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Tag: 1900s Los Angeles history

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“The Most Famous Murder Case in the History of the County”: A Trial Testimony Transcript in the Case of The People vs. Norman Melrose, July 1903, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 7, 2023
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“The Most Famous Murder Case in the History of the County”: A Trial Testimony Transcript in the Case of The People vs. Norman Melrose, July 1903, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 6, 2023July 7, 2023
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“It is Enough to Say That Los Angeles Does Nothing by Halves”: Bertha H. Smith’s “The Making of Los Angeles” in Sunset Magazine, July 1907, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 5, 2023
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Treading the Boards with a Program for “Beau Brummel,” Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, the Week of 24 May 1909

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  • Posted on May 24, 2023
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“They Feel That They Were Divinely Guided in Coming to Los Angeles:” Mary A. Clarke’s Article on the Molokan (Spiritual Christian) Russians, P.E. Magazine, May 1908, Part Three

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  • Posted on May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
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“They Feel That They Were Divinely Guided in Coming to Los Angeles:” Mary A. Clarke’s article on the Molokan (Spiritual Christian) Russians, P.E. Magazine, May 1908, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on May 6, 2023May 6, 2023
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True Story: The Walter P. Story Estate, Studio City, in The Architectural Digest, 1925

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  • Posted on April 27, 2023
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“The Appreciation by the Public That I Was Worthy of Trust”: A Receipt from William H. Workman, City Treasurer, Los Angeles, 22 April 1903

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 22, 2023April 23, 2023
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Getting Schooled While Reading Between the Lines: A Letter from Walter P. Temple to Thomas W. Temple II, Student at Page Military Academy, Los Angeles, 18 April 1918

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 18, 2023April 19, 2023
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“Eulogy Has Formed No Part of the Plan of These Brief Sketches”: The “Makers of Los Angeles” in Out West Magazine, April 1909, Part Five

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  • Posted on April 7, 2023
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