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Chester Avenue at 19th Street; J.C. Penney building and "rain bird" sign on top of nearby building visible on left

Campaign banner, "Franklin D. Roosevelt for President," hanging across Chester Avenue, downtown Bakersfield; from collection of Harlan Curnow

Downtown Bakersfield, showing Kress building and a drug store, across the street from each other; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Shows Ben Franklin store, Comet dime store, McMahan's Furniture, Snider's, and a drug store, along with automobiles; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Norris School, with sign over door showing year built, 1882. It was named for Robert Norris, donor of the land near Rosedale where it originally stood. It was used as school until 1914, then stored grain until 1958, when it was donated to Kern…

Official U.S. Navy photograph: view of Naval Ordnance Testing Station at China Lake; known as Naval Weapons Center beginning in 1967;in 1992 renamed Naval Air Weapons Station. Headquarters building is in foreground; Michelson Laboratory is in…

Myrtle Biggs holds medal and small trophy; she is standing in front of a bookshelf.

Caption on back of picture: 1938-1939, Glenn Burd's mother, Hotel Lebec, 1928 car

Motel Bakersfield, also known as Bakersfield Inn, with coffee shop

Morris' was founded by Harry Morris, whose son Mervyn launched the Mervyn's chain of stores, which now is a division of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation, Minneapolis; from collection of Mel Baughman. Store located at 11th Avenue and Main Street