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J. Riggs White's residence was located at the corner of L and Stanislaus Streets in Fresno. He was a prominent member of the early Fresno community. He is the name behind White's Bridge and White's Bridge Road, he lived there for 18 years and pursued…

S. H. Cole's home was located at 1931 G Street in Fresno. Mr. Cole came to Fresno in late September 1873 and engaged in farming. In November 1886 he moved in to Fresno. He went into real estate and later with his brother and cousin formed Cole,…

The Temple Bar Building was erected in 1889 by Fresno promoters, S.N. Griffith and R.B. Johnson on the corner of Mariposa and K Streets (now Van Ness.) It's three stories hosted a rooming house on the top floor ran for over 20 years by Mrs. Lundy.…

Judge Claudius Galen Sayle made his home on the corner of J and Tuolumne Streets. Judge Sayle was born in Big Sandy, Tennesse in 1826 and emigrated to Millerton, California in 1852. He served as a one of the First County Supervisors in Tulare and…

Judge E.W. Risley's 2 story wooden home was at 1659 I Street in Fresno. Judge E.W. Risley was born in 1853 in New Haven, CT. He lived in Galvesburg, IL as a young person and studied law and graduated from Knox College. In 1874 he started West. He was…

Photograph of a log cabin used as a general store in the Camp Sierra site in high Sierra.

Photograph of fruits exhibited at a booth provided by the Chamber of Commerce, Fresno, California, in promoting farm produce from the area.

Photo taken around 1920 at Shaver Lake area, Fresno County, California, shows cut logs on mountainside.