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At Our Leisure: Sycamore Grove in the Arroyo Seco, 1874-1876

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  • Posted on February 21, 2020December 29, 2020
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“A Respectful Deference”: President Rutherford B. Hayes Visits Los Angeles, 24 October 1880

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  • Posted on February 7, 2020December 29, 2020
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Through the Viewfinder: New High Street Looking South Toward Temple Street, Los Angeles, ca. 1873

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  • Posted on January 7, 2020October 21, 2021
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Childs Play: Real Estate Speculation During Los Angeles’ First Boom, 1874-1875

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  • Posted on October 16, 2019January 7, 2021
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Read All About It in The “Los Angeles Express,” 17 June 1874

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  • Posted on June 17, 2019December 30, 2020
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Alcatraz Island and the Workman and Temple Families, Part Four

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  • Posted on March 11, 2019December 29, 2020
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Alcatraz Island and the Workman and Temple Families, Part Three

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  • Posted on March 10, 2019December 29, 2020
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Alcatraz Island and the Workman and Temple Families, Part Two

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  • Posted on March 8, 2019December 29, 2020
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Through the Viewfinder: A Stereoscopic Photograph of Commercial Street, Los Angeles, 1872

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  • Posted on November 27, 2018January 15, 2021
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Election Day: The 1863 Campaign for California Governor

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  • Posted on November 6, 2018January 15, 2021
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  • From Point A to Point B: Planning for the National Air Races at Los Angeles in Aviation Magazine, 26 March 1928
  • All Over the Map From Point A to Point B: A “Map of Location of Los Angeles and Independence Railroad through San Bernardino County from its intersection of Western Boundary Via Cajon Pass,” October-November 1874
  • Read All About It in the Los Angeles Express, 24 March 1874

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A press photograph of Mary E. Foy, 1920. Foy was the first female head librarian of Los Angeles in 1880. Foy was honored by the democratic national committee in her work fighting for suffrage for women in California.
Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m.
Gathering the Sparks of LA's Jewish Past with Edmon J. Rodman
Historic photo of Agnes Temple at the front door of La Casa Nueva ca. 1926 vs today.
A Memorial to the Pioneer Temple Family”: The Early History of Temple City, 1923-1930
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