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De la Guerra Studios Scrapbooks MS.29
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Box 1

Scrapbook 1

General Physical Description note: 1 handmade artist book, accordian-style, boards covered in Japanese rice paper ; 7 1/2 x 7 in.

Scope and Contents note

This scrapbook consists of photocopied pages from a catalog or booklet called The De La Guerra Studios. Each studio, retail operation, and building is described with a black and white line drawing. The list of short entries includes: The Art League of Santa Barbara; The De La Guerra House; A. Falvy Antiques; The Shop of Robert L. Lewis; Photographic Studies by Collinge; The Eleanor Beard Shop; Studio of Marina Flint; The Tecolote Book Shop; The El Paseo Sport Shop; Spanish Antiques, Elia Taylor, Mabel Steinman; Etchings of the West by Edward Borein; El Paseo; and Spunwoven—The Gypsy Shop.
Box 1

Scrapbook 2

General Physical Description note: 1 handmade artist book, accordian-style, boards covered in Japanese rice paper ; 7 x 9 1/2 in.

Scope and Contents note

The scrapbook contains photocopied pages of a brochure called El Paseo de la Guerra: Studios : Apartments, Shops : Office, Restaurant, n.d. It includes a directory of all the shops and businesses in the complex. Short articles with black and white illustrations are also included on: The De la Guerra House; The Santa Barbara Art Club; Community Arts Association and its branches; The Lobero Theatre; and El Paseo Restaurant.