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A biographical sketch of Harry Willis Ball of Clovis, California. Harry Ball was the junior member of the firm of Ball Brothers, with his brother Isaac R. Ball. He directed the mill and warehouse interests, while his brother managed the ranching…

A biographical sketch of Isaac Roscoe Ball of Clovis, California. Isaac Ball was the senior member of the firm of Ball Brothers with his brother Harry W. Ball. They had a mill and warehouse, and were prominent ranchers. They started in Sanger as a…

A biographical sketch and photo of Fredrick Y. Barcroft. Fred Barcroft was the owner of a hardware, plumbing and sheet metal work establishment, located at 216 Yosemite Street, Madera, California. He married Cornelia Reyes in 1890.

A biographical sketch and photo of John Schuyler Bates. John Bates was a civil engineer, his business located at the 625 Rowell Building, Fresno, California. Mr. Bates also held the position of chief engineer for Fresno, Coalinga & Tidewater…

A biographical sketch of Lee Smith Beall. Judge Beall was the Justice of the Peace for the Clovis Township from 1902 to 1915. He was married to Della Peters (name misspelled in the biographical sketch).

A biographical sketch of Nettie V Beall. She is the proprietress of the Pine Ridge Stage Line, headquartered at 2220-2222 Inyo street in Fresno. She took over the business after the death of her husband. The company established in 1884, makes daily…

A biographical sketch and photo of John Arthur Benham. John Benham was the President of the Benham Ice Cream Company, located at 1420 H. Street, Fresno, California. Mr. Benham worked with Mr. L. W. Wilson, the secretary and treasurer, for the…

A biographical sketch and photo of E. A. Berg. E. Berg was founder of Berg Advertising firm located in the Rowell Building in downton Fresno. He was active with the Fresno Chamber of Commerce doing their publicity for California Raisin Day, fashion…

A biographical sketch and photo of Erich "Harry" Berndt, a real estate investor who owned the Berndt Tract adjoining Sanger Park. He married Rose Greenwald of Chicago in 1905.

A biographical sketch and photo of Joseph Phillips Bernhard. He was an attorney, whose office was in the Patterson Building in Fresno.