Tag Archives: 1896

The Shrinking U.S. Newspaper, 1896 – 2014

Posted on December 19, 2014 by lmharnisch

  Here’s an issue of the San Francisco Call from 1896 compared to a recent page from the 2014 Los Angeles Times.

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Spring Street revisited

Posted on July 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

  C. C. Pierce Photographer, 1572 W. Pico, Los Angeles This photograph of Spring Street, looking south from Temple, is slightly later than the one in the previous entry and was taken about 1896.    Notice that our single-track, horse-drawn … Continue reading →

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Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 7, 1895 Above, the earliest reference I can find to Cinco de Mayo in The Times: A celebration in Tucson featuring the Philharmonic Band, otherwise known as the Club Filarmonico Tucsonense, led by Federico "Fred" Ronstadt. And, yes, that’s … Continue reading →

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