Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos

The Romance of the Ranchers. Long Beach 1840 American Mary's beautiful daughter of Spanish Don. Long Beach 1864 Great drought ruined Ranchers. Long Beach 1921 Oil discovered on Signal Hill. The title insurance and trust company of Los Angles presents the Romance of the Ranchos, featuring Frank Graham as the wandering Viqueiro and dramatizing the

romantic and colorful historical events which characterized the growth of some particular sections of Southern California. Life in California in the early days was always colorful and romantic and usually adventurous and exciting. Things that really happened right here where we live today were so full of interest that it is not necessary to depart from the true history in constructing these programs.

In presenting romance of the ranch shows, the title insurance and trust company of Los Angles is by the very nature of its business, exceptionally fortunate, for the same records by which the company is able to verify land titles by tracing ownership all the way back to the earliest Spanish land grants, also provide a convenient and accurate source of

authentic historical facts. Title insurance and trust company is very happy to be able to share this treasure chest of fascinating information with the citizens of the community it serves. And here, ladies and gentlemen, to tell the story is our wandering Vicaro, Frank Graham.

We're now Snoches, Senoras, y Senoras. Tonight, we take you to the city of Long Beach, a great modern city which a century ago was a vast pasture land, part of two ranches, the ranches loceritos, the little hills, and Los Alamitos, the little cottonwoods.

Let us relive the romance of the ranchers. In 1784, one of the first branches to be granted by Governor Pedro Fáquez was a vast tract conceded to the old soldier Manuel Nieto and called Los Nieto.