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ThesisKissinger, KrystalThe construction of the First Los Angeles Aqueduct from 1907 to 1913 was an event that forever transformed the environmental, political, and social landscapes of California, especially in the Los Angeles and Owens Valley regions. The magnitude of this . . .
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ThesisRingelstein, AustinIn 1877, Paul Schumacher shipped what he called a "treasure" of archaeological materials to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Putnam 1878:202). Known as "the Schumacher Collection," the archaeological assemblage contains an unusually la . . .
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Working PaperPraetzellis, Adrian
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ArticlePraetzellis, MaryThe Post Office building was moved to its present site to make way for urban development. Before it was set down on the site, an archaeological "dig" was performed . Herewith is the story found on the land that the old building now sits. It is literal . . .
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ArticlePraetzellis, AdrianGentility (a.k.a., “Victorian culture”) was the preeminent model of propriety in mid- and late-19th-century California. Thanks to industrial production and an efficient supply network, the genteel mores of Victoria’s England came to be expressed in a . . .
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ArticlePraetzellis, AdrianThe author was asked by the Society for California Archaeology Program Chair to describe the development of historical archaeology over the past 30 years—to which he might have added “while standing on one leg." The original presentation was clocked a . . .
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ArticlePraetzellis, AdrianJack London—popular author, avid traveler, and vocal socialist—left two legacies to the world: his writings and his Beauty Ranch. After the destruction of the Wolf House, the Beauty Ranch became Jack London's main interest.
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ArticlePraetzellis, AdrianReviews the book 'Many Inventions: The Chinese in the Rocks, 1890-1930,' by Jane Lydon.