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Cotton is King Festival parade along Chester Avenue. Wasco's float is square white vehicle at left center. Hotel Manchester is last building on right side of street;Grand Hotel is two buildings to the right. A drug store is on left side of street. A…

May 5, 1929, dedication of Kern River Park. Renamed Hart Park in 1947 for Kern County Supervisor John O. Hart. Related article appeared in the Bakersfield Californian May 6, 1929, page 1.Located eight miles Northeast of Bakersfield, on Alfred Harrell…

Photograph taken on 100th birthday of Delano resident Alice J. Fox Martin Evans; Mrs. Evans is in center; Alice Evans was named "Mrs. Republican" in Delano in 1962

Three men, one with shovel, breaking ground for new Chrysler-Plymouth dealership; sign reads "Future home of Monte Montijo Chrysler-Plymouth." The business was located at 626 Cecil Avenue

presentation of an award plaque at a dinner of the Columbian Squires, an organization of the Knights of Columbus; Bob Brooks is at right

breaking ground for convalescent hospital; participants included Mr.Mosesian; Delano councilwoman Helen Cole (standing, second from right); and local attorney John Hourigan, standing at far right; sign in background names builders G.H.Slack (of…

An unidentified FFA student poses with his sheep at the Junior Livestock Show during Delano's Harvest Holidays

Left to right: Dr. Floyd Reed, pastor of First Baptist Church in Delano; Dr. Reed's wife; Jewel Sharp; Mary Osner; and Ettie Boyles

Buddy Dixon and Sharon Andreas at Delano High School's Athenian Banquet

Musicians performing in May 6 Spring music show "Serenade to Music" at Delano High School, left to right: Douglas Chumley, percussion; Alan Fuerbringer, string bass; Sammy Thompson, tuba; Nancy Gracia, glockenspiel. Tickets were 50 cents each. The…