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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1926-1927

Franklin McMillan Diary 1926 & 1927 21.pdf

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had our dinner on the beach. took some snaps and laid around until about 3.30, then went up through tent city, there are hundreds of little shacks. one and two rooms they charge $40 & $45 a month for them in the summer. they are owned by the hotel management We climbed up on the rock breakwater, by the hotel. were the waves were rolling in and breaking on the rocks. came back again by the ferry, was late when we got home

Jan 14th. Took a trip inland today. out El Cajon ave 11 miles to La Mesa and from there down the El Cajon Valley to the town of El Cajon it has grown a lot in seven years would not have known it. then on to Bostonia a small place thousands of acres of grapes and Olives grown around here. and back around El Cajon quiet a lot of Vegetables. the soil looks better around these places not so many stones and darker looking in color

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