This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
California Trip Notes Open with Oil Fields and Earthquakes
A travelogue recounts a California journey from Santa Barbara oil wells to Redondo Beach pollution, San Diego climate jokes, and Sacramento then San Francisco quake memories. The narrator visits Santa Barbara, San Jose, Palo Alto, and Chico, noting orchards, mission ruins, and early postquake impressions while praising redwood fire resistance and local hospitality.
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California
Santa Barbara
Redondo Beach
Sacramento
San di
San Diego
Fremont
Rey
Monterey
San Francisco
San Jose
McMillan
Elizabeth B. Miles
James
Joel Bean
Hall of Records
Palo Alto
Memorial
Eugene
Rev
Thomas
Sixteenth Street
Market
San Francisco Bay
Chico
Alva P
O. c. Sandson
Oregon