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First school in Coalinga oil field. Located on Confidence Oil Company lease near West Side discovery well, Confidence No. 2, in fall of 1900. Schoolhouse, an abandoned homesteader's cabin moved there for the purpose of being a school. Teacher was…

Alpha school

Claremont school

School was in Westside oilfields. Students identified were Top row L-R: Cliff Reese Ray, Roy McCannon, Arlie McBee, unknown, unknown, Vernon Ward, Bill Yeager, Elvin Orn, unknown, Merrel Potts, unknown, Paul Cole (Blackie). Second Row: ? Steine,…

Recess at Claremont school

Claremont school picture of students. School was located on Westside in oil fields.

Coalinga High School 1910

Completed rest of school (Junior High School and Administration etc.) in 1938. Left building is the senior high and the right building is the Junior High.

High School students rode train to Fresno for a field trip on April 12, 1913.

Junior High is on the left and the college extension center of Fresno State is on the right.