1932 Union Oil Los Angeles Olympic Games Pictorial Map Mary Hall Atwood Pamphlet
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1932 Olympic Map for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles from July 30th - Aug 14 1932.
"Compliments of Union Oil Company"
"Compliments of Union Oil Company"
This has a General Program of Events as well as various maps, one of the "Olympic City" and another of Los Angeles,
and two depicting the coast lines. Important landmarks are illustrated and depicted as well.
This is an incredible historical document of Los Angeles and California in the 1930s.
Map designed by Mary Atwood.
A mural and map-making specialist who also did illustration and fine art painting, Mary Atwood was born in Chicago, Illinois.
She was a pupil of Robert-Fleury and Jean Francois Millet at the Academie Julian in Paris, and in the 1930s
moved to Los Angeles where she lived until her death in Glendale. She earned a reputation for the many decorative maps
she did of Southern California, and her maps including Death Valley are in numerous public buildings.
In her travels through the Southwest, she was in Arizona and completed a mural commission for the Phoenix Rotary Club.
Approx. Dimensions:
Total Height: 19"
Total Width: 23"
Condition: Good overall condition, creases due to the folding nature of the pamphlet, some creases have lightly separated,
some flea bite losses, minor stains. See photos for complete condition.
LOC. E ID. 20
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