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Category: Biographies

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The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County: The Counting of African Americans in the 1900 Federal Census, Part Two

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  • Posted on February 13, 2023March 1, 2023
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  • Architecture & Decoration

That’s a Wrap/Take It On Faith with the Westlake Theatre Newsette, 12 February 1928

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  • Posted on February 12, 2023
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“One of the Most Famous Private Pleasure Places in Southern California”: The Homestead and the Elks Fraternal Order, 1920-1921

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  • Posted on February 11, 2023February 12, 2023
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What’s In Store: The “Furniture February” Catalog from Bullock’s, Los Angeles, 1924

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  • Posted on February 4, 2023February 4, 2023
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Sharing Some History About Henry Dalton of Rancho Azusa, 1804-1884

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  • Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
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Treading the Boards with Controversial Actor Olga Nethersole at the Mason Opera House, Los Angeles, 31 December 1906

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  • Posted on December 31, 2022
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Take It on Faith: Soup, Soap and Salvation in Hell’s Half-Acre at The Midnight Mission, Los Angeles, 1917-1929

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  • Posted on December 29, 2022December 30, 2022
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Portrait Gallery: Cartes de Visites of Fredrick G. and Agnes Lambie Yapp, ca. late 1870s

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  • Posted on December 26, 2022December 27, 2022
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The Evolution of Christmas: Selling the Holiday in Los Angeles with a Bullock’s “For the Men’s Christmas” Catalog, Los Angeles, circa 1914

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  • Posted on December 23, 2022
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The Evolution of Christmas: Selling the Holiday in Los Angeles with a Montgomery Brothers Jewelers Catalog, December 1925

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  • Posted on December 17, 2022December 18, 2022
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Recent Posts

  • Treading the Boards with a Program from the Mason Opera House, Los Angeles, 30 March-1 April 1905
  • La La Landscapes: A Trio of Negatives of Landscaping at Westlake Park, 29 March 1905
  • Treading the Boards with a Program for “Desire Under the Elms,” Wilkes’ Orange Grove Theatre, Los Angeles, 28 March 1926
  • Striking a Chord with a Press Photo of Opera Singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink, February 1928
  • From Point A to Point B: Planning for the National Air Races at Los Angeles in Aviation Magazine, 26 March 1928

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A press photograph of Mary E. Foy, 1920. Foy was the first female head librarian of Los Angeles in 1880. Foy was honored by the democratic national committee in her work fighting for suffrage for women in California.
Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m.
Gathering the Sparks of LA's Jewish Past with Edmon J. Rodman
Historic photo of Agnes Temple at the front door of La Casa Nueva ca. 1926 vs today.
A Memorial to the Pioneer Temple Family”: The Early History of Temple City, 1923-1930
Love Letters Tour

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