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Contra Costa County, California: Combining Agriculture and Industry

Original publisher's multicolored paper wrappers with staple binding. A folding brochure (folded in half vertically). Wrap-around color illustration of a landscape with agricultural fields on front and back panels. No date, circa 1920s. 4" x 9" folded. Twelve pages, complete. Several small black-and-white illustrations, complete. One black-and-white map (with red accents) of the county on back, complete. Brochure is clean and intact overall except for light age toning, several small chips along edges, and a small dampstain at top of first leaf. A Very Good copy. A promotional brochure featuring Contra Costa County, California. Among the subjects described herein are Conta Costa County's natural scenery; the county's thriving agricultural industry (including horticulture, dairying, livestock-raising, and poultry-raising); the county's port cities; successful economy in the county; job opportunities in the county; residences, schools, and churches of the county; accessible transportation; manufacturing industry; and social life. Also described are some of the crops the country specializes in such as Bartlett pears, apples, alfalfa, corn, walnuts, figs, olives, almonds, apricots, peaches, grapes, berries, tomatoes, garlic, prunes, and plums.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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