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Hail to the Chief: William Mulholland’s Rise as Los Angeles’ Water Guru, 1877-1902

by homesteadmuseum
Posted on July 8, 2022July 9, 2022

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“Six Wonderful Days and Nights in a Glorious Spanish Setting”: The 7th Annual Los Angeles County Fair in The Southern California Tourist Magazine, September 1928
Drilling for Black Gold with the Union Oil Bulletin, September 1925
Recap of the First-Ever Tres Hermanos Ranch Tours and Some of its Early History from 1914-1928
Read All About It in the Los Angeles Star, 22 September 1875
Reading Between the Lines From Point A to Point B With a Letter from Charles Forman of the Los Angeles Cable Railway, 21 September 1888

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Check out these side by side photos of our mausoleum nearly 100 years ago and our mausoleum today!

Mission City Affinity: The Workman and Temple Families and San Gabriel, 1842-1872

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