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Tag: San Gabriel Valley 1880s

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Promoting Covina as “An Orchard Paradise in San Gabriel Valley,” 1928

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 30, 2026January 31, 2026
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“There is Every Appearance of Healthy Growth, And it is of a Substantial Sort”: Some Early History of (La) Puente, 1888-1889

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 3, 2025
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Sharing History With the Monrovia Historical Society: Some Early History of Monrovia, 1885-1886, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on April 8, 2025April 10, 2025
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“Its Cheerful Outlook, its Semi-Tropical Surroundings and its Profusion of Home Comforts Have Made it Popular”: Some Further History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1887-1891

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on November 20, 2024November 21, 2024
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“The Most Attractive Spot for a Quiet, Good Time on the American Continent”: Some Further History of Sierra Madre Villa, 1881-1883

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on November 18, 2024November 19, 2024
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“An Empire is Growing Up, With Possibilities So Glittering That They Are Dazzling”: Some History of Leonard J. Rose, 1827-1899, Part Eight

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 24, 2024
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“The Largest and Finest Stock of the Products of the Vineyard on the American Continent”: Some History of Leonard J. Rose, 1827-1899, Part Six

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 18, 2024July 19, 2024
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Reading Between the Lines From Point A to Point B With a Letter to Richard Smith of New York City From William B. King, California Southern Railroad Company, Los Angeles, 16 June 1887, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on June 18, 2024
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Working the Land: “California Wine-Making” in a Harper’s Weekly Supplement, 9 March 1889

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on March 9, 2020December 29, 2020
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