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Garfield School Selma California

Front facade of what appears to be the first high school building in Selma. The school began operating in September of 1897 at the intersection of McCall Avenue and Arrants Street. By 1904 the building was crowded and in 1911 voters approved a bond…

Tags: Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., School buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Selma (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- 20th century -- Photographs., Selma Union High School (Selma, Calif.) -- Photographs.

Portion of the California Oil Fields Limited Coalinga California

View of California Oil Field operations probably outside of Coalinga, California. Warehouses, offices, and oil derricks visible down the hill. Later, Shell Oil Company purchased California Oil Fields Ltd's property in August 1913 and began…

Tags: California Oil Fields (Firm) -- Photographs., Coalinga (Calif.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century -- Photographs., Oil fields -- California -- Frenso County -- Photographs., Oil industries -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.

Huntington Lake Lodge Fresno California

Front view of Huntington Lake lodge with guests visible. Based on the flags draped over the entrance it appears to be the 4th of July. The lodge opened on July 4, 1915 so this photo could be of the opening day. The lodge was a combination style of…

Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photographs., Huntington Lake Lodge (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs., Huntington, Henry Edwards, 1850-1927, Park lodging facilities -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Recreation areas -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.

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.

Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Huntington Lake (Calif.) -- Photographs., Huntington Lake Dam (Calif.) -- Photographs., Reservoirs -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs.

Los Angeles First National Trust Savings Bank building Fresno California

Picture of fifteen-story Sullivanesque architectural styled bank building in Fresno, California, located at 1060 Fulton Street. It was dedicated on January 19, 1925 with the opening of the Fidelity Branch of the Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings…

Tags: Banks, Buildings, Fresno, Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Historic buildings, Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Pacific Southwest Building (Fresno, Pacific Southwest Building (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs., structures

Mattei Building Fresno California

Building commissioned to design in 1920 to architect, Eugene Mathewson ; designer, Robert Von Ezdorf, who was a specialist in high-rise office buildings and a chief designer for Cross & Cross Company. This neo-classical concrete building was finished…

Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Mattei Building (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs., Office buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Design and construction -- Photographs.

San Joaquin Light Power Company Building Fresno California

Picture of the San Joaquin Light & Power Building in Fresno, California, located at 1401 Fulton Street. Richard F. Felchlin, along with engineer Charles Franklin and chief desinger Raymond Shaw, built the San Joaquin Light & Power Building in 1923.…

Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., San Joaquin Light & Power Building (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs., San Joaquin Light & Power Company.

Office building Kingsburg California

Picture of an office building in Kingsburg, California, constructed in a mix of Spanish and oriental tendencies.

Tags: Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Kingsburg (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Office buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.

Fresno High School California

Picture of Fresno Hish School located on O Street in Fresno, California, constructed in 1896 with the expenditure of $53,000. School, which was established in 1889 on the site of the 2nd floor of the K Street Grammar school, moved in this new…

Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Fresno High School (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs., Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., School buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs., Schools -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs.

Fresno Grammar School California

Picture of Washington Grammar School located between N and O streets in Fresno, California, constructed between 1898 and 1906. Building doesn't appear in 1898's map but is shown in 1906's Sanborn map. Part of Hawthorne Public School is shown on the…

Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Fresno High School (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs., Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., School buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs., Schools -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs.

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