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Dick Ayers was the Health officer/Dog catcher. He later joined the police department. He is standing with the Chief of Police Frank Mechalis.

Front of picture labeled " me and my pal 'Dick,' " with full surnames included on back of photo. Several signs visible in store window behind the men.

The Dickey brothers operated this store in the late 1800s in Woodville, CA, west of Porterville.

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Dickey Store in Woodville. Mrs. Dickey is seated on the roof.

Building a waterway to a homestead outside of Coalinga. Tom Fearon is one of the men.

The Friant-Kern Canal was constructed along the east side if the San Joaquin Valley. Here, equipment digs the canal through part of the Marioka farm in 1945 or 1946.

This was in the single white-collar workers living quarters. California Oifields Limited became part of Shell Oil Co.