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Fruit Picking, Fresno, CA.
A group of men picking fruit. (looks like olives?)
Stripping Raisins from Stems and Sorting by Size Machinery.
Interior View of a packing house. Machinery is stripping raisins from the stems and sorting by size. The machine could do 40 tons per day.
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.
Residence, Dr. Isaac & Minnie Sherman Eshleman's Vineyard
An exterior view of Dr. Isaac & Minnie Sherman Eshleman's home on the Minewawa vineyard.
Kearney Park Gatekeeper's Lodge
This is a three story lodge located at the Kearney Park entrance. The building was modeled after the Chateau de Chenonceauxx near Tours, France. This picture is from a Edward Mitchell postcard.
The Old Phillips Home
The home of Perry C. and Elizabeth Phillips who, in 1860, settled in the Kingston area, just south of the Kings River from present day Laton. This two story wood frame house with a dozen rooms was constructed in 1869 from lumber brought on wagons…
Laton is on Paved Highway Between Fresno and Hanford.
Picture of a street in Laton, CA printed in a Laton Chamber of Commerce promotional pamphlet, Laton, Land of Homes. circa 1921.