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6870 - Booklet, "California Under Twelve Flags" by Phil Townsend Hanna and 1969 edition revised by Anna Marie Hager, describes the groups, their flags, and how and when they played a part in the creation of California.
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6871 - Booklet, "The Romance of the Ranchos" by Palmer Conner, history of each of the ranchos that fell within Los Angeles County, color fold out map of the ranchos pasted inside back cover.
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6872 - Booklet, "El Camino Real", "The King's Highway", published by the Los Angeles Times for the 7th grade classes of the Los Angeles City Schools, booklet printed with sixty-five paragraphs of history, each with a titled square that is supposed to contain an illustration in the form of a limited edition stamp. The stamp relates to the paragraph (no stamps in this booklet). Poem on back cover by John S. McGroarty. Booklet belonged to Bobbie Battler, Roberta McIverny, when she was in the 7th grade in 1948.
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6873 - Booklet, "Stages, Mails and Express in Southern California: The Role of Wells, Fargo & Co. in the Pre-Railroad Period", by W. Turrentine Jackson, reprinted from the Fall 1974 "Southern California Quarterly", history of the stage and banking company in Southern California.
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6874 - Booklet, "Adobe de Palomares", 1940 edition by Bess Adams Garner, her heirs sold the publishing rights to Pomona First Federal Savings & Loan, which reprinted it with Miriam Colcord Post as author in 1962, history of the adobe, Don Ygnacio Palomares, Don Ricardo Vejar, and their Rancho San José.
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6875 - Booklet, "The Romance of La Puente Rancho" by Compiled and written by Leonore Rowland, also contains excerpts from "La Puente Valley, Past and Present", history of the La Puente Rancho, John Rowland, and William Workman. Booklet given to Bobbie Battler from Pauline Ott, contains a letter from her.
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6876 - Book, "History of the Parish of Saint Frances of Rome, Azusa, California" by W. Wesley Kloepfer, photographer, writer, and long time member of the parish. Book covers prehistory of the area from mission times through settlement of pioneers, church was built in 1905, first resident priest was assigned to parish in 1907 or 1908. signed by author.
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6877 - Booklet, "The Miracle of a Muddy Tideflat" by Mary L. Thompson, guide to the history of the Port of Los Angeles as shown in photographic murals at the Phineas Banning Residence Museum. Phineas Banning was instrumental in the development of the deep water harbor.
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6878 - Booklet, "Long Beach" by W. W. Robinson, concise history of area that becomes Long Beach from 1769 to 1948.
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6879 - Booklet, "Inglewood" by W. W. Robinson, concise history of area that becomes Inglewood from 1769 to 1888 when the city was founded.
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6880 - Booklet, "Santa Monica" by W. W. Robinson, concise history of area that becomes Santa Monica from 1769 to 1959.
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6881 - Booklet, "Whittier" by W. W. Robinson, concise history of area that becomes Whittier from 1769 to 1887 when the city was established as a Quaker colony.
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6882 - Booklet, "La Puente Kaleidoscope Part 1", compiled by Claire G. Radford, history of the area ending in a major fire in 1923.
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69 - "The Indian History of the Modoc War" by Jeff C. Riddle, only child of Frank Riddle miner, rancher, farmer, who came to the West in 1850 and Wi-Ne-Ma, a Modoc woman. Jeff C. Riddle writes about the Modoc wars. Also included in the book are biographies of other people involved in the events.
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6943 - Book, "The History of the California Fruit Growers Exchange" donated by Robert B. Sutherland 1971, early history of the citrus industry in California.
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6982 - Booklet, "Tilton's Trolley Trip" illustrated with reproductions of hand tinted photographs and descriptions of destinations on the Pacific Electric cars, "From the Sea to the Orange Groves-Over the Pacific Electric".
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703 - Book detailing the origins and family members of the Van Deventer family, Jan Pietersz Van Deventer, tailor, and wife Maria Hoogeboom came from Deventer, Netherland to America in 1662, Dorothy Van Deventer Boe's immediate ancestors are on page 178. Book was owned by her father Early Van Deventer. Dedicated to the memory of Mr. Willis Van Deventer, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
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7046 - California State Series, "A Fifth Reader", by Arnold & Gilbert, copyright 1910 by The People of the State of California, original Copyright 1897 by Silver, Burdette and Company, owned by Myrtle Richardson. Forest tree and mountain on cover.
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7047 - California State Series, "A Fourth Reader", by Arnold & Gilbert, copyright 1910 by The People of the State of California, original Copyright 1897 by Silver, Burdette and Company, owned by Myrtle Richardson. Forest tree and mountain on cover.
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7047.1 - California State Series, "A Fourth Reader", by Arnold & Gilbert, copyright 1910 by The People of the State of California, original Copyright 1897 by Silver, Burdette and Company, owned by Theodore Kennard and Orton Englehart. Forest tree and mountain on cover.
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