A native of Spain, Gaspar Oreña (1824-1904) came to the United States in the late nineteenth century. He married the widow of a prominent Californio family from Santa Barbara, Maria Antonia de la Guerra, after the death of her first husband,...
The Treaty of Versailles of September 3, 1783 which recognized the independence of the thirteen colonies, also ended hostilities between European powers. According to the treaty, Spain recovered Minorca and East Florida. The Treaty was preceded by...
Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1943) was an American novelist, essayist and political activist. She is best known for her portrayals of life in California and New Mexico, and her writings include: Land of little rain (1903), The flock (1906), and her...
James De Barth Shorb (1842-1896) was born in Frederick County, Maryland, a son of Dr. James Aloysius Shorb (1798-1867) and Margaret McMeal Shorb. He came to California in 1863 looking for oil in Ventura County, and married Maria de Jesus "Sue"...
Image of a Spanish style mission building with church bells surrounded by palms and trees. "Western Litho. Co, Los Angeles, Cal. 1225"--text, bottom left margin. "No 138"--text, bottom right margin. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Frank S. Dolley was born in Maine, graduated from Pomona College in 1907, and completed Bowdoin Medical School in 1911. He settled permanently in Los Angeles in 1929, where he was a prominent thoracic surgeon. Beyond his medical interests, he was a...
William Moore was an early settler and surveyor in Los Angeles. He worked for the Los Angeles city surveyor's office as early as the 1850s and served as the Los Angeles county surveyor in 1857, 1858-59 and 1861. He also worked as the Los Angeles...
Southern California Edison (SCE) is the largest electric utility in California and one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric utilities, serving more than 13 million people in 15 counties of central, coastal and southern California. Based...
Born in Carnide, Portugal in 1778, Francisco Xavier Monteiro de Barros initially pursued the study of mathematics and science at the University of Coimbra. After serving as cosmographer of Santarem between 1802 and 1808, he worked for the Lisbon...
Henry Burton was the son of General Henry S. Burton who fought in the Mexican-American War and settled in San Diego at the conclusion of the conflict. General Burton married a Mexican woman, María Ampara Ruíz, who was the heir to two Spanish land...
Image of a Spanish Conquistador, explorer, and soldier, holding a Spanish flag. Coastline, waterway and mountains in background. "packed by / Placentia / Orange Growers Assn. / Fullerton & Placentia, / Orange Co.-California."--text, lower left....