The story of the Newhall Land and Farming Company: manuscript, 1934.

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The story of the Newhall Land and Farming Company: manuscript, 1934.

This manuscript covers the entire history of the Newhall Land and Farning Company from its founding in 1883. It talks about several of the ranches owned by the Newhalls; land sales (including a sale of land to William Randolph Hearst); amounts paid for land; cattle and livestock; farming; the town of Newhall; the St. Frances Dam Disaster; and orange trees.

1 typescript, 28 cm., 29 pages.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8101774

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Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

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