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“She Stands Out as an Example of American Womanhood”: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Vada Watson Somerville, 1883-1972, Part Two

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“She Stands Out as an Example of American Womanhood”: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Vada Watson Somerville, 1883-1972, Part One

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“Intelligence as the Guide to Generosity:” Margaret Brewer Fowler (1863-1931), Pasadena Philanthropist

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Taking a Flying Leap With Parachutist Record-Setter Billie Brown, El Monte, 3 December 1929

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Una Hija Natural: Solving the Mystery of Identifying Laura González Temple’s Mother Francisca Valenzuela

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From the Homestead Kitchen: Tea Parties and Politics

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“That Portia of Prohibition”: The Remarkable Life and Career of Mabel Walker Willebrandt (1889-1963)

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From the Homestead Kitchen: Yes you CAN!

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One for the Books: The Remarkable Life and Careers of Mary Eliza Foy (1862-1962)

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From Point A to Point B: A Photo of Aviators Elinor Smith and Bobbie Trout Seeking a Flight Endurance Record, 3 December 1929

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Read All About It With Clara Shortridge Foltz and “The New American Woman,” April 1916

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Veterans Day: Women’s World Peace Meeting, Hollywood Bowl, 11 November 1921

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That’s A Wrap With a Photo of Princess Mona Darkfeather (Josephine M. Workman), Motion Picture Magazine, March 1914

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  • Posted on March 2, 2026March 3, 2026
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Through the Viewfinder With a Negative of Broadway at 3rd Street Looking South, ca. Early 1920s

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Tailor Made: A Photograph of Joseph O. Dudley and his True Fit Tailor Black-Owned Business, Los Angeles, 1924

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  • Posted on February 28, 2026March 1, 2026
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Striking a Chord While Treading the Boards With a Program at Hamburger’s Majestic Theatre for Performances by Harry Lauder, the Week of 23 February 1914

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  • Posted on February 26, 2026February 27, 2026
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Read All About It in the Los Angeles Herald, 25 February 1875

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  • Posted on February 25, 2026February 26, 2026
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“We Are the Largest Subdividers of High Class Citrus, Walnut and Avocado Lands in Southern California”: Reading Between the Lines in a Quartet of Letters Regarding North Whittier (Hacienda) Heights, 24 February 1916

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  • Posted on February 24, 2026
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That’s the Ticket With Games People Play at the National Championship Event Auto and Air Races, Los Angeles Speedway, 22 and 27 February 1921

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  • Posted on February 22, 2026
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No Place Like Home at the Harding Court Bungalows, Monrovia, 1921-1930

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  • Posted on February 21, 2026
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Some More History of the Federal Building, Los Angeles, 1910-1939

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  • Posted on February 20, 2026February 21, 2026
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Through the Viewfinder With a Press Photo of the Federal Building, Los Angeles, 19 February 1927

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  • Posted on February 19, 2026February 20, 2026
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  • That’s A Wrap With a Photo of Princess Mona Darkfeather (Josephine M. Workman), Motion Picture Magazine, March 1914
  • Through the Viewfinder With a Negative of Broadway at 3rd Street Looking South, ca. Early 1920s
  • Tailor Made: A Photograph of Joseph O. Dudley and his True Fit Tailor Black-Owned Business, Los Angeles, 1924
  • Striking a Chord While Treading the Boards With a Program at Hamburger’s Majestic Theatre for Performances by Harry Lauder, the Week of 23 February 1914
  • Read All About It in the Los Angeles Herald, 25 February 1875

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