Banning phineas (5 risultati)

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Port Admiral Society, Los Angeles [Published date: 1980]. Paper covers, xi, 35 pp; illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and a map; 14 x 22 cm. In very good condition. Staple-bound cream stiff paper wraps printed in sepia brown with historic harbor photographs on front and rear. Small nick to top edge of back cover; minor handling wear and soiling; light scuffing to edges; binding tight; pages clean and unmarked. Written by Merry L. Thompson; preface by Robert A. Weinstein; design and layout by Marcia Howard; illustrations by Becky Smith. This illustrated guide accompanied the photo-mural exhibit "The Miracle of a Muddy Tideflat," documenting the 19th-century transformation of San Pedro Bay from shallow tidal flats into the Port of Los Angeles. Chapters trace the port's early commercial development - from Phineas Banning's arrival in 1851, the first rail connection, and the 1873 breakwater, to the role of the Southern Pacific Railroad and the harbor's 20th-century expansion. Includes historic maps and photographs of Wilmington, San Pedro, and Los Angeles Harbor. Contents include: Introduction; The Beginning - A Muddy Tideflat; The Needed First Step - The Railroad; The Second Step - The 1873 Breakwater; The Southern Pacific Connection; Growth Begins; A Port Emerges; Point Fermin's Lighthouse; New Land from Dredged Mud; Ship Building; The Southern Pacific Slip; Fishing; Fight for an Outer Breakwater; When Lumber Was King; Catalina / The Good Life; San Pedro's Changing Face; Into the Twentieth Century; Bibliography.…

Condizione: Good. 2ND EDITION REVISED 1982. COVER HAS A LITTLE SHELF WEAR. 68 PAGE TEXT HAS VERY LIGHT WEAR. COOKBOOK. 8.25'' X 7.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket As Issued. Edition and Printing Not Stated. Very good in pictorial wraps. Illustrated with b&w photos and maps showing the early development of the Port of Los Angeles by General Phinease Banning. Edition and printing not stated. Soft Cover. 36pp. 21.5 x 14cm. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" Tall (oblong). Book.…

Softcover. Condizione: Very good. 2nd Revised Edition. 68p., 1 foldout page. Cover corners worn. Collection of recipes transcribed from Banning's handwritten notes. In addition to recipes for beverages, soups, salads, bread, entrees, vegetables, and desserts, family history and photographs are shared. Plastic comb binding. Brown text and sepia-toned photographs. (7-1/4"x8-1/4").…

Softcover. Condizione: Very good. 2nd Revised Edition. 68p., 1 foldout page. Cover corners worn. Collection of recipes transcribed from Banning's handwritten notes. In addition to recipes for beverages, soups, salads, bread, entrees, vegetables, and desserts, family history and photographs are shared. Plastic comb binding. Brown text and sepia-toned photographs. (7-1/4"x8-1/4").…