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Fresno Fire Company July 4 1877 Fresno California

The Fresno Hook and Ladder Company was organized in February 24, 1877. Mr. Leopold (Lee) Gundelfinger was the fire chief, is seated in the center of the front row of this photograph. The other fire fighters starting in the back row, left to right,…

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Kern east from G Street 1888 Fresno Calif

The flooded Union Ice Company warehouse located just south of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. The photographer was on G Street looking northeast towards Kern. The sign in the background says "Planing Mill", probably Madary's Planing Mill…

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Old Court House 1884 Fresno California

View of the Fresno County Courthouse. Foundation work started on 1 October 1874 and completed on 19 August 1875. Board of Supervisors met here for the first time on 6 September 1875. In 1878 about four acres of land around the courthouse were…

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J Street N from Fresno Flood 1884 California

On 16 February 1884, flood waters covered every street in Fresno. All basements and ground floors were flooded. The only means of transportation within the city was by boat. This photo depicts the situation on J street looking northwest from Fresno…

Tags: Floods -- California -- Fresno County -- 1884 -- Photographs., Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- 19th century -- Photographs.

Our dads 1872 82 Fresno California Card 1

Early Fresno photographer Roderick W. Riggs (1859-1940) created rogues galleries of pioneer Fresnans by tearing photos and gluing them on heavy pieces of cardboard. Mr. Riggs titled his portrait composites according to some shared trait. Starting in…

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Our Fresno dads California Card 5

Early Fresno photographer Roderick W. Riggs (1859-1940) created rogues galleries of pioneer Fresnans by tearing photos and gluing them on heavy pieces of cardboard. He titled his portrait composites according to some shared trait. Starting in the…

Tags: Civic leaders -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Fresno (Calif.) -- Biography -- 19th century -- Sources., Fresno (Calif.) -- Biography -- 20th century -- Sources., Fresno (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources., Fresno (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.

M south of Merced Flood of 1884 Fresno California

Photo depicts the situation on M Street when the Flood of 1884 covered every street in Fresno. The Fresno County Courthouse is seen in the background to the left. The church seen to the right is the Southern Methodist Church at the intersection of L…

Tags: Floods -- California -- Fresno County -- 1884 -- Photographs., Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Fresno County Courthouse -- Photographs., Streets -- California -- Fresno County -- 19th century -- Photographs.

K Street N from Fresno Street Flood of 1884 Fresno California

On 16 February 1884, flood waters covered every street in Fresno. Floods threatened to wipe out Fresno every winter because Fresno was located in the sink of four creeks: Dry Creek ran just to the north of town ; Red Banks and Dog Creek merged in the…

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First house built in Fresno California 1872

Built in 1872, this home of George McCullough, pioneer lumberman, is reportedly the first residence in Fresno. Housing was scarce during Fresno's early years. Homes built during the 1870s were little more than simple frame cottages. Construction…

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Fresno jackrabbit harvest 1893 California

Jackrabbits often ravaged orchards and vineyards. Fresno settlers soon saw their profits decreasing and organized a campaign to deal with the problem. This photo shows a method borrowed from the Indians. A fence is created in the shape of a V. The…

Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Photographs., Jackrabbits -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs, Pest Control -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Rabbit hunting -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs

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