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International Harvester came out with the one-row mechanical cotton picker in 1949 after World War II. The mechanical cotton picker had been in development since 1933. Tom Honeycutt wrote a book entitled "The Second Emancipation: Inventor John Rust…

Looking northeast toward Fresno County Courthouse, built in 1874-1875. First National Bank building on left and Fresno National Bank building on right. First tower in distance on left-hand side of image is the Fiske Block, and tower behind it is the…

Kern County Free Library, Inyokern Branch, Inyokern, CA.

Picture of Iowa District Elementary School, built in 1910 and abandoned in 1958. It was the second schoolhouse to occupy the property. Constructed in Western Stick architectural style. The schoolhouse was situated on Dinuba Avenue, between Fowler and…

Ira Nicholas Carey, from Monson, Calif. (See #234 in for halftone duplicate)

Ira Shimasaki taught a high school class at the Jerome Internment Camp in Arkansas. He is pictured with the class in 1943.

Ira Shimasaki taught a high school class at the Jerome Internment Camp in Arkansas. He is pictured with the class in 1943.

Bakersfield district irrigation ditch

Photos of Kings County Irrigation

Photos of irrigation in Kings County.