The first elementary school in Dinuba, CA, was constructed in 1889-90, and stood where the high school auditorium stood in 2002. The second floor was turned into the high school for the community. The building was condemned as unsafe in 1906…
First glacial stage, 2 million years ago, as portrayed in the fourth of six paintings by H. A. Collins, Sr., depicting geologic stages in the carving of Yosemite Valley.
Newsprint: In 1959, the Visalia Times-Delta newspaper printed this photo of the virst high school band in Visalia, Calif. Formed in 1912 at Visalia High School, it included (left to righto): Back row: Chester Narver, John Michels, Fred DeVall, Rex…
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…