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A Branch Irrigation Canal Near Fresno.
Man standing on the gate of a canal where it both drops and branches off. The branch passing under the bridge at the left side of the view carries about three times the quantity of water falling over the drop. The body of water passing over the drop…
A Bridge on the Upper San Joaquin
Two men atop a bridge spanning the San Joaquin River.
A Country Home in Fresno.
A family sitting in front of their home
A Fallen Monarch of the Forest, in General Grant Park, Fresno County.
Picture of a U.S. Calvary Troop on top of a fallen "big tree" (Sequoia Gigantea.) The troop was used to show the dimensions of the tree.
A Scene on One of the Main Lines of the Irrigation Canals near the Headgate on Kings River.
Picture of an irrigation canal, near the headgate of the Kings River.
At Work on the San Joaquin Electric Company's Power House.
Men at work building a power house for the San Joaquin Electric Company in the foothills of Fresno County.
Avenue in Eisen Vineyard Fresno California
Depicts a lane of poplar trees within the vineyard. One of the earliest agricultural enterprises in Fresno County, founded in 1872 by Francis T. and Gustavus A. Eisen, immigrant brothers from Sweden. The vineyard consisted of 640 acres planted in…
Bachtold's Flouring Mill, Selma
Bachtold's Flouring Mill was known as the Selma Flouring Mill. It had both the mill and a grain warehouse. It was located on the Centerville and Kingsburg Canal and East Street (now Evergreen St) which ran the mill before it switched to steam.The…
Bank of Selma
The Bank of Selma was formed on March 7, 1887 by three Fresno bankers. John A. Stroud was named president. The building, opened in March 1889, was on Second Street just east of East Front Street.