Category Archives: 1880

Happy Birthday, Mack Sennett!

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Mary Mallory notes that today is Mack Sennett’s birthday. Read Mary’s post on Sennett here. About these ads

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Found on EBay – 1880 History of Los Angeles County

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

A copy of the 1959 reprint of the 1880 “History of Los Angeles County” has been listed on EBay. The book was compiled over five months from newspapers, books, magazines public records and interviews, producing “three large grain sacks” filled … Continue reading →

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Main Street Revisited

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

I picked up “A Southern California Album: Selected Photographs, 1880-1900” at the Last Bookstore the other day and was pleased to discover a number of pictures by C.C. Pierce, including this shot of Main Street looking south from 3rd Street … Continue reading →

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