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Downtown Bakersfield, showing Kress building and a drug store, across the street from each other; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Shows Ben Franklin store, Comet dime store, McMahan's Furniture, Snider's, and a drug store, along with automobiles; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Norris School, with sign over door showing year built, 1882. It was named for Robert Norris, donor of the land near Rosedale where it originally stood. It was used as school until 1914, then stored grain until 1958, when it was donated to Kern…

Caption on back of picture: 1938-1939, Glenn Burd's mother, Hotel Lebec, 1928 car

Motel Bakersfield, also known as Bakersfield Inn, with coffee shop

Morris' was founded by Harry Morris, whose son Mervyn launched the Mervyn's chain of stores, which now is a division of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation, Minneapolis; from collection of Mel Baughman. Store located at 11th Avenue and Main Street

Mariella Laidley, age 7, is in front row, fifth from left, wearing plaid dress. Mariella was the daughter of Bakersfield lawyer William W. Laidley and Viola Stoner Laidley. From the collection of Gaye Lenahan, daughter of Mariella Laidley.

A popular, privately-owned and operated maternity hospital, run by Minnie Freise--a World War I nurse--from 1935 to 1953; it continued as a maternity home through 1960, served as a nursing home until mid-1970s, and was re-opened as a women's and…

5-ton steam locomotive used in the Yellow Aster Mine in the early 1900s; gift of Big Butte Mining Co. in 1956. Photo shows locomotive sitting in museum yard at Randsburg

Interior of McKittrick Branch Library, built in 1923; it was located at 2371 Second street, and served the county through the late 1970s.