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“Our Business Here is to Keep Cool and Self Possessed”: The Failure of the Bank of California in San Francisco and the Banks of Los Angeles, 26 August 1875, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 28, 2026
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“Mr. Workman Has Already Indicated His Willingness to Do Anything in Reason”: A Receipt from the Office of Los Angeles City Treasurer William H. Workman, 22 April 1903, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 23, 2025April 24, 2025
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Read All About It in the Los Angeles Express, 28 March 1874

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  • Posted on March 28, 2025
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Read All About It: A Grape Controversy With the Tarbox Brandy Distillery, Los Angeles, 1874-1878, Part Two

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  • Posted on March 3, 2025June 28, 2026
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Read All About It in the Los Angeles Star, 13 May 1874

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  • Posted on May 13, 2024
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Gathering the Sparks of LA’s Jewish Past with Edmon Rodman

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  • Posted on March 12, 2023
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Checks and Balances: A Check from the Temple and Workman bank, 6 April 1872

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  • Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2026
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Through the Viewfinder: A Photo of a Portion of Main Street, Los Angeles, ca. 1882

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on February 12, 2020January 4, 2021
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