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Photo of a two story wooden building at Fresno Hot Springs possibly the hotel built in 1896 by Colonel Henry Burrough. Originally known as Roger's Sulphur Springs after its discover by James Rogers, later Fresno Hot Springs, and today Coalinga…

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…

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.…

A formal dining house in 1930's Fresno, the New Shanghai Cafe, located at 1538 Tulare Street in Fresno. Annotation on the card indicates "delicious Chinese foods." The individual in the picture is probably Kenneth Chu listed in the Fresno City…

Early 20th Century residential street scene. The card was postmarked in Fresno. Features two adolescent girls sitting back-to-back on a donkey. The muddy street and clothing worn by the girls indicates winter timeframe. The identity of the girls…

Front view of newly constructed Veterans Administration Hospital located at 2615 E. Clinton Ave in Fresno. Groundbreaking was September 1947 with dedication on 19 March 1950. A note on the back of the card places the construction cost at six…

The Fresno County Old People's Home was built in 1907 on the south side of Ventura Avenue and was in use until 1922 when the facility moved into the remodeled orphanage on Tenth Street and Ventura Avenue. This is probably the Tenth and Ventura…

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.

Drying yard in Selma, California. Note on the card identifies the fruit as peaches. For a time peaches were more lucrative than raisins in Selma to the point Selma declared itself "Home of the Peach". Most peaches were sun-dried because of the…

Aerial view of downtown Fresno in 1952 looking towards the northwest. All of the major buildings in the Fresno skyline of this era are visible. The skyline was completed in the mid 1920s and remained largely unchanged for the next forty years until…