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A 1926 photograph of the Pinedale, California, Post Office and service station. Shows fuel pump of the era as well as Shell Oil Company signs.

A 1923 photograph of the townsite office for Pinedale, California. In June 1923 the Sugar Pine Lumber Company mill was completed on property donated to the lumber company on the south bluff of the San Joaquin River north of Fresno in the Fig Garden…

View of California Oil Field operations probably outside of Coalinga, California. Warehouses, offices, and oil derricks visible down the hill. Later, Shell Oil Company purchased California Oil Fields Ltd's property in August 1913 and began…

Located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, being the first power house on the Big Creek Project to be placed in commercial operation. Has provided electricity to Southern California since November 1913. Generators…

Located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, this is the first power house on the Big Creek Project to be placed on commerical operation. Generators powered by water falling from Huntington Lake Reservoir, providing…

Display of Fresno's agricultural products spelling out "Fresno" and also forming a dollar sign. The occasion is unknown but could possibly be the county fair or even the annual Raisin Day Festival.

Picture of the interior of Reinhardt's Bakery in Reedley, California. Shows period furniture, including chairs and buffet with mirror.

Photo taken 26 January 1914 during Kings River overflow near Reedley, California. People are viewing the damage caused by the flood. Message on the back of the card says the new bridge was near the Reedley cemetery. The Fresno Morning Republican of…

A scene of destruction after the 1902 Reedley fire. W.W. Green's drug store pictured here was one of the fifteen businesses destroyed in the early morning blaze. Mr. W.W. Green was Reedley's first druggist establishing his business in 1889. The…

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.