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The students of Rosedale School show off the rats used in their project.The experiment was designed to teach the value of good nutrition.

The rat feeding experiment was one of several at various Kern County schools. Its purpose was to teach children the value of good nutrition.

Rapids below Nevada Falls. Photo by A. C. Pillsbury

A stock postcard from Raphael Tuck & Sons — postmarked 1909, Fresno? The Tuck postcard and novelty business began in 1866 in Bishopsgate, London, and reached its high-water mark during the turn of the century, when this item appeared. Though…

Rankin cadets in parade formation.

At the ranger's cabin "after four hours of hiking," Liala, Iva, and Zella sit on the steps to rest. The photo was taken in 1920 in Mineral King, Sequoia National Forest, in eastern Tulare County, CA. (Photo courtesy of Alma Manlove)

At the ranger's cabin "after four hours of hiking," individuals identified as the ranger, Iva, and Zella stop for a rest. The photo was taken in 1920 at Mineral King in Sequoia National Forest in eastern Tulare County, CA. (Photo courtesy of Alma…

Ranger Club building in Yosemite Valley, with five people standing near entrance.

Kern County Free Library, Randsburg Branch, Randsburg, CA.

Unidentified man in patio of El Tejon adobe ranch house.