Mouren Family Collection

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Title

Mouren Family Collection

Subject

Huron (Calif.)

Creator

Coalinga-Huron Library District

Source

Collection of the Mouren Family of Coalinga

Publisher

San Joaquin Valley Library System

Date

2002

Contributor

Coalinga-Huron Library District

Rights

For more information about acquiring copies of these images (in photographic and/or digital form), please contact the Coalinga Huron District Library, attention Diana Baker, 305 N. 4th St., Coalinga, CA 93210; (559) 935-1676.

Format

image/jpeg

Language

en-US

Type

Collection

Identifier

com

Coverage

Huron (Calif.)
1896-1937

Collection Items

Grain waiting for shipment at Mouren's warehouse
The little tractor pulled the wagons to where the would be unloaded.

Mouren's warehouse yard
On right is a traction engine, sleep houses for out in the fields and 3 harvesters to be taken to the Bosten Land Co. The sleep houses were taken to the fields so the hands would not have to come all the way back into town.

Mouren's warehouse is on the right and Semper, Claverie and Ham's warehouse is on the left
Across the street, between the warehouses is the blacksmith shop and the 'red' Mouren house.

Southern Pacific depot with wool and grain waiting for shipment
This building was the original depot for the Southern Pacific.

Sorghum wagon and cook wagon
Sorghum wagon and cooks wagon. The blacksmith-garage and Mouren's first house can be seen.

Huron street scene
Sorghum wagons on right with cook wagon in center. The blacksmith and garage combo was owned by Edmund Mouren. The sign is in front of the building on left. The building the sign is hiding is the Mouren house.

Mouren's warehouse from the backside
Hotel is on the right in the background of the warehouse.

Loading the railroad cars with harvest for shipment
The oil tankers on the train are most likely from Coalinga oilfields.

Cook wagon and sorghum wagon in front of the blacksmith shop
Cook wagon and sorghum wagon in front of the blacksmith shop
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