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A 1920s Fresno street scene looking north up J Street from the Mariposa intersection. J Street was renamed "Fulton" Street in October 1923 after financier Fulton G. Berry. The Helm Building, constructed in 1914, at 1101 J Street is in the foreground…

A 1934's Fresno Street scene looking south on Fulton Street with the prominent Security Bank Building, constructed in 1923, on the left. Street banners indicate an election year. Frank F. Merriam and John R. Quinn faced off for the Republican…

Fresno street scene looking eastly direction up Mariposa Street with the Fresno County Courthouse in the distance. Prominent in the picture is the 15 floor Security Bank Building, constructed in 1923 at the corner of Mariposa and Fulton.

Fresno street scene. Photo taken from atop the Fresno County Courthouse dome looking in a westerly direction up Mariposa street. The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (1908) can be seen under construction in the left of the photo at the corner of Van…

A view of Van Ness looking south with the Hotel California (1923) seen in the distance at the corner of Van Ness and Kern streets. The 15 floor Pacific Southwest Building (1923) is prominent in the center of the photo at 1060 Fulton.

A 1920s view of the 1300 block of Fulton Street looking north with the prominent San Joaquin Light and Power Building (built in 1923) at the top of the photo at 1401 Fulton Street on the corner of Fulton and Tuolumne streets. Based on the postmark of…

Holiday street scene of 1920's Fulton Street looking north from the corner of Fulton and Kern streets. The J.C. Penney store seen in the left foreground on the corner of Fulton and Kern. Beyond the J.C. Penney store is the five story Radin & Kamp…

Coalinga, California, with a view of the Sierras as a backdrop. Oil well operations can be seen in the distance. Peak years of the oil boom were 1909, 1910, and 1911 in this area. The 1910 census credited the city with a population of 4,199.

Picture of the Wahtoke Winery Company compound built in 1905 by the California Wine Association. Located at a central location in the Wahtoke Vineyard, consisting initially of 1,480 acres located five miles north of Reedley. The plant was expanded in…

A 1920's Fresno street scene viewed from the corner of Van Ness and Tulare. To the right is the U.S. Post Office with the Patterson Block further up the street. The tall building in the background is the Bank of Italy building, constructed in 1918 at…