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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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Mare Island
27:38
Join Huell as he takes us on one of the last tours of Mare Island before the base closes.
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28:17
Huell explores the beauty and unexpected biodiversity of Death Valley.
Reagan Ranch
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Huell gets a tour of the Santa Barbara ranch home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy.
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Huell goes back in time and visits with John Muir at Yosemite National Park.
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