redwoods." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 17-32, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Some chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the d... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs showing "scenes in a California garden at Christmas time." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 401-416, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Some chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. The ... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white composite photograph of "Santa Clara County Roads--The Sprinkling System." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 33-48, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultural industry. Th... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white composite photograph showing "glimpses of orchards of deciduous fruit trees in Santa Clara Valley." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 49-64, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different ... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white composite photograph showing "glimpses of diversified farm industries of the Santa Clara Valley." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 65-80, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Some chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agric... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing "the mountain gum--Eucalyptus tereticornis" and "the sugar gum--Eucalyptus corynocalyx." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 161-176, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Some chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice o... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a black and white illustration on the front cover showing prize-winning cattle from John Sparks's Alamo Hereford Cattle Farm near Reno, Nevada (the present-day town of Sparks, NV is named after him). 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 193-208, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles gi... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing branches of "Eucalyptus maculata--variety citriodora" and "Eucalyptus cornuta." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 273-288, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and a... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a black and white illustration on the front cover showing "William McKinley, President-Elect of the United States." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 289-304, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the agricultura... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs showing "prize-winning California draft horses" and "the nitrogen factories on acacia roots." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 17-32, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Chipping at the spine. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give information and advice on the different parts of the ... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing "the gateway and watch tower at Point Tiburon" and a "roadway along the rocky shore at Tiburon." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 305-320, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. A Fine copy. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give ... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with a reprinted black and white photograph on the front cover showing "hillside irrigation by terrace overflow and by a check system." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 321-336, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact but loose. Slight chipping at the spine. Fore-edge has a few small closed tears. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between the mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Many of the articles give informat... View More...
Original publisher's black and white wrapper with two reprinted black and white photographs on the front cover showing branches of "Eucalyptus macrorrhyncha" and "Eucalyptus sideroxylon.--Var. pallida." 11 1/4" x 15 1/2." Pages 337-352, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Slight chipping at the spine. There is a tear measuring about 4" x 1" at the top of Pages 339-340 that does not affect any text except for the date. The Pacific Rural Press was a major agricultural journal that was published between ... View More...
