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Holiday street scene of 1920's Fulton Street looking north from the corner of Fulton and Kern streets. The J.C. Penney store seen in the left foreground on the corner of Fulton and Kern. Beyond the J.C. Penney store is the five story Radin & Kamp…

A 1920s view of the 1300 block of Fulton Street looking north with the prominent San Joaquin Light and Power Building (built in 1923) at the top of the photo at 1401 Fulton Street on the corner of Fulton and Tuolumne streets. Based on the postmark of…

A view of Van Ness looking south with the Hotel California (1923) seen in the distance at the corner of Van Ness and Kern streets. The 15 floor Pacific Southwest Building (1923) is prominent in the center of the photo at 1060 Fulton.

Fresno street scene. Photo taken from atop the Fresno County Courthouse dome looking in a westerly direction up Mariposa street. The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (1908) can be seen under construction in the left of the photo at the corner of Van…

Fresno street scene looking eastly direction up Mariposa Street with the Fresno County Courthouse in the distance. Prominent in the picture is the 15 floor Security Bank Building, constructed in 1923 at the corner of Mariposa and Fulton.

A 1934's Fresno Street scene looking south on Fulton Street with the prominent Security Bank Building, constructed in 1923, on the left. Street banners indicate an election year. Frank F. Merriam and John R. Quinn faced off for the Republican…

A 1920s Fresno street scene looking north up J Street from the Mariposa intersection. J Street was renamed "Fulton" Street in October 1923 after financier Fulton G. Berry. The Helm Building, constructed in 1914, at 1101 J Street is in the foreground…

Busy, daytime street scene in downtown Fresno. Photo taken from corner of Fulton and Mariposa looking north up Fulton Street. The Helm building is on the left foreground at 1101 Fulton. Samuels Smoke House can be seen on the ground floor of the Helm…

Located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, being the first power house on the Big Creek Project to be placed in commercial operation. Has provided electricity to Southern California since November 1913. Generators…

Panoramic view of Wonder Valley about 35 miles east of Fresno. A saucer-shaped valley surrounded by low-lying hills with the Sierras in the distance. Large cattle ranches originally covered the valley. Del Piedra, meaning "stone" in Spanish, grew up…