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California's Gold with Huell Howser

Lummis House

In this never-before-seen "lost" episode, Huell visits the home of Los Angeles icon Charles Fletcher Lummis in Highland Park. Lummis, who died in 1928, was the founder of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, an editor of the Los Angeles Times, and a collector and preservationist of Southwestern culture. The Lummis House, today a historic museum, was built by Lummis in the late nineteenth century. Huell learns about the life and legacy of Lummis, tours his collection of artifacts, listens to Lummis’s collection of rare wax cylinder recordings of Spanish songs from early California (including songs by early L.A. singer Manuela García), and observes a recreation of the wax cylinder recording process with modern musicians.

Also, watch the Artbound episode, "Charles Lummis: Reimagining the American West".

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Cabrillo's Ship
27:26
Huell travels to Point Loma to learn about the history of Juan Cabrillo’s ship.
Jacaranda
24:50
Huell learns about the history of jacaranda trees in California, which dates back to the 1890s.
Chavez Center
27:56
Huell travels to the Tehachapi Mountains to visit The Cesar Chavez Foundation.
San Juan Bautista
27:29
A century ago, San Juan Bautista was the hub of Northern California.
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