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  • Collection: Davis' Commercial Encyclopedia of the Pacific Southwest - Fresno Area Biographical Sketches

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A biographical sketch and photo of Frank Hamilton Short.
Mr. Short is a lawyer working in his early career in criminal cases. Then later focused on civil law, specializing in irrigation, power and transportation law.
He married Emma Packard in 1885…

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A biographical sketch and photo of John Amar Shishmanian. Mr Shishmanian is an Attorney-at-Law with an office in the Garibaldi Building.

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A biographical sketch and photo of Harry W. Shields.
Mr. Shields, is a building contractor with Trewhitt-Shields Construction company of Fresno and Hanford.
He was married in 1906 to Mary E Ashton and have one son, Ashton.

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A biographical sketch and photo of B. W. Shepherd.
Mr. Shepherd is the district manager for the Producers Fruit Company's Fresno office.
He was married in 1886 to Ida E. Bobbitt.

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A biographical sketch and photo of William Shaw.
Mr. Shaw, ex-Chief of Police for Fresno, CA serving from 1906-1911. He also served earlier as a constable and alderman.
He married Thorma Hedges in 1882 and had four children. Sons, Charles A. and…

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A biographical sketch and photo of A. G. Shahbazian. Mr. Shahbazian is owner of the Royal Studio, a photography business.
He had previously been at the Paris Art Studio on Fresno Street with his brother M.G. Shahbazian.
He is married to the…

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A biographical sketch of Herbert A Sessions.
Mr. Sessions was Probation Officer of Fresno County.
He was married to Gertrude Steele in 1904. They have 3 sons and two daughters.

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A biographical sketch of C. F. Sellers.
Mr. Sellers was proprietor of a large general merchandise store in Clovis, CA.
He married Gertrude Herwig and they have five children, 3 boys and two girls.

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A biographical sketch of C. H. Scott. Mr. Scott was building inspector for the city of Fresno.
He married Violet Patterson in 1900 and they are the parents of three children, Fred, Margaret and Leedon.

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A biographical sketch and photo of Harry Sargavak. Mr. Sargavak was an insurance agent in Fresno.
He was married to Rebecca Kurkjian in 1897.
He organized the first Armenian Band in the country around 1900.
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