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Tag: Henry D. Barrows Los Angeles history

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“This Section of the State Has Been Infested With Hordes of Horse Thieves”: A Note and Receipt from Henry D. Barrows to William Workman, 11-12 October 1861

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  • Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023
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Sharing History with the Chino Valley Historical Society about Antonio María Lugo (1778-1860)

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  • Posted on May 21, 2023
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“You Are One of my Soldiers”: Michael White’s Recollection of the Battle of Cahuenga, February 1845

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  • Posted on February 20, 2023February 20, 2023
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Reading Between the Lines in a Letter from Martha Alexander to William Workman, 23 June 1852

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  • Posted on October 30, 2022
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Through the Viewfinder: A Stereoscopic Photograph of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, ca. early 1880s

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  • Posted on September 14, 2022September 15, 2022
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“The Geologic Mother of Southern California”: The Mountain Number of “The Land of Sunshine,” August 1895

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  • Posted on August 3, 2021
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“One of the Pitiful Examples of the Helplessness of the Old Californians”: A Los Angeles Times Article on the Interment of Don Pío Pico and Doña María Ygnacia Alvarado at the Walter P. Temple Memorial Mausoleum, 6 March 1921

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  • Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021
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