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The Los Angeles, California Histories book collection is a group of 27 books that detail the history of Los Angeles - primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the books are illustrated; showcasing specific events relating to key points in the history and development of Los Angeles during this period as well as details of some of its most important and influential figures.

All the titles contained on this DVD are listed below.

1. In and about Los Angeles (1909) - 34 pages
2. Los Angeles, California, city directory (1916) - 2452 pages
3. Los Angeles street and business directory .. (1893) - 96 pages
4. Los Angeles as a Summer Resort; (1902) - 22 pages
5. The Herald's History of Los Angeles City (1901) - Charles Dwight Willard - 365 pages
6. Spring Street; a story of Los Angeles (1922) - Richardson, James Hugh - 418 pages
7. The story of Los Angeles and Southern California (1914) - Warner, Adam Dixon - 24 pages
8. The city and county of Los Angeles in southern California (1903) - Brook, Harry Ellington - 71 pages
9. Los Angeles; a guide to the city and its environs (1941) - Writers' Program (U.S.). California - 433 pages
10. Los Angeles, the old and the new (1911) - Scott, Winfield - 98 pages
11. Greater Los Angeles and Southern California, : their portraits and chronological record of their careers (1906) - Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones) - 240 pages
12. Thurston's directory and guide to streets and cars of Los Angeles, with map .. (1920) - Thurston, Albert G. - 74 pages
13. Standard guide to Los Angeles, San Diego and the Panama-California exposition .. (1916) - 146 pages
14. Commemorative of the official opening, the Los Angeles aqueduct and Exposition park (1913) - Davison, Frank Bush - 32 pages
15. "As we see 'em," a volume of cartoons and caricatures of Los Angeles citizens (1900) - Anderson, Antony E - 326 pages
16. Bungalows and cottages in Southern California. Presenting house and plans as built and streets and tracts as developed by the Los Angeles Investment Company (1909) - 40 pages
17. A history of California and an extended history of Los Angeles and environs : also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present Volume 1 (1915) - Guinn, James Miller - 466 pages
18. A history of California and an extended history of Los Angeles and environs : also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present Volume 2 (1915) - Guinn, James Miller - 480 pages
19. A history of California and an extended history of Los Angeles and environs : also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present Volume 3 (1915) - Guinn, James Miller - to page 935
20. Los Angeles from the mountains to the sea : with selected biography of actors and witnesses to the period of growth and achievement Volume 1 (1921) - McGroarty, John Steven - 414 pages
21. Los Angeles from the mountains to the sea : with selected biography of actors and witnesses to the period of growth and achievement Volume 2 (1921) - McGroarty, John Steven - 438 pages
22. Los Angeles from the mountains to the sea : with selected biography of actors and witnesses to the period of growth and achievement Volume 3 (1921) - McGroarty, John Steven - to page 939
23. An illustrated history of Los Angeles County, California. Containing a history of Los Angeles County from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its prospective future ... and biographical mention of many of its pioneers and also of prominent citizens of to-day (1889) - 835 pages
24. Men of achievement in the great Southwest Illustrated. A story of pioneer struggles during early days in Los Angeles and Southern California. With biographies, heretofore unpublished facts, anecdotes and incidents in the lives of the builders (1904) - Burton, George Ward - 149 pages
25. How we cook in Los Angeles. A practical cook-book containing six hundred or more recipes ... including a French, German and Spanish department with menus, suggestions for artistic table decorations, and souvenirs (1894) - 382 pages
26. Historical and biographical record of Los Angeles and vicinity : containing a history of the city from its earliest settlement as a Spanish pueblo to the closing year of the nineteenth century ; also containing biographies of well known citizens of the past and present (1901) - Guinn, James Miller - 939 pages
27. An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day (1890) - 898 pages

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