A biographical sketch and photo of Levi Garrett. A photo of the First National Bank, Kingsburg, California. Mr. Garrett was the president of the First National Bank of Kingsburg, California. He was married to Elizabeth Richards.
Lew Suverkrop (1895-1965) was an inventor, geologist, and engineer. He made the front page of the Bakersfield Californian on April 15, 1939, for his hand transit, an optical instrument that proved useful in surveying.
Shows librarian Mila De Laveaga using card catalog, with Celina Peters watching; at Kern County Library headquarters, then located in the basement of the Kern County Courthouse, torn down in 1953. A subsequent courthouse was built at the site in…