Solano-Reeve collection, c.1849-1910.

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Solano-Reeve collection, c.1849-1910.

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The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diares related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. Of the 3,225 pieces in the collection, there are over 2,100 maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.

3,225 pieces.803 flat and rolled maps.33 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6692485

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Solano, Alfred, b. 1857.

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In 1875 Alfred Solano became associated with surveyor George Hansen (1824-97), assisting him in the making of surveys of various tracts in Los Angeles County and in other parts of Southern California. Hansen served as Los Angeles city surveyor from 1863 to 1868, and in 1883. After Hansen's death in 1897, his records were left to Solano, who became a parter of Sidney B. Reeve, also a surveyor, with an office in Los Angeles. From the description of Solano-Reeve collection, c.1849-1910....

Hansen, George, 1824-1897

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Historical Background The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such development would have to benefit the state as a whole rather than merely neighboring c...

Reeve, Sidney A. (Sidney Armor), 1866-1941

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