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A picture showing the point where water is taken out of the North Fork of the San Joaquin river into a canal which leads to the storage reservoir from which the San Joaquin Electrical Power Co. will pipe the water down to the power house.

Located at NE corner of Mariposa and I (Broadway) streets. Constructed in 1889 in Gothic-Romanesque style, to house the Fresno County Bank created in 1881. In 1885, the bank changed its name to the First National Bank. Building was constructed by…

Picture of the First National Bank of Laton, printed in a Laton Chamber of Commerce promotional pamphlet, Laton, Land of Homes.

Located at the corner of Mariposa and J (Fulton) streets, Fresno. Erected in 1889-1890 by John D. Fiske, at a total cost of $100,000. The Victorian-style brick structure consisted of three stories with a basement, and occupied a 50' x 150' footprint.…

Col. William Forsyth purchased 160 acres about 4 miles northeast of Fresno in 1883. He had a rough start but by 1889 they were packaging 7,000 20 pound boxes of raisins a year. They also produced figs.

An Interior view of Forsyth's Packing House. During packing season 50 men are employed as well as the box makers. There is one superintendent, over 4 as well as the 70 women and girls employed in the packing department.

The Fresno Business College and Normal school was founded in 1891 by Will C. Ramsey of Stockton in connection with the Stockton Business College. On April 15, 1895 the college was purchased by Geo S Ramsay and William Ramsay and they added the Normal…

An exterior view of the Fresno Cafe. The Fresno Cafe was located at 1052 I Street (Broadway). It is known as a first class restaurant and oyster house with main and private dining rooms. Messrs. Lamond & Bielenburg are proprietors.

Vignetted views of five Fresno residences, all constructed in 19th century in Victorian-Folk style. Top to bottom: Robert Barton Residence, located northeast of Fresno ; W.H. McKenzie Residence, located at K and Calaveras streets ; Henry Gundelfinger…

Two men standing on the main headgate of Kings River of the Fresno Canal and Irrigation Company canal. The water just above the gate will average about eight feet in depth for a width of sixty feet, with the pressure of fall sufficient to cause a…