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North side of Main Street Court to Church.

View looking North on Union from Brundage, showing Golden Eagle Truck Stop and Truck Service business, along with various vehicles

Chester Avenue at 19th Street; J.C. Penney building and "rain bird" sign on top of nearby building visible on left

Campaign banner, "Franklin D. Roosevelt for President," hanging across Chester Avenue, downtown Bakersfield; from collection of Harlan Curnow

Downtown Bakersfield, showing Kress building and a drug store, across the street from each other; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Shows Ben Franklin store, Comet dime store, McMahan's Furniture, Snider's, and a drug store, along with automobiles; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

A 1920s Fresno street scene looking north up J Street from the Mariposa intersection. J Street was renamed "Fulton" Street in October 1923 after financier Fulton G. Berry. The Helm Building, constructed in 1914, at 1101 J Street is in the foreground…

Norris School, with sign over door showing year built, 1882. It was named for Robert Norris, donor of the land near Rosedale where it originally stood. It was used as school until 1914, then stored grain until 1958, when it was donated to Kern…

Mrs. Byles and her husband owned a stage coach, which she helped drive. They also had Pioneer garage and owned a quicksilver mine up the canyon.