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Drilling for Black Gold in the Standard Oil Bulletin, January 1925

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  • Posted on January 10, 2026January 10, 2026
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“One Can Almost Imagine One’s Self in the Tropics”: Jacob Miller and his Nichols Canyon Ranch, Hollywood, 1880-1920

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on November 29, 2025
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Sharing History With Boyle Heights Community Partners: “The Work That a Progressive Citizen Has Accomplished,” Los Angeles Express, 1 September 1880

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  • Posted on November 16, 2025November 16, 2025
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“To Become [A] Great Mecca For Race People”: Some Further History of the Black Colony of Allensworth, 1914-1930, Part Three

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on November 11, 2025
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“To Become [A] Great Mecca For Race People”: Some Further History of the Black Colony of Allensworth, 1914-1930, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
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“To Become [A] Great Mecca For Race People”: Some Further History of the Black Colony of Allensworth, 1914-1930, Part One

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  • Posted on November 8, 2025
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Shell Game, Part Thirteen: Some Early History of Walnuts in Los Angeles, July-December 1874

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  • Posted on October 28, 2025
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Shell Game, Part Twelve: Some Early History of Walnuts in Los Angeles, May-June 1874

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  • Posted on October 26, 2025October 26, 2025
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Shell Game, Part Eleven: Some Early History of Walnuts in Los Angeles, April 1874

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  • Posted on October 25, 2025
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“The Voice of People Who Have Traveled Far and Well With the Vibrant March of Progress”: A Special Section on Black Angelenos in the Los Angeles Times, 12 February 1909, Part Seven

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  • Posted on October 24, 2025
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