2006.5.41

Placer County
c.1920
4.875 in WIDE
(12.38 cm WIDE)
Gift of the White Elephant Sale
2006.5.41

White & Pollard, Bank of Commerce Building, Oakland, California

White paper map of Placer County set in a tan folder, with blue printing: "Thomas Bros. Map, Los Angeles...San Francisco...Seattle...Oakland, 361 17th Street, GLencourt 6756." White paper tag is glued to front of map, typed is: "Placer County," and stamped on the label and on the map itself is: "White & Pollard, Bank of Commerce Building, Oakland, California." Paper tag pasted on the front and another on the spine "29." Placer county is edged with a wide, textured band. Bordering are: Nevada, Yuba. Sutter, Sacramento and El Dorado Counties. This Rand McNally map also has an Index Map showing the relative size and placement of Placer County in the State of California.

This map contains some of the colorful place names from the Gold Rush era: ClipperGap, Yankee Jims, Iowa Hill, Michigan Bluff, Gold Run, Dutch Flat, etc.

Used: White & Pollard | Oakland

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