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“The Question Appears to Me to Be Deserving of Careful Examination and Study, and I Recommend the Place as ‘Worthy of Improvement.'”: A Letter from the Secretary of War on A Survey of San Pedro Bay, California, 28 February 1888

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 28, 2025
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At Our Leisure With a Resolution of the California Taxpayers Association Concerning Metropolitan Park Bills, 27 February 1929

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  • Posted on February 27, 2025February 28, 2025
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Striking a Chord Among The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County With Concerts by the Tennessee Jubilee Singers, January 1876

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 25, 2025
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The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County: Mining Media References to African-Americans in the 1860s

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  • Posted on February 24, 2025September 5, 2025
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The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County: Mining Media References to African-Americans in the 1850s

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  • Posted on February 23, 2025
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Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part Seven

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  • Posted on February 22, 2025
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Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part Six

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 20, 2025February 21, 2025
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Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part Five

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 19, 2025February 20, 2025
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Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part Four

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 18, 2025
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Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part Three

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  • Posted on February 17, 2025
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