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Picture This is an educational resource that features primary source images from the Oakland Museum of California’s collections that reflect the rich cultural diversity of California.

The Mexican War for Independence in 1821 lead to an end of Spanish authority in California. The primary means of Spanish control, the missions, were dismantled in a process known as secularization. By...

World War II brought about a sudden and severe shortage of farm labor. German prisoners of war were employed, but they were only a partial solution. By enacting the Emergency Labor Program in 1942, Co...

View a Timeline of Events[1] for this period. Women Replace Men in the Workforceread more »view slideshow »[2][3] #[4] #[5] #[6] #[7] ...