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Front view of original Beale Memorial Library building,opened in 1900. named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale. Damaged by 1952 earthquake and no longer in existence; located on Northwest corner of 17th Street and Chester Avenue.Cornerstone is visible as…

Original Beale Memorial Library building, named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale. Opened in 1900, damaged in 1952 earthquake and no longer in existence; located at Northwest corner of 17th Street and Chester Avenue. Vine-covered reading-room pergola is…

Office houses among trees are in center of picture; Bunk house is in foreground at right; Homes Supply Company is farther to the right; a row of shops is behind foreground oil derrick at center; doctor's office, house, and hospital are at left;…

Victory parade after World War II, showing men in uniform going past Strauss', Kirby's, and Leed's places of business; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Parade in downtown Bakersfield at time of World War II, showing men in uniform marching at Eye Street, looking North from 17th Street

Parade through downtown Bakersfield, showing rider in Native American headdress carrying American flag, with other horses and riders; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Pastime Theatre, with businesses on either side; located on 19th Street between Chester Avenue and Eye Street

Students standing in front of Petroleum School, which was established in 1910 near the Kern River oil field North of Bakersfield; oil derricks are visible in background

View of Kern General Hospital Library, at location later known as Kern Medical Center, on day of open house, December 1, 1971

Picketers in front of Stardust Liquor store on Ellington Street during strike of February 1966; caption on back of photo includes the word "Huelga!" --Spanish for labor strike