A view along the waterfront, showing a row of boats tied up at the docks. On the right is a covered structure where crowds of onlookers wait for the sailors to disembark. The oil wells on Signal Hill are visible in the distance.
Water-supply--California--Owens Valley; Irrigation--California; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Contracts; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Watterson, W. W.; Graves, J. A.; Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938;...
Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Early works to 1800; Crucifixion--Pictorial works; Christian martyrs--Early works to 1800; Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Art; Crucifixion in art; Martyrs in art
Signatures: A-K⁸ L⁴ (-L4). Engraved title-page within a border, bearing the emblems of the Passion. 70 full page engravings represent famous crucifixions; engraved by Adriaen Collaert. Includes the Crucifixion of Christ and the Martyrs in the...
Obelisks--Early works to 1800; Hieroglyphics--Early works to 1800; Magic lanterns; Science--Early works to 1800; Museums--Early works to 1800; Jesuits--Early works to 1800
Signatures: *⁴ A-I⁴. Text printed in double columns. Engravings: added title-page, plates, text illustrations. Woodcuts: text illustrations, title-page vignette, ornamental initials, tail-pieces. Stiff vellum.
Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556. Exercitia spiritualia; Spiritual exercises--Early works to 1800; Jesuits--Early works to 1800; McDermott, Robert J., -2000--Library
Signatures: A-G⁸ H⁴. Woodcuts: full-page text illustrations, based on engraved plates of earlier editions. Disbound, housed in phase box. From collection of Robert J. McDermott, S.J.
Boltenstern, Werner von, 1904-1978--Travel; Jewish Refugees--China--Shanghai--History
Traveling log book of Werner von Boltenstern containing handwritten statements, official stamps, and permissions to stay from local officials - such as police stations, immigration departments, district and municipal offices - with dates and...