Fresno Hot Springs Coalinga California

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Title

Fresno Hot Springs Coalinga California

Subject

Bathhouses -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs; Hot springs -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs.; Public baths -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs; Coalinga (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs.; Coalinga Mineral Springs (Coalinga, Calif.) -- Photographs

Description

Photo of a two story wooden building at Fresno Hot Springs possibly the hotel built in 1896 by Colonel Henry Burrough. Originally known as Roger's Sulphur Springs after its discover by James Rogers, later Fresno Hot Springs, and today Coalinga Mineral Springs. The site is located near present day Coalinga. Guests were brought to the springs by stages that ran several times a week. There was a dance hall in the hotel, barbeques, band concerts, a separate Men's Club, hiking and mountain climbing. This was in addition to bathing in the fifteen springs. By the early twentieth century it was a popular resort.

Source

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

Publisher

San Joaquin Valley Library System

Date

ca 1908

Contributor

Fresno County Public Library

Rights

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

Relation

SJV Photo Heritage

Format

image/jpeg

Language

en

Type

Image

Identifier

frp0073

Coverage

ca 1908

Files

frp0073a.jpg

Citation

“Fresno Hot Springs Coalinga California,” San Joaquin Valley Library System Digital Collections, accessed November 6, 2024, http://digital.sjvls.org/document/1723.

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