O.C. History Roundup

Information and photos for people interested in the history of Orange County, California.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A glimpse of Southern California, circa 1940

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Last summer, the Anaheim Historical Society posted an image of the front of an old brochure from the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce . (Imag...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving, golf, book signings, and Christmas

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At the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims would have starved if not for the help of the Indians. However, "Chief Pushmataha" he...
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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Orange, Don Meadows, Phil Brigandi, Irvine, books

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Please note the fountain seen here behind Alfred Chapman and his unidentified associate in this 1887 photo of the Plaza in Downtown Ora...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Disneyland: Steps In Time, Sleeping Beauty's Castle

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Today's images show Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim . The first (above) is a concept sketch from the early 19...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Newport Harbor and Claude G. Putnam

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I recently noticed a handful of very similar but slightly different postcards in Tom Pulley 's amazing Orange County postcard collec...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Thank you, veterans!

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Here's an image from an early 1920s  Armistice Day parade in Fullerton . This was the float from the Daughters of Veterans, Sarah Rou...
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Dana Point's Doris Walker

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I try not to post multiple memorials to any one person (even friends) on this blog. But Brent Walker , one of Doris Walker 's two s...
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Early Veterans Day program at OCHS

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Today's photos show Coastline Post 3536, Veterans of Foreign Wars of Costa Mesa , placing a plaque at Marine Corps Air Station El To...
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