Item #813 All the Pacific Bank Lands in Madera Co. for Sale. This Valuable Property Practically Given Away [caption title]. California, Real Estate.

All the Pacific Bank Lands in Madera Co. for Sale. This Valuable Property Practically Given Away [caption title]

Madera, Ca. [ca. 1890s]. Broadside, 16.5 x 9.5 inches. Horizontal fold at center. A few very short closed tears at top edge. Even tanning; a couple of faint fox marks. Very good. Item #813

A scarce broadside advertisement for a land sale north of Fresno during the late 19th century. The Bank of Madera went into liquidation in 1897. Pacific Bank, to whom the local bank owed a good deal of money, apparently took control of its real estate assets and promoted their fire sale via this illustrated broadside. The advertisement contains a plat map and table of available lots, and states that, "This land is situated about 2 1/2 miles southwest of the town of Madera, is all under irrigation, and is as good soil and there is in the County of Madera." Additional text promotes other available lots and emphasizes the low prices for which all are available. The sale was placed in the hands of the local attorney, Robert Hargrove, who, according to a contemporary state report on recent bank failures, was also one of the principal shareholders and president of the bank. We locate only one copy of this broadside, at Berkeley.

Price: $600.00