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Caption on back of photo states that Glenn Burd was an employee of Richfield service station

View of railroad car sitting on the track at Bakersfield depot

View of a ranch at Granite Station, located 12 miles Southwest of Glennville; served as a stagecoach station

Beale Park was given to Bakersfield by Truxtun Beale in 1907. His gift of a Greek Theater in the park was dedicated in 1908. It has been used for numerous dramatic and musical events.

Children standing outside building, possibly a school; Doris Stoner (born July 1895, daughter of Austin Foster Stoner) is in front row, exactly in the middle, in dark dress with tie

Viola Stoner of Bakersfield, born March 1888, daughter of Austin Foster T. Stoner, stands second from right in top row, in front of brick building; possibly school class picture. Viola Stoner is the grandmother of Gaye Lenahan, who donated several…

Official United States Navy photograph: headquarters building of the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake near Ridgecrest. Name changed in 1992 to Naval Air Weapons Station.

Hollis Roberts managed Roberts Farms, one of the largest grape growers in the area. He is shown at the office of his McFarland headquarters, signing with the Teamsters union

Two-story brick building, probably damaged in the 1952 Arvin-Tehachapi earthquake. Doors near center of picture contain sign "Hotel Maricopa." To the left, a window contains the signs "Vegetables, Fruits." To the right, a window contains the sign…

Cast of film "Virginia City" takes the train to Bakersfield to take a break in Kern county, although the film was actually shot in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties