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La La Landscapes With a Photo of St. James Park, Los Angeles, April 1900

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  • Posted on January 25, 2025January 28, 2026
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  • Architecture & Decoration

The Rise and Fall of Adobe Abodes in Greater Los Angeles, 1851-1876, Part Five

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  • Posted on June 28, 2024
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Working the Land with “Cotton Experiments in California” from The Overland Monthly, April 1871

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  • Posted on April 1, 2024
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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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