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Statue was originally cast from pewter and placed in Courthouse Park in August 1895. It was known as "Iron Johnny", depicting a boy holding up one of his leaking boots, which constantly drain water. It served as a combination of statue and communal…

Typical highway motel in the late 1950s. The photo lists the address as 3301 So. Highway 99 located just three miles south of the city of Fresno. Bragg's Motel first appeared in the Fresno City Directory in 1955 under the management of Claude J.…

Waterfalls probably on Dinkey Creek located in the Sierra National Forest. The Dinkey Creek area was publicized as early as 1882. YMCA groups camped at Dinkey as early as 1912 and in July of 1928 the city of Fresno established a municipal camp site…

The California Tree, a giant sequoia tree located in the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park.

Picture of the Californian Hotel located at 851 Van Ness Avenue, corner of Kern Street, in Fresno. Constructed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, it rises 138 feet in 9 floors. It is listed on the Local Register of Historic Places and now serves…

Photograph of a log cabin used as a general store in the Camp Sierra site in high Sierra.

Couple canoeing on the Kings River at the Wonder Valley Dude Ranch approximately 25 minutes from Sanger, California. The Ranch grounds currently cover fifty-two acres of the valley floor in the Sierra foothills near the Kings River.

Outdoor church service in a field in Fresno, California, being conducted from the back of a mobile chapel. People are arrayed around the back of the truck both sitting on boxes and standing.

Picture of a very weathered, possibly abandoned barn or stable. Advertising for Climax chewing tobacco on the front of the building. Power poles indicate possible date of the photo ca. 1920. Caption probably refers to Moses J. Church who formed the…

Built in 1906-07 by a congregation of German Baptist Brethren. Originally named the Dunker Brethren Church at 2160, 11th street. The congregation adopted the name Cornerstone Community Church more recently.