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Fresno Hot Springs Coalinga California No 2

Bathhouses or cottages at the Fresno Hot Springs Resort located near present-day Coalinga. The two story hotel built in 1896 can be seen in the background. Originally known as Roger's Sulphur Springs after its discover James Rogers, later Fresno…

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Fresno jackrabbit harvest 1893 California

Jackrabbits often ravaged orchards and vineyards. Fresno settlers soon saw their profits decreasing and organized a campaign to deal with the problem. This photo shows a method borrowed from the Indians. A fence is created in the shape of a V. The…

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Fresno Memorial Auditorium Fresno California

The Fresno Memorial Auditorium located at 2425 Fresno Street was constructed between 1935 and 1936 with a dedication on 31th, December 1936. Designed by Allied Architects of Fresno, a Depression-era consortium of architects. The building's Art Deco…

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Fresno Street east from J Street 1920 Fresno California

Fresno Street in 1920 looking east from the corner of J (now Fulton Street) and Fresno streets. The Hippodrome Theater is seen on the left side of the street. The Hippodrome was originally the Barton Opera House, opened on September 29, 1890 by…

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Friant California

Undated, aerial view of Friant, California located below Friant Dam at Millerton Lake. The town had its start as a ferry crossing on the San Joaquin River. In November 1856, the second license ever issued in Fresno County for operation of a ferry was…

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Friant California in the 1940s

Street scene in Friant, California, probably around 1940. The Log Cabin, probably a restaurant, is seen in the middle.

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Friant California November 10 1939

Street scene in Friant, California on November 10, 1939. The Friant Garage is seen to the left. The Friant Dam groundbreaking had been held just five days previous on November 5, 1939. Construction of the dam caused an influx of job seekers looking…

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Friant Dam as seen from Friant Bridge Jan 3 1942 Fresno California

Friant Dam under construction on the San Joaquin River. The Friant Dam ground breaking was on November 5, 1939 with Secretary of the Interior, Harold Ickes, as guest speaker. Griffith Company and Bent Company of Los Angeles were awarded the Friant…

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Friant Dam Camp Friant California

The sign in the background identifies the buildings in the distance as "Camp Friant". This camp town opened in January 1938 on a fifty-acre parcel near the town of Friant. The camp consisted of 50 houses, an office building, and two 48-man…

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Friant Dam construction techniques

The first concrete was poured at Friant Dam on July 29, 1940. Four small, diesel-electric cars ran on two tracks each transporting 4-cubic-yard buckets. The cars were lifted from the track by two 30-ton gantry cranes and lowered on to the forms.…

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