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  • Collection: Fresno County Public Library Books and Periodicals

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Fresno Chamber of Commerce Building, situated in Commercial Park, next to the Fresno Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

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Picture of Fresno Fairgounds located 2.5 miles east of Fresno, adjacent to County Road (later renamed Butler Avenue). Property was owned and initially developed by William Helm, beginning in 1884 with the first Fresno County fair. Vignettes, from top…

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An exterior view of the Fresno County hospital, almshouse and farm. The eighty acre premises is one and half miles southeast of the city of Fresno. There are four buildings (three seen in the photo) all connected by covered passageway. The main…

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Located in block bounded by K (later, Van Ness), Fresno, M and Tulare streets. Constructed in 1874-1875 by California Bridge and Building Co. of Oakland for $56,370. Original building dimensions were 60 x 97 feet, and were substantially increased in…

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Fresno Expositor Building as it was in 1896, standing 2 stories tall at 1031 J Street (now Fulton). It was originally a 1 story brick building in 1881 when the Expositor moved to Fresno from Millerton. In 1888 a second story was added. The printing…

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5 views of the Fresno Flume and Irrigation Company's property. The Saw Mill and Lake, Section of Flume, Mills and yards at Clovis, CA; Tree just felled and an aerial of the standing timber and lake.

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The Electric plant of Fresno Gas and Electric Company was located at the corner of Tuolumne and I Streets in Fresno.

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Fresno Gas and Electric Light Company's Gas Works was located on the corner of Mariposa and F Streets in Fresno.

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First constructed as the two-story Hutchinson Building in 1885 and remodeled extensively in 1889 by the Fresno Loan and Savings Bank, with two additional stories and an elevator. The bank became insolvent in 1895 and the building was demolished ca.…

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Located at the SE corner of Mariposa and I (later, Broadway) streets. Constructed in 1889 in Gothic-Romanesque style to house the bank, which was founded in 1882. Construction materials were pressed brick with stone trimmings. Bank later merged with…
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