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First Baptist Church Selma California

First Baptist Church located on the corner of 1st and Sylvia in Selma, California. The Selma Woman's Christian Temperance Union was formed here in 1889.

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Fresno County Courthouse California

Front view of the Fresno County Courthouse, which was completed in 1875; the county's Board of Supervisors met here for the first time on September 6 of that year. About four acres of land around the courthouse were landscaped as a park between 1878…

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Anna Woodward Fountain Fresno California

Fountain erected in Fresno's Courthouse Park by Oscar J. Woodward in 1921 in memory of his deceased wife Anna Woodward. Mr. Woodward came to Fresno in 1885 from Clinton, Illinois and became one of the leading financiers of the San Joaquin Valley,…

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County Hospital Fresno California

Officially named the General Hospital of Fresno County, built in 1903, located today at the corner of Cedar and Kings Canyon Avenue. Expanded in 1917 with enlargement of the central building and addition of four wings which extended the front of the…

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On the lake Roeding Park Fresno California

Boating on the lake at Roeding Park, the first city park in Fresno, located on the donated land from Frederick C. Roeding. Park designed by Johannes Reimas, a landscape architect from Stockton. Initial 71.76 acres were given to the city in 1903.…

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Park scene Roeding Park Fresno California

A gathering of teenagers under the trees at Roeding Park approximately 1910. The park was the first city park in Fresno, located on the donated land from Frederick C. Roeding, designed by Johannes Reimas. City zoo originated here with donated…

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Church Ditch Barn 1872 Fresno California

Picture of a very weathered, possibly abandoned barn or stable. Advertising for Climax chewing tobacco on the front of the building. Power poles indicate possible date of the photo ca. 1920. Caption probably refers to Moses J. Church who formed the…

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Banks of Fresno California

Untitled postcard containing five individual photographs of the five principal Fresno banks and their location. Fresno National Bank was organized on May 1, 1888 and located at the northwest corner of Tulare and J (Fulton) streets in a new…

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L Street and Old Mill Ditch 1884 Fresno California

Photo of intersection of L Street and Fresno Street with the Southern Methodist Church on the corner. Mill Ditch visible on Fresno Street in front of the church. This irrigation ditch was built in 1878 by Moses J. Church to power his Champion Flour…

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Expositor office 1874 Fresno California

The Fresno Weekly Expositor Newspaper first made its appearance in Millerton Calif. on 27 April 1870, founded by J.W. Ferguson acting as both editor and owner. Moved to Fresno in 1874 along with the county seat, located on J (Fulton) Street near the…

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