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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.508 Author/Creator: Place Written: Oakland, California Type: Typed document Date: July 11, 1919 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

One document circa 1920 that lists stops for a road trip from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Los Angeles, California. Each stop includes the location, elevation, population, places to stay and things to see. The document notes that it was compiled from the Automobile Blue Book.

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