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Articles with keyword "California"

"City Life" by Victor Arnautoff

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New Deal Murals

Meaningful work for Depression-era artists

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Woody Guthrie: A Hard Travelin’ Man

A new film examines the life of the balladeer of the down-and-out.

Disney resort parking structure, Anaheim, CA

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Mickey Ramps It Up

Disney parking garage is world's largest.

Constructing cables on the Golden Gate Bridge

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Steel into Gold

A steel town in New Jersey made the Golden Gate Bridge possible.

San Francisco in the early 1900s

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Impertinent Questions

Newspaper Contest in 1908 asked "When Is It Time to Go Home?"

Photograph of Fort Ross

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Russian Dreams of an American Colony

Fort Ross on California's rocky coast contained an oasis of Russian refinement.

Image of Ralph Lewin

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California's Ralph Lewin

From fast times at Clairemont High to the California Humanities, Ralph Lewin has always been fascinated with stories.

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Of Stevedores and Book Slingers

Mention the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and what comes to mind are workers heaving bales along a waterfront, operating straddle carriers shipside, or driving winches above break bulk c

Image of John Muir

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John Muir, Nature's Witness

The founder of the Sierra Club worshiped the outdoor world.

Fishbone front man Angelo Moore on stage with Chris Dowd, Kendall Jones, and Nor

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A Fish Story

California finds its own history in a documentary about the punk/funk/ska band Fishbone.