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  • Collection: Fresno County Public Library Postcards

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Picture shows the campus of Fresno State College located on an extension of Van Ness Avenue. The college was moved to this location in September 1913 as Fresno State Normal School, which in 1921 was renamed Fresno State Teachers' College. The name…

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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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Picture of Fresno County Hospital which was completed in 1903 after a fire destroyed the original building in 1900. The hospital entrance is designed with a brick veranda encircling the building, which shows a trait of Mission style. The picture was…

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Picture of the Californian Hotel located at 851 Van Ness Avenue, corner of Kern Street, in Fresno. Constructed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, it rises 138 feet in 9 floors. It is listed on the Local Register of Historic Places and now serves…

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Picture of the flooded bridge over the Kings River near Reedley, California, taken January 26, 1914. The Kings River had historic floods in 1914, 1951, and 1959, damaging buildings and killing animals. Flooding occurs when the tremendous amount of…

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Picture of downtown business district in Reedley, California in the 1940s or 1950s. Picture was taken looking down Main Street. Various period cars are parked in front of the stores, such as Safeway, Valley Liquor, and Valley Cafe. These stores were…

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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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Front view of the Fresno County Courthouse, which was completed in 1875 and served the county until 1966. A fountain with a statue, "The boy with the leaking boot", is seen in the foreground of the building. The statue was cast from pewter by Daniel…
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