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Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California. The Family History Library, for example, has:
Los Angeles
| 1873-1935 | FHL films 1376980— |
| 1910, 1942, etc. | FHL books 979.493 E4LL |
The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available. The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one. The catalog and digital images work best with Internet Explorer rather than Firefox.
| 1872-1942 | LAPL microfilm |
| 1873-1942 | LAPL books |
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1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942
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LAPL digital images |
San Francisco
| 1850-1861 | FHL fiche 6044468-83 |
| 1861/62-1934 | FHL films 1377422— |
| 1910, 1936, etc. | FHL books 979.461 S1 E4p |
| 1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962 | FHL films 1321020 |
Web Sites
http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ca.htm
www.ancestry.com ($)
http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/CA/
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