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Bautista. Nancy. "Mi Ciudad." The LA History Archive. Record ID STMN019. http://lahistoryarchive.org. Accessed on [today's date].

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Items in the collection include:
  • Ephemera: Historic postcards (front and back), maps, napkins, and other "paper" materials gathered by the Studio for Southern California History.
  • Oral Histories: Excerpts from video histories and images donated as part of the oral history conducted by the Studio for Southern California History. Interviewees include a wide segment of Southern California's population.
  • Created Images: Posters, slideshows, maps, playing cards, postcards and other material generated by the Studio for Southern California History.
  • Photo Essays: "My Neighborhood Photo Essays," and other articles generated for the Studio for Southern California History from the general public as part of Studio programming.
  • Published Work: the collection includes information on the Reference Library at the Studio for Southern California History, which includes over 1,900 books, journals, DVDS, and articles related to Southern California History.
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