State College Fresno California

State College Fresno California

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Picture shows the campus of Fresno State College located on an extension of Van Ness Avenue. The college was moved to this location in September 1913 as Fresno State Normal School, which in 1921 was renamed Fresno State Teachers' College. The name was changed again in 1935, to Fresno State College, and in 1972 the school became California State University, Fresno. Constructed of red brick in the Spanish architectural style.

1 Photographic print (postcard) :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.

San Joaquin Valley Library System

ca 1930

Fresno County Public Library

This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org

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ca 1930