LAKE TAHOE In The HIGH SIERRA. The New Tahoe Inn.
San Francisco: Hancock Bros. (n. d.). Ca 1940s. One oblong sheet, folded 3x, to form an 8-panel brochure. Text sub-divided into divers subject areas, e.g., Lake Tahoe, Routes, Golfer's Paradise, Boating, Weather, Service Facilities, etc. Illustrated with 8 monochromatic photographic images. Folded: 6-3/8" x 3-1/2". Extended: 6-3/8" x 14". Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Modest signs of use. A prior owner has red underlined a few bits of the Lake Tahoe section. Overall, Very Good. Item #52237
Carl A. Bechdolt was Tahoe City’s deputy sheriff and the owner of the Tahoe Inn, which he purchased in the 1920s. His parents, Carl Jr. and Elsie, met in Oakland, moved to Tahoe City, and bought the Lake Chalet Motel in the early ’40s where the Cobblestone Center sits today.
Price: $75.00