1. Pony Express, Overland Mail service, Western Union, transcontinental railroad; Chinese workers’ contributions.
2. Effects of Gold Rush on California’s economy; economic conflicts.
3. Immigration and migration between 1850-1900; conflicts and accords.
4. American immigration, migration, settlement, growth of towns and cities.
5. Effects of Great Depression, Dust Bowl and World War II on California.
6. Development of new industries since the turn of the century.
7. Evolution of California’s water system; dams, aqueducts, reservoirs.
8. Development of the public education system; universities, community colleges.
9. Influence on the nation’s artistic and cultural development; entertainment industry.

Support Materials for this Section

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Portuguese Americans celebrate, 1915
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Amos and Cynthia Hudgins, 1887
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William and Alice Goodwin Osby, 1918
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A water tower under construction in downtown San Diego, 1870
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Photographer W.A. Vale, 1872
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Hotel del Coronado, 1887
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Chinese men pose at the Klindt Studio, 1895
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Kate Session at age 17, 1875
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Kate Sessions, 1935
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American Hotel in Old Town, 1886
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Coal wagons, 1885
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Flume Construction, 1885
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Otay Ranch, 1926
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San Diego, 1918
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Jim Lee’s Laundry, 1890
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Grand Hotel, 1885
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El Cajon Valley ranch house, 1885
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First public school in Coronado, 1887
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Chinese Junks, 1887
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Railroad Construction, 1882
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Ah Quin
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Lee Hong, Late 1800s
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Yee Yuet Kwai
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Yee Yuet Kwai’s Mother
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Yee Yuet Kwai’s Sister
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Yee Sue Fong
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Pharmacy, 1900
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3rd and K, 1910
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Quon Mane Family, 1900
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Quon Mane Family, 1900
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Quon Mane Store, 1925
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Jim Lee Laundry, 1906
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Certificate of Identity, 1912
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Freedom Document, 1827
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Mrs. Johnson, 1887
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Blacks I.X.L. Laundry, 1890s
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Two Girls, 1895
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Coleman Toll Station, 1895
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Hudgins Family Home, 1902
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Robinson Restaurant, 1910
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Nate Harrison, 1916
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Nate Harrison, No Date
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Nate Harrison, No Date
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Four Firemen, 1927
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George Ramsey, 1929
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Trench on Lincoln Avenue, 1930
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Performers at the Creole Palace, 1934
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Japanese fish camp, No Date
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Jewfish, 1905
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Portuguese fishermen, 1905
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San Diego Packing Company, No Date
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Tuna Clippers, 1920
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Tuna fishing, No Date
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Tuna fishing, No Date
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Tuna fishing, Need Date
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Tuna fishing, No Date
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Tuna fishing, No Date
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Kelley Laundry Co., 1919
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Tait’s Meat Market, 1926
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B Street School, 1901

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