Los Angeles - History - 1870 - 1899

Approx. 20 items: material copied from various sources, Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, books, LAT, Civic Center News, etc., from the 1880s until 1970s, on the history of the 1870 - 1899 time frame. Notable items: 8-pp. packet, articles on L.A. history presented by the "Amelia Street School Pals," who attended the school in the 1890s, first page is headed, "Do you remember..."; 21-pp. copied from (see last sheet) History and Reminiscences - Los Angeles City and County, California, 1929 ; 24-pp. (yellow sheets) of comments and quotes from LAT and book sources, with sketchy citations ; a copy of an 1878 "Distance Table" showing the Southern Pacific rail routes in the Los Angeles region ; etc.