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September 30, 1932, Santa Fe's Engine 3834 was derailed and completely buried in a flash flood near Woodford Station and Caliente, killing 19 people, at the junction of Tehachapi and Caliente creeks. After it was found weeks later, workers and…

Pulling over an old wooden oil derrick, with other wooden derricks in background; Kern River oil field

Shows interior of original Taft Library, built about 1919,located on North Street. It was replaced in 1955 by a library on Emmons Park Drive.

Close-up view of swimming pool used by patients of Stony Brook Retreat, Kern County's tuberculosis facility 1928-1968

The children of Lamont school, who participated in a rat-feeding project to learn about nutrition. The project was supervised by Mrs.Pruitt, Health teacher at Lamont, and Public Health Nurse Mrs. Adams.

Panoramic view of Stony Brook Retreat, Kern County's tuberculosis facility, as it appeared in about the 1940s. Swimming pool is visible in foreground. The facility opened in 1929 and operated until about 1968

Second building of Standard School, built 1911, located at Oil Center Road, which road was later renamed China Grade Loop;school named for Standard Oil company which donated the land; building was moved farther south about 1918, and later moved to…

Man on tractor pulling rig designed to spray pesticide on fields to kill mosquitoes; in front of Mosquito Abatement District shed

Train depot building

Closeup view of railroad roundhouse, with train engine on turntable; located East of Baker Street