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A log bath house at Mono Hot Springs, California located 86 miles northeast of Fresno on the South Fork of the San Joaquin River at the far eastern edge of the county. The town developed around the hot mineral springs famous for healing effects on…

Frontal view of the Laton Public Library located at 6313 DeWoody Street in Laton, California. Dedicated in the spring of 1904 this library is the oldest in Fresno County and one of the oldest in California. The Laton Library is a mission…

The flooded Traver Road Bridge located one mile south of Kingsburg, California. Photo taken 26 January, 1914 during Kings River overflow. The Fresno Morning Republican of this date reported the "Kings River at the highest point in 50 years" and…

Possible religious revival meeting in 1914 Kingsburg, California. Photograph shows a large gathering of well dressed men and boys of various ages posing in front of two large tents.

Bales of cotton lint lined up for shipment in front of the Kingsburg Cotton Oil Company. The company is located at 1825 Marion Street in Kingsburg supplying cottonseed, meal and hulls. The first cotton in the Kingsburg area appeared in the early…

Palm tree lined dirt drive in Sanger, California. Gates indicate possible private property.

Front view of Kingsburg High School. The building faced Eighteenth Avenue and was ready for classes in September 1916. It initially was comprised of an auditorium in the center with two attached classroom wings. Development continued with the…

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

A possible tour group inside Boyden Cavern. Boyden Cavern is a limestone cave located in the 8,000 feet deep Kings River Canyon between Grants Grove and Cedar Grove in the Sequoia National Forest. The cave was discovered by J.P. Boyden, a logger…

A lone fisherman at the base of Roaring River Falls located east of Fresno in Kings Canyon National Park. This fast-flowing tributary of the Kings River drops 40 feet over a narrow, rocky ledge and flows down a boulder-filled slope.