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- 1 2 "Funeral of a First Pioneer," Los Angeles Times, December 7, 1906, page II-3(subscription required)
- ↑ John Steven McGroarty, From the Mountains to the Sea (1921), page 193
- ↑ San Bernardino County Museum
- ↑ "Pomona Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ Location of the Mullally property as shown on Mapping L.A.
- ↑ "Los Angeles County, California, Biographies" [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Number One: What Is Found in the First Issue of the Los Angeles Times," Los Angeles Times, December 4, 1891, page 2(subscription required)
- ↑ "Row Over 'The Wellington,'" Los Angeles Times, January 9, 1896, page 8(subscription required)