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General view of Reedley California

Panoramic view of Reedley, California, in the 1910's timeframe, looking east towards the Sierra Mountains. Various stores, including Eymann Hardware and post office run by Knauer family, are located on both sides of Main Street between 11th and 12th…

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Generators Power House Number 1 Big Creek California

Powerhouse No. 1 is located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, and was the first on the Big Creek Project to be placed into commercial operation. Each of these generators is powered by individual double overhung…

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Government staff at Friant Dam Friant California

With two American flags flying from its top rim and with the sign seen in this picture the bucket delivered the first load of concrete to Friant Dam at 2 O'clock in the afternoon of Monday, July 29, 1940. The ceremony was arranged by the Central…

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H and Tulare streets 1884 from Southern Pacific Railroad Deport Fresno California

On 16 February 1884, flood waters covered every street in Fresno. This photo depicts the situation on the corner of H and Tulare streets as seen from the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. The Fresno Hotel is seen on the northwest corner of Tulare and…

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H Street north from Tulare Street 1884 Fresno California

View of H Street looking north between Tulare street off to the right and Mariposa Street to the left. The Ogle Hotel is seen on the far right with Louis Einstein's Pioneer Store visible on the far left of the photo. Einstein's Store on the corner of…

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Hotel Grand Reedley California

Picture of the Hotel Grand, on the corner of G and 12th Street in Reedley, California, taken sometime between March 1905 and 1917. This three-story, forty-room hotel was built in 1891-92 by the Pacific Improvement Company, a subsidiary of the…

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Hotel Kingsburg

Exterior of the Hotel Kingsburg, 1300 Draper Street.

Hughes Hotel Fresno California

Picture of the Hughes Hotel which was constructed in 1887 in Victorian style between Tulare and I Streets. Owned by sheep ranchers, father and son, Thomas E. Hughes and William M. Hughes. It was known to be the first building with an elevator and as…

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Huntington Lake Dam construction Fresno California

Picture of the dam construction on the Big Creek-San Joaquin River hydroelectric development on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. The card is postmarked at Big Creek, California on 31 November 1912 meaning this is probably one of…

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Huntington Lake Dam Fresno County California

Picture of Huntington Lake Dam, which was constructed in 1912 by Pacific Light & Power Company. Dam was named after the company president, Henry E. Huntington.

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