Old map of Yosemite Wawona grove of Big trees, photos and Hotel Wawona and road map
1914 Yosemite Maps
 From Hamilton's Auto Atlas
 In 1914, autos returned to Yosemite having been banned earlier in the century.  These maps of the Valley and the Wawona area could have been used by those first year motorists.

 See print of Valley Map
 See a plain white version

    See a print of Wawona map.
    See a plain white version.
Old 1914 map of Yosemite Valley and roads
1914 Map of Route to Truckee,  now Hwy 80
This is an interesting map from the time of the opening of the Lincoln Highway.

Note this map directs the motorists to go through railroad snow sheds.  Other fun notes seen on the map.
See a print of this.
See plain white version
Old map of California road from Dutch Flat to Truckee, now part of highway 80
Old map of south Tahoe, Fallen Leaf lake and Al Tahoe Hotel
South Tahoe

This is a fun map of the South Lake Tahoe area and a photo of the old Al Tahoe hotel, called "new" in this photo from this 1914 map
 See a print of this.
See plain white version
This map is from the book Two Years in California by Mary Cone.  This is the early days of Yosemite.  Travel to park was by horse or wagon.  The early Hutching's Hotel is indicated on the map.
Very nice large print of
this available here.
Maps from various other areas within California
Regions and Cities of California
Old postcard of Santa Cruz beach
Old LA area map from 1914
Old LA area map
1914 LA Maps
This auto atlas maps from Hamilton's guide have some fun photos and notes on the roads from LA to Anaheim and Long Beach.
      Los Angeles Road Map from 1925

This very nice Southern California AAA map shows LA before the freeway system changed the landscape of the roads forever.  It is fun to compare to maps from today.  This map includes the very small Long Beach and LA Municipal Airports, a number of other little airfields, and many oil fields.

Also included are Burbank, Glendale, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Venice, Downey and Long Beach.
LA 1925 Map detail

 1915 Pan Pacific Expo   Hamilton 1914 Road Map   Lincoln Highway Maps   Travel Guides

 

 

 

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Maps title

 1853 SF Coastal Map  1854 SF Map 1891 SF Map 1901 SF Map
1915 SF Map   Tahoe and Truckee  Yosemite  LA Maps

  1867 W. States Map  1876 California Map  1886 California Map  1911 Calif Map
  1915 California Map Scenic Limited Route    Links
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   This map also shows towns, territories and many of the forts from 1867 including  Dodge, Davis, Union, Cottonwood, Belknap, Gibson, Mandan, Kearney, Bents Chadbournes, Pierre, Randall, Quitman, Defiance and many others.

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1867 Western States Map    
From Beyond the Mississippi  by
Albert D. Richardson
 
   The author states this map shows the "National Pacific Railroad, indicating precisely how far the main stem, at both ends, and the various branches are completed."  In 1869 the completed railroad gave travelers to California the ability to travel all the way by train.
   This map also shows Canada as a British Possession.
Old vintage 1867 map of western states showing railroads, forts and towns
1911 California Map
From the California text book
California the Golden by  Rockwell D. Hunt.

How California looked to school children of 1911.
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1886 Map of California
including a detail of the Bay Area
     From California in American Commonwealths  by Josiah Royce
    
Shows rail lines of 1886.
     Detail from above map showing the Bay Area
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   1876 California Map
    From Two Years in California
by Mary Cone. 
Note rail lines of the era, including transcontinental line
Old drawing of San Francisco and Golden Gate in 1876
   Golden Gate View, 1876
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Compass
California State Maps
Scenic Limited train Logo
        1915 California Map

    From Scenic Limited Train brochure advertising trips to the Panama Pacific Expositions
       1915 Scenic Limited Train Route Map

    From Scenic Limited Train brochure advertising trips to the Panama Pacific Expositions.  Shows the train route from St. Louis to San Francisco and local points of interest along the way. 
1915 Scenic Limited Train Route from St. Louis to San Francisco
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For something a bit
different, a fun book of photos of San Francisco from 1949 - 2000.
For those who would
like San Francisco Maps and memories of the Gold rush.
A lovely book of photos of
San Francisco History.
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Old Map of San Francisco from 1915. Includes street car and trolly lines
     1915 Map of San Francisco including the Exposition

     From the brochure of the Scenic Limited train on the Missouri Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande, Western Pacific railroads
     Detail from above map showing the Exposition in the Marina District - 1915

Detail of Presidio and Marina District
from Cram's Superior Family Atlas - 1901

Extensive additions to transit lines
1891 Map of San Francisco
From Cram's Standard American Railway Atlas - 1891

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Old map of San Francisco from 1891
Detail of above 1891
Map of San Francisco

Note waterfront line vs. today's.  Some streets of the Marina district shown here were actually under water at the time.
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Panorama of SF in 1854
Old San Francisco Panorama City view from 1854
1854 Map of San Francisco
From Annals of San Francisco, - 1854
   Note original coast line shown, compare to 1853 map above.
Golden Gate view, 1848
Old view of Golden Gate from 1848
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1853 Geological coast survey map showing original coast line of San Francisco. 

Landfill over the next 70 years would alter the coast and become the financial and Marina districts of San Francisco