Friday, May 29, 2009

H.B. Public Library, Mendez v. Westminster, etc.

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Today's image is Huntington Beach 's old Carnegie library, built in in 1913. Sadly, it was torn down long ago. . The Huntington Bea...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Catching up

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I have nothing important to say about today's image. It's just a really nice circa 1920 crate label for " Cowboy Brand "...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Huntington Beach, El Toro, Scout Jamboree, etc.

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Summer's almost here, and it's time to head to the beach! The 1957 L.A. Examiner photo, above, reminds us why what's now Bolsa...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Dr. Sammy Lee

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Today's photo shows U.S. Olympic divers Sammy Lee and Vicki Manolo Draves at the London Olympic Games in August 1948. Dr. Lee won a g...
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Monday, May 25, 2009

Lieutenant Jacob Egbert McKean

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"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." - Gen. George S. Patton, Jr....
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Doris Walker, SAHPS, The Great Depression, etc.

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Here's a cool MCAS Tustin item we found in an Orange antique store yesterday. Personally, I think the $85 price tag is ridiculously h...
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Friday, May 22, 2009

Laguna Woods, Balboa, Capistrano, etc.

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Today's photo hails from 1974 and shows the Leisure World Community Gardens in what is now Laguna Woods . Notice that the hills beyon...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Memorial Day

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Today's photo shows a 1918 parade in Santa Ana , celebrating the end of World War I . . I'm sure there will be plenty of Memorial D...
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