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184:
177:in 1851–52.
172:
159:Bennet Riley
156:
125:
114:
80:
79:
1557:Californios
1547:1876 deaths
1542:1820 births
1410:John Lovell
1393:D. E. Miles
1369:O. H. Bliss
1211:John Osborn
1082:George Fall
1040:Thomas Goss
1019:J. G. Bower
923:(1870–1889)
864:John Turner
650:John Goller
531:Peter Baltz
506:(1850–1870)
340:Presidents:
332:(1850–1889)
150:ending the
89:Los Angeles
1536:Categories
1335:J. H. Book
1132:C. C. Lips
1059:C. N. Earl
965:Oscar Macy
957:John Jones
848:Eli Taylor
624:Ezra Drown
540:John Barre
469:Sinsabaugh
431:MacDougall
250:2009-06-22
220:References
201:television
198:syndicated
132:California
85:Californio
989:F. Tamiet
715:Obed Macy
705:John King
478:Humphreys
416:O'Melveny
386:Woodworth
346:Alexander
111:Biography
1428:5th Ward
1348:4th Ward
1192:3rd Ward
1070:2nd Ward
992:B. Valle
942:1st Ward
504:Members
401:Morrison
426:Beaudry
421:Sabichi
371:Coronel
361:Nichols
351:Requena
144:Frémont
103:by the
921:Wards
482:Kuhrts
451:Spence
446:Lawlor
381:Sterns
376:Potter
356:Mellus
284:
181:Legacy
140:Flores
474:Breed
465:Miles
461:Moore
456:Moran
411:Jones
396:Perry
391:Huber
366:Drown
244:(PDF)
237:(PDF)
441:Beck
436:Cohn
406:King
282:ISBN
60:1876
57:Died
52:1820
49:Born
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216:.
206:,
154:.
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314:t
307:v
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