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Tag: 1860s Los Angeles

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“A Model of Architectural Beauty and Well Calculated to Meet the Needs of the Work to be Done There”: The Construction of First African Methodist Episcopal Church, 8th Street and Towne Avenue, Los Angeles, 1903-1904

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 19, 2026
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Shipping “The Staples of Our County” With Bills of Lading to William Workman from Tomlinson & Co. and the Steamship “Senator,” 4 and 7 June 1864

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 7, 2026
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“Served Well in Army, Field and at Bar”: Some History of Alfred Beck Chapman (1829-1915), Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 11, 2026April 12, 2026
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Reading Between the Lines With Grape Expectations in a Letter from Henry J. Yarrow to Joseph F. Vorbe, Los Angeles, 5 March 1870

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on March 5, 2026
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From Braunschweig to Beverly Hills: Some History of Andrew H. Denker and Henry Hammel in Greater Los Angeles, 1856-1892, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 19, 2026January 20, 2026
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The Evolution of Christmas: Holiday Observations in Los Angeles Newspapers, 1870

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on December 9, 2025December 10, 2025
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The Evolution of Christmas: Holiday Observations in Los Angeles Newspapers, 1869

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  • Posted on December 2, 2025December 10, 2025
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Set in Stone: Jacob Miller and the Pioneer Marble Works, Los Angeles, 1870-1880

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on November 26, 2025November 27, 2025
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Boyle Heights at 150: Some History of Andrew A. Boyle (1818-1871), Part Three

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on October 5, 2025
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Shell Game, Part Six: Some Early History of Walnuts in Los Angeles, 1870

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on October 3, 2025
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