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A picture of Fresno Traction Co. 53 (?) New York designed "stepless" cars, shows engineer, conductor and mechanic.

In 1877, a young man Leopold Gundlefinger (seated, center) and others helped form a volunteer fire "hook and ladder" company". Mr. Gundlefinger was Fresno's first foreman fighting fires with a wagon loaded with ladders, ropes, axes, and buckets.

Group of men early in the construction process of Pine Flat Dam..

Harvesting team at work in 1887. The farm it was taken on is now known as the Boston Vineyard in Kings County.

The Grill Room at the Hughes was created in what had been a courtyard space with the hotel first opened. You can see a circular planter in the middle of the picture where a fountain or tree had been planted when the hotel first opened. The stairway…

I.N. Parlier (center) and wife to his left with their children and inlaws (18 in all) with hands joined to show the bough spread of his Smyrna Fig Tree. It was planted in 1888. The dimensions of the tree at this time (1909) were: Girth at ground,…

An epic display of Fresno's agricultural offerings.

In 1925, J.B. Inderrieden Company was a fruit shipping and packing company that operated on the southwest corner of R and Ventura Streets right next to the Santa Fe Railroad tracks. This building still stands (2016) and is current address in 2721…

Jerry Dwyer delivers library books to patrons at the Power Houses by dog sled team.

Kinema Theater was built by the Roeding Estate Company on Fulton Street which is now currently Fulton Mall. The theater had 1,400 seats and was noted for being built without a stage. The first film was shown in November 30, 1913. In 1952 Gamble and…