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Opened in 1867 the building served as the first county courthouse in a "permanent" location. The court was moved to Fresno in 1875. In 1940, the construction of the Friant Dam led to a brick to brick removal of the building to its current location…

Thanks to a 30,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie this library branch served downtown Fresno from 1904-1959 at 1330 Broadway Street near Fresno Street. The building was demolished in 1959.

An exterior view of the Fresno County hospital, almshouse and farm. The eighty acre premises is one and half miles southeast of the city of Fresno. There are four buildings (three seen in the photo) all connected by covered passageway. The main…

Picture of Fresno County Hospital which was completed in 1903 after a fire destroyed the original building in 1900. The hospital entrance is designed with a brick veranda encircling the building, which shows a trait of Mission style. The picture was…

The Fresno County Old People's Home was built in 1907 on the south side of Ventura Avenue and was in use until 1922 when the facility moved into the remodeled orphanage on Tenth Street and Ventura Avenue. This is probably the Tenth and Ventura…

Located in block bounded by K (later, Van Ness), Fresno, M and Tulare streets. Constructed in 1874-1875 by California Bridge and Building Co. of Oakland for $56,370. Original building dimensions were 60 x 97 feet, and were substantially increased in…

Fresno Expositor Building as it was in 1896, standing 2 stories tall at 1031 J Street (now Fulton). It was originally a 1 story brick building in 1881 when the Expositor moved to Fresno from Millerton. In 1888 a second story was added. The printing…

A Clovis horticultural exhibit circa 1914-1919 at the Fresno Fair. Different Valley towns would compete with horticultural booths displaying the fruits and vegetables available in their residence.

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,…

Fresno Flats early years.