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Charles Gann riding in fire engine, along with two other men; Charles Gann operated a grocery store and service station

Earthquake-damaged businesses on Chester Avenue, near 21st Street; includes Western-Gamble Auto Supply, Gil's Cafe, and Clinton Clothes

Chester Avenue Garage, located at 2316 Chester Avenue, along with various other automotive businesses, and trucks; Chester Avenue Garage was operated by L.F. Diebel and M.B. Wittig

View of downtown Bakersfield, showing California Theater in center of picture; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

School group picture, including Doris Marie Stoner, daughter of Austin Foster Stoner, born July 1895. Doris Stoner is in the third standing row (counting from ground level), second to the left from the teacher.

Picketers in front of Stardust Liquor store on Ellington Street, during strike of February 1966.

Construction site of Bakersfield City Hall at Truxtun and Chester; tower of Old Church Plaza is just visible over the trees; Haberfelde and other buildings are at left

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…

Alice Duarte, a leader in Delano's Mexican community, and City Manager Lou Shepard. Alice was secretary to Stu Goodman, manager, Delano branch, Bank of America. From the collection of Mel Baughman.