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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: November 30, 2018
Caption: Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica
Additional Description: Plaque inside of lobby, visible in Photo 6 to the right of the entrance: “The original townsite of Santa Monica stands entirely on land which once was a part of this historic 30,000 acre rancho. In 1828 Don Francisco Sepulveda was given possession of and provisional title to this then wild-grass covered rancho during the administration of California’s governor Echeandia. In 1839 title was officially confirmed.” “Marked by Beverly Hills Parlor No. 289, Native Daughters of the Golden West. June 1970.”
Submitted: March 6, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p466206
File Size: 9.043 Megabytes

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