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Hardcover. Oblong quarto. Measuring 11½“x 8". String-tied black leather boards with embossed decorations. Contains 169 gelatin silver black and white or sepia toned photographs measuring between 2”x 2½” and 5½” x 3½”, with captions. Lightly bumped corners else fine with fine photographs.

A California family travel album of Florence D. and Joseph Spenker and their son Thomas, dating from 1915 to 1930. During the 15-years span, the family visits various cities and states, mostly on the West Coast, including Tacoma in Washington State, Santa Monica and Santa Cruz in California, and Tijuana, Mexico. They also venture inland to Nevada, Wisconsin, Illinois, and even as far as Virginia Beach. Each destination has a couple of pages of photographs that include shots of the landscape and of the family together. Some of the pictures show the family traveling with larger tour groups, posing with mountains, waterfalls, or other dramatic landscapes behind them. A couple of the photos show Mrs. Spenker smiling and dancing during their travels while her husband is pictured doing handstands on the beaches they visit.

A charming family photo album of family travel in the first part of the 20th Century.

Item #421849