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A scene of the outdoor concerts given in the early 1900's under the trees in a park. The concert stand can be seen in the background.

Group of people in front of an unknown building in Raisin City. People are: front row (L-R) Miss Fike, Laton; Miss Holsinger, Laton; Miss Whitmore, Raisin City; unknown, Miss Flickinger, Raisin City; Miss Brandt, Raisin City; Mr. Kunc, Raisin City.…

Orignally built as the home for William N. Oothout on his 560 acre Sunnyside Estate where he plated the first Thompson Seedless grapes. In 1911, 9 men bought a portion of the estate and mansion to build a golf course. The Sunnyside Country Club . It…

Teams of wagons full of their harvest wait in line to load into train cars to take to market.

Thomas Fowler, Kings River Cattle King and owner of the famous "76" brand. Town of Fowler is located where his loading corrals were and is named for him.

The University Street Playhouse opened in 1935 as part of Fresno State College campus at University and Van Ness Avenues. The campus now houses Fresno City College. The building was previously used as the Trinity Episcopal Methodist Church. From 1935…

Wagons of harvested crops waiting in line at the Williamson Homestead/ Ranch, Riverdale, CA.

Wheat Harvesting team. They are using a Header, it would cut off the head of the grain as it went along it would travel up the chute and into a wagon.

View of the barn and cattle on the Williamson homestead near Riverdale, CA.

In 1923 local fliers organized an event to raise funds for an aviation field. Six years later, local State Senator Wilbur Chandler decided to give 100 acres to the city of Fresno to build an air field now known as Chandler Field. Fresno and Mariposa…