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Granite from Raymond Granite Company in storage

At the granite quarry northeast of Porterville. Part of the quarry and the derricks, the buildings for stone-cutting and for the air-compressing power plant.

The steam-engine power plant before it was housed, and some houses for the employees.

Granite saws used by Raymond Granite, circa 1905

Kern County Free Library, Granite Station Branch, Bakersfield, CA.

View of a ranch at Granite Station, located 12 miles Southwest of Glennville; served as a stagecoach station

Picture of Grant Elementary School, a one-room facility built in 1902 and destroyed by fire in 1936. Shows Western Stick architectural style, located near the intersection of Mount Whitney and Chestnut avenues, Laton, Calif. The Grant District was…

Grant's Bakery was located at 211 Main Street in Visalia, CA. Owner R. E. Grant is at the left in this 1902 photo.

Grant's Bakery in Visalia, CA, is shown in 1903 with owners R. P. "Pa" Grant and James Grant. The bakery was located at 211 East Main Street..

Picture of Granville Elementary School, built in 1912 near the intersection of Kings Canyon Road and Indianola Avenue, Sanger, Calif. Western Stick architectural style. The building was abandoned in 1966. The Granville District was created in 1887,…