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Tag: 1850s Los Angeles

  • Law & Crime

“The Americans Were Arming Themselves and Making Other Bellicose Displays”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 22, 2023July 22, 2023
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  • Places & Communities

“To Seek Your Fortune Among Strangers In a Strange Land”: Reading Between the Lines in a Letter from Cynthia Temple to F.P.F. Temple, 15 July 1856

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 15, 2023July 15, 2023
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“Aye, Revenge on Their Murderers!”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
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More Descriptions of Greater Los Angeles in the “Report of Explorations for Railroad Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California,” 1854-1855

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 15, 2021
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Descriptions of Greater Los Angeles in the “Report of Explorations for Railroad Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California,” 1854-1855

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  • Posted on April 13, 2021
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Sharing the History of Paredon Blanco and the López Family with Boyle Heights Community Partners

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on March 14, 2021
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  • Law & Crime

The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County: The Counting of African Americans in the 1850 Federal and 1852 State Censuses

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 18, 2021June 16, 2023
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  • Law & Crime

Gold, Guns and Growth Preview: The Land Claim for Rancho La Puente, 1852-1859

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  • Posted on January 9, 2021
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Treading the Boards: The Temple/City Hall Theatre, Los Angeles, 1859-1868

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 20, 2020December 21, 2020
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“Better Fitted in Soil and Climate”: An Early Description of Wine-Making in Los Angeles, “New York Tribune,” 29 December 1857

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  • Posted on December 18, 2020
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