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Click here
to see some of the vintage photographs that make up
the book,
Early Santa Ana by Guy Ball and Marge Bittetti.
The photos on this site are not well organized
(and we apologize for that), but we're just all
volunteers with too little spare time to do all we
want to do. But you'll see some great photos!
This book,
Early Santa Ana, can
be ordered
online (personally
autographed if you request it), or at
any of our Society events or open houses. You can
also by the book at a variety of local stores
including most local Barnes & Nobles, Macres Florist
(Broadway, SA), Woodwards Ace Hardware (Tustin Ave,
Santa Ana), Nut House (Tustin Ave, Orange), Bowers
Musuem (Main St., Santa Ana), Acorn Naturalists (El
Camino Real, Tustin).
This books offers the best from the collections of
the Bowers, the Orange County Historical Society,
the Orange County Archives, and several long-time
Santa Ana families.
Not so amazingly,
thanks to all of you, the book,
Santa Ana in Vintage Postcards, is in its 4th printing!!! Pretty great for a history book!!
Our "web-guy," Guy Ball, included over 200 postcard images from the early 1900s to the present. This book is published by Arcadia Publishing and is sold through local stores and directly through the Society (including on this website). Local sale locations include Woodward Ace Hardware on Tustin Avenue, Bowers Museum, and the Barnes & Noble stores on Main St. in Orange, and the Marketplace in Irvine. Many local Walden and Borders bookstores also stock it. You can also buy the book online at
barnesandnoble.com and at
amazon.com.
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However, to get a personally autographed copy from the historical society (and to benefit the society at the same time), send a check for $23.00 (covering the book, sales tax, and postage) to: Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society; Postcard Book; 120 Civic Center Dr. West; Santa Ana, CA 92701
or order online at our store. Include your mailing address AND phone number (in case we have questions). You can also call our message line at 714 547-9645 and leave your name, address, phone number, and charge number (or ask us to call you back).
Normally, Guy will autograph it "Enjoy the History, Guy Ball" However, if you want something else -- such as including your name, or just to have the author's name, etc. -- let us know on your order.
We had posted most of the cards here for use by several of the people who were helping Guy with the final text copy for the book. We invite you to view the images as well. At this time, there is no order to the images other than a file number and we have not yet posted factual information on the cards themselves. And we apologize for the very rough way we've set the page up to view the images. Also, the images are in black and white which is how the book is. Many of the original images are in color.
We just thought you'd enjoy a trip down "Memory Lane!"
If you'd like to contact Guy regarding this project or
if you have old local photos you think he'd like to
scan for the Society, please email him at
sahps@sahps.org
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