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Dinuba Hotel, Dinuba, Calif., Early 1900s
The Dinuba Hotel, located in Dinuba, CA, is shown here in the early 1900s. The building next to the hotel is still standing (2002). (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)
Modified Fire Equipment, Dinuba, Calif., ca 1962
The Dinuba, CA, fire department modified and old Chevrolet pick-up to carry a fire nozzle, ca 1962. The picture was taken during a fire drill. Left to right are Bob Gapen, Clarence Walter, Bernie Grafias, and Fire Chief Glenn Depew. (Photo…
Don Cherry Owned the First Diesel Auto in Dinuba, Calif., 1966
Don Cherry's Mercedes was the first diesel auto anyone can remember in Dinuba, CA. This photo was taken in 1966. The business in the background is the Dinuba Bargain House.
Fire Department Staff, Dinuba, Calif., 1934
In 1934, the Dinuba, CA, fire department had four full-time, paid staff; S. B. Smith, Raleigh Green, Guy Ward, and Paul Nesgis. Additionally, there were 12 volunteer members of the department. Shown here with engines still on display at the…
Dust Control, Dinuba, Calif., ca 1913
In the era of the early 1900s, this horse-drawn water tanker was used in Dinuba, CA, to control dust on city streets. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)
John R. Reed, Farmer, Dinuba, Calif., ca 1880
John R. Reed, the grandfather of Munn Reed, farmed east of Orosi, CA. He leased 5,000 acres from the Glide family of San Francisco, raising primarily wheat. The town of Reedley, CA, was named for his brother, T. L. Reed. (Photo courtesy of Munn…
John R. Reed, Orosi, Calif., ca 1913
John R. Reed poses in front of the family home in Orosi, CA, ca 1913. This original house on the property burned in shortly after the time of the photo.
John R. Reed Family, Orosi, Calif., Early 1900s
John R Reed and family members pose in front of the family home in Orosi, CA, in the early 1900s. Left to right are his wife Mary Ann, his sister Mame Reed in the wheelchair, and sister Adelaide Reed, mother of Munn Reed. This home burned down in…
John R. and Mary Ann Reed, Orosi, Calif., 1910
John R. Reed and his wife, Mary Ann Reed, pose in a horse-drawn buggy in front of their home in Orosi, CA, in 1910, Reed was a wheat farmer. (Photo courtesy of Munn Reed)
Reed Brothers, Orosi, Calif., 1880s
The Reed brothers, shown here in an 1880s studio portrait, were (left to right) Lester, John R., and Thomas Law (T.L.). John was a wheat farmer in Orosi, CA. T.L. farmed in Reedley, with the city being named after him. Lester farmed in the area…