225: 'The Island of Lanai For Sale.'
Magazine advertisement from ca. 1907. Caption reads: "The only and largest island in the world that can be owned in it’s entirety by an individual or corporation. A Mid-Pacific Principality of one hundred and six thousand acres of good land, with twenty thousand sheep, fifteen hundred cattle, two thousand hogs and three thousand horses
The ISLAND OF LANAI is one the seven Hawaiian group located sixty miles from Honolulu, U. S. A."
Today, this island is owned for 97% by David H. Murdock, chairman & chief executive of Dole Food Co. Inc., fruit and vegetable giant. Murdock personally took control of the property from Dole in the late 80s.
Please, note that your expertly restored print will come centered evenly, unlike the picture above which was taken straight from the source. When we have a moment, we'll replace it with a later image, or check it bamboo-framed. In the meantime, you can safely order it as all our prints come with a Satisfaction Gurantee.
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