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Picture of Huntington Lake Dam, which was constructed in 1912 by Pacific Light & Power Company. Dam was named after the company president, Henry E. Huntington.

Picture of the dam construction on the Big Creek-San Joaquin River hydroelectric development on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. The card is postmarked at Big Creek, California on 31 November 1912 meaning this is probably one of…

A hunter pauses to make sure his target -- a small bear -- is dead. This photo was taken in the mountains of eastern Tulare County, CA.

Cast of film "Virginia City" takes the train to Bakersfield to take a break in Kern county, although the film was actually shot in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties

The Grill Room at the Hughes was created in what had been a courtyard space with the hotel first opened. You can see a circular planter in the middle of the picture where a fountain or tree had been planted when the hotel first opened. The stairway…

Picture of the Hughes Hotel which was constructed in 1887 in Victorian style between Tulare and I Streets. Owned by sheep ranchers, father and son, Thomas E. Hughes and William M. Hughes. It was known to be the first building with an elevator and as…

Located at the corner of I (later, Broadway) and Tulare streets, Fresno. Erected in 1887, in Victorian architectural style by a local real estate developer Thomas E. Hughes at a total cost of $300,000. Consisted of a four-story brick structure…

Located at the NW corner of Tulare and I (later, Broadway) streets, built in Renaissance Revival style of three stories brick building. Constructed in 1887 by James M. Seadler, an architect from San Francisco.

A biographical sketch and photo of Hugh Sparkman. Mr. Sparkman was involved in realty in Los Angeles and then in Fresno. He also served in the Spanish American War.
He married Eve Graham and they have two children.