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At Our Leisure: A Photo of Camp Rincon, The Gem of San Gabriel Canyon, July 1908

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Games People Play: J.C. Wright, “Champion Mountain Climber of California,” at Inspiration Rock, Mt. Wilson, 7 July 1907

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At Our Leisure: A Real Photo Postcard of a Sylvan Scene at Sturtevant Camp, San Gabriel Mountains, 21 July 1910

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At Our Leisure: A Crowded Summer Day at Venice Beach, 1 August 1929

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At Our Leisure: Hikers at Strawberry Peak, San Gabriel Mountains, 1920s

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Striking a Chord: The Hollywood Bowl, ca. 1923

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Spotlight on Summer: Picnic Menus, Part 2

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At Our Leisure on Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, ca. 1900

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Spotlight on Summer: Picnic Menus, Part 1

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At Our Leisure on Venice Beach, 1910s

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“Probably a Record Unequaled On a Property of This Kind in the History of California”: A Quartet of Letters Concerning North Whittier (Hacienda) Heights, 3 July 1914

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  • Posted on July 3, 2022
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“The Greatest Attraction in the Southwest This Year”: The Opening of the American Historical Review and Motion Picture Industrial Exposition, Los Angeles, 2 July 1923

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  • Posted on July 2, 2022
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“The Climatic Capital of the New World”: A Pamphlet on “Los Angeles: The Metropolis of the Southwest,” 1 July 1926

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  • Posted on July 1, 2022
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At Our Leisure: The Early History of Switzer’s Camp in the Arroyo Seco, San Gabriel Mountains, 1885

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  • Posted on June 30, 2022July 1, 2022
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One For the Books: A Press Photo of Librarians at the New Los Angeles Central Library, 28 June 1926

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  • Posted on June 29, 2022June 29, 2022
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“Our Gains and Set-Backs in the U.S.A.”: The Southern California Branch of the ACLU’s “The Open Forum,” 28 June 1930

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  • Posted on June 28, 2022
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“Right Here, in Our Midst, a New Kind of Industry is Springing Up”: A Report on “The Wine-Growing Capacity of California” in the New York Weekly Tribune, 27 June 1866

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  • Posted on June 27, 2022
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“Say Your Prayers Quick, There is No Time to Wait Now”: Lynch Law at Lexington and El Monte, May/June 1855, Part Two

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  • Posted on June 26, 2022June 26, 2022
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“One of the Most Startling Transactions that Has Ever Come Within Our Knowledge”: Lynch Law at Lexington and El Monte, May/June 1855

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  • Posted on June 25, 2022June 26, 2022
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“A Most Unusual, Attractive and Salable Merchandise”: A Pamphlet and Letters from The Yamatoya Company, Inc., Los Angeles, 24 June 1925

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  • Posted on June 24, 2022
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  • “Probably a Record Unequaled On a Property of This Kind in the History of California”: A Quartet of Letters Concerning North Whittier (Hacienda) Heights, 3 July 1914
  • “The Greatest Attraction in the Southwest This Year”: The Opening of the American Historical Review and Motion Picture Industrial Exposition, Los Angeles, 2 July 1923
  • “The Climatic Capital of the New World”: A Pamphlet on “Los Angeles: The Metropolis of the Southwest,” 1 July 1926
  • At Our Leisure: The Early History of Switzer’s Camp in the Arroyo Seco, San Gabriel Mountains, 1885
  • One For the Books: A Press Photo of Librarians at the New Los Angeles Central Library, 28 June 1926

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A photograph, "The Scene at the Bathing Pool, Angeles National Forest," ca. 1910s.
Edgar and Agnes Temple having fun at the beach!
Ever wonder what's inside our "tepee?" Here's a look!
Sunday, June 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
The Long Beach Purity Raids of 1914
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