| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6547 |  | Details | Gist, Gilman Jr. | 1943 |
| A Soldier's Guide to Palo Alto Pictorial WWII Era Map |
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Gist, Gilman Jr. |
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| 1943 |
| LOC:300 |
| $1,250.00 | Gist--Gilman-Jr- | A-Soldier-s-Guide-to-Palo-Alto-Pictorial-WWII-Era-Map | <br><br>
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"This cartoon guide makes it as easy as "Squads Right" to find that <b>place</b> you're looking for and right here within reach of all. If you want to splurge or just "gold-brick" away an evening this will show you just what you want and how to get there."
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Rare pictorial map of Palo Alto, California by Gilman A. Gist Jr. (d. 1960) published in a 1943 issue of the Stanford Chaparral. The Stanford Chaparral or <i>Chappie</i> is a humor magazine published by students of Stanford University since 1899, the third oldest continually published humor magazine in the world.
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Inset maps of Menlo Park, El Camino Real, and a stretch of Bayshore Highway. Includes light-hearted images of area restaurants, clubs, theaters and other businesses that a WWII G.I. might want to visit while on leave, as well as transportation. These fine establishments include:
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<li>Bill and Walt Collins Club</li>
<li>Fat Boy Barbecue</li>
<li>O'Neil's Stanford Bowl</li>
<li>Dinah's Shack - real suthen chicken!</li>
<li>Varsity Theater</li>
<li>Stanford Theater</li>
<li>Clarence's Smoke Shop</li>
<li>Grab-a-bite</li>
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