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  • Collection: Carleton Watkins Collection

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Three men, each with a dog, standing or sitting on the patio of the Old Headquarters of Rancho El Tejon (looking west).

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Raisins and figs drying on burlap ground cloth at Rancho El Tejon.

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Heavily loaded branch of lemons, located at Old Headquarters, Rancho El Tejon.

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Kern River above the canal, north channel taken from the county bridge looking westward downstream.

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The headgate and weir of the Calloway canal in the Kern River, taken at low water and showing the construction of the headgate. Location is about one mile north of Bakersfield [when taken]

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A view of the Kern Island canal headgate with a small structure nearby.

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Photo of a porch of the Blodgit's residence

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Rose Station was located northeast of 'grapevine' near Ranco Canoa, northwest of Ostrich Farm. It was a trading post and watering stop for stages. It was also the center of social activities for the Tejon area.

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Majordomo's quarters at Rancho El Tejon, several men on horseback (Jose Jesus Lopez on the white horse).

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A 'hedge' of cactus located on Rancho El Tejon, two unknown men standing within the cactus demonstrate it's size.
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