Mouren Family Collection
Dublin Core
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
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.
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
Collection Tree
- Coalinga-Huron Library District Collections
- Mouren Family Collection