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6638Pictorial map of the Southwest USA.DetailsG.M. Hopkins Co.1941
Pictorial Map of the Southwest United States
G.M. Hopkins Co.
1941
LOC:89
$75.00G-M--Hopkins-Co-Pictorial-Map-of-the-Southwest-United-StatesA fine decorative pictorial map of the United States Southwest that plays to many of the stereotypes of the era for that region. One interesting feature near the center of Texas is a depiction of an airplane taking off from "West Point of The Air". West Point of The Air was the name of a 1935 American movie about pilot training at Randolph Field, about 15 miles northeast of San Antonio, Texas. Between October 1931 and March 1935, more than 2,000 candidates reported for pilot training at Randolph Field. <br><br> At upper right an inset "Transportation Map of the Picturesque Southwest. With legend showing routes used by aircraft, railroads, and automobile. <br><br> Anonymous author, but signed illegibly in the plate at bottom right. <br><br> Published in Picturesque Southwest by Picturesque Publications, November, 1941.
5384Real Estate Plat-book of the City of Miami Beach, Florida from 1943.DetailsG.M. Hopkins Co.1943
Real Estate Plat-book of the City of Miami Beach Florida
G.M. Hopkins Co.
1943
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$0.00G-M--Hopkins-Co-Real-Estate-Plat-book-of-the-City-of-Miami-Beach-FloridaSOLD<br></br> Rare real estate atlas or plat-book of the City of Miami Beach, Florida. Miami Beach was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The city is located on Florida's southeast coast in Miami-Dade county on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. <br></br> Index sheet and 26 linen-backed plat sheets each 34" W x 23" H. <br></br> Published during WWII (1943) by G. M. Hopkins Co. 328 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. Between 1870 and 1940, the G. M. Hopkins Co. produced more than 175 atlases and real estate plat maps including cities, counties, and townships in 18 different states and the District of Columbia. Revisions and additions to the atlases could be ordered from the G.M. Hopkins Company and then pasted over the original map plates.