THE GRIZZLY BEAR MAGAZINE [Vol. XLIX, Whole No. 193, September, 1931]

Hunt, Clarence M. (editor)

Published by Grizzly Bear Publishing Company, Los Angeles, 1931

About this Item

Additional cover title "La Fiesta de Los Angeles." Large 4to. (35 cm.) 48p. Profusely (!) illustrated with black and white captioned photos and numerous period ads. Stapled booklet in color pictorial wrappers with an image of two children standing in front of the City Hall of Los Angeles holding the California flag with a background image of a man on horseback. Just touches of wear to the extremities, wrappers ever so lightly soiled, some rust on the staples, previous owner paper sticker on the front wrapper [Irvn Seamon], wrappers just barely starting to come loose from the staples, corners square and flat, else near fine to fine with no internal markings. There are 75 thumbnail photos entitled "Men of Los Angeles of Today", including the Mayor, John C. Porter; the Los Angeles County Sheriff, William L. Traeger; the President of the City Council, Charles H. Randall; the Chief of the Los Angles Police, R.E. Steckel; and the like. In the article entitled ?The Order of Native Sons by Clarence M. Hunt, there are 28 black and white thumbnail photos of the Native Sons. In another article entitled "Order of Native Daughters", there are 22 black and white thumbnail photos of the Native Daughters. Other articles in this issue include the following: "The Queen of the Angels" by Owen C. Coy; "From Trail to Boulevard. a history of Los Angeles Street Names" by Jessie Bromilow; "School Days in Pueblo and City"; "Water for a Thirsty City" by Elizabeth Mathieu Spriggs; "Admission Day in Los Angeles"; "Admission Day and the Bear Flag" by Clarence M. Hunt; "California the Golden"; "California Happenings of Fifty Years Ago" by Thomas R. Jones; "The Hauser Packing Plant" with a photo of Julius Hauser; "San Francisco The Big City That Knows How"; "Passing of the California Pioneers"; "University of Southern California"; "Native Daughters of the Golden West" [NDGW]; "Native Sons of the Golden West" [NSGW]; the "Official Directory of Parlors of the N.D.G.W.; "Official Directory of Parlors of the N.S.G.W.; and "California: The Gold Giver" by Joyce E. and Jeannie K. Lobner. The Grizzly Bear Magazine was the official organ and the only official publication of the Native Sons and the Native Daughters of the Golden West. This is just a treasure trove of information about and photos of the elite of Los Angeles in 1931. Seller Inventory # 009513

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE GRIZZLY BEAR MAGAZINE [Vol. XLIX, Whole ...

Publisher: Grizzly Bear Publishing Company, Los Angeles

Publication Date: 1931

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine