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Powerhouse No. 1 is located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, and was the first on the Big Creek Project to be placed into commercial operation. Each of these generators is powered by individual double overhung…

Photo taken 26 January 1914 during Kings River overflow near Reedley, California. People are viewing the damage caused by the flood. Message on the back of the card says the new bridge was near the Reedley cemetery. The Fresno Morning Republican of…

Waterfalls probably on Dinkey Creek located in the Sierra National Forest. The Dinkey Creek area was publicized as early as 1882. YMCA groups camped at Dinkey as early as 1912 and in July of 1928 the city of Fresno established a municipal camp site…

Couple canoeing on the Kings River at the Wonder Valley Dude Ranch approximately 25 minutes from Sanger, California. The Ranch grounds currently cover fifty-two acres of the valley floor in the Sierra foothills near the Kings River.

Photograph of the American Vineyard Company Baseball Team with onlookers watching from the bleachers in the background. Del Rey is located about 15 miles southeast of Fresno with the communities of Sanger, Fowler, Selma, and Parlier within a six…

As the world's largest raisin plant, Sunmaid Raisin's Plant Number 4 was a major center for raisin packing in Fresno for nearly fifty years. The plant was constructed between 1918 and 1920 on Hamilton and East Avenues. By 1918 more than 85% of…

People walking towards a fire at Fresno's Southern Pacific Railroad Depot located at Tulare and H streets. This is possibly the 1911 fire that damaged upstairs offices. The depot was constructed entirely of brick and topped with a slate bellcast…

Photo of a two story wooden building at Fresno Hot Springs possibly the hotel built in 1896 by Colonel Henry Burrough. Originally known as Roger's Sulphur Springs after its discover by James Rogers, later Fresno Hot Springs, and today Coalinga…

Bathhouses or cottages at the Fresno Hot Springs Resort located near present-day Coalinga. The two story hotel built in 1896 can be seen in the background. Originally known as Roger's Sulphur Springs after its discover James Rogers, later Fresno…

Typical highway motel in the late 1950s. The photo lists the address as 3301 So. Highway 99 located just three miles south of the city of Fresno. Bragg's Motel first appeared in the Fresno City Directory in 1955 under the management of Claude J.…