Category: California’s Gold
Muybridge – California’s Gold (6006)
Huell is off to Stanford University to learn about Eadweard Muybridge and his ground breaking photographs of animal locomotion. With the
Skunk Train – California’s Gold (6007)
Following the the coastal “Redwood Route” as it has since 1885, the Skunk Train takes Huell on an inspiring ride through ageless
Catalina Cubs – California’s Gold (6004)
Chicago millionaire William Wrigley brought excitement to the Catalina Island every year, when his Chicago Cubs baseball team came for spring
L.A. Air Raid – California’s Gold (6005)
Huell visits the Fort MacArthur Museum in San Pedro to relive the Great Los Angeles Air Raid of February 1942. Note: This episode was released
Masonic Cave – California’s Gold (6003)
Huell’s off to Amador county and the town of Volcano. It was once a thriving, gold mining town in the 1850s and 1860s, but Huell has set
Sequoia Black History – California’s Gold (6002)
Huell joins the centennial celebration of Colonel Charles Young’s tenure as superintendent at Sequoia National Park. Young led his “Buffalo
Teardrops – California’s Gold (6001)
Step back in time with Huell as he visits a weekend gathering of classic teardrop trailers. They sleep two, and have a built-in kitchen on the
Poinsettias – California’s Gold (121)
Albert Ecke immigrated from Germany to Southern California in 1902 and opened a roadside stall selling fruits and vegetables. By the 1920s his
Eastside Reservoir – California’s Water (002)
Huell travels to the new Eastside Reservoir, four miles southwest of Hemet. Forced by increasing population and the need to reduce our toll on
Shades of California – California’s Gold (119)
Shades of California was a statewide project developed by staff at the Los Angeles Public Library. Under their guidance, libraries throughout the