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On November 27, 1909, gusher 2-6 came in with a roar, 2,000 barrels of oil a day, the first gusher in the Midway Valley, in Western Kern County. From the collection of Frederic Chandler Ripley, Jr.

Housing for workers is at left, headquarters building is at right,at end of street.Vernette was a railroad siding three-quarters of a mile North of Fellows. From the collection of Frederic Chandler Ripley, Jr.

This camp likely replaced the earlier Vernette location. Office, recreation building, and work shops are near center of picture; houses and derricks are in background. Pepper trees are alongside houses. From the collection of Frederic Chandler…

Shows Chanslor-Canfield-Midway's office force and workers, along with the lady cook; from the collection of Frederic Chandler Ripley, Jr.

A biographical sketch and photo of Charles A. Chambers. Charles Chambers was Secretary of the Fresno Nursery Company, located at 1824 Tulare Street. He married Miss Alice Roland in 1913. Their home was located at K and Kern Streets, Fresno, Calif.

Charles Adelbert Canfield (1848-1913), in partnership with Joseph Chanslor, formed Kern County's Chanslor-Canfield and Midway Oil Company.

Boatman, Charles Sr.

Portrait of Charles Bruce (1816-1880) who along with son built the Wawona Hotel and covered bridge at Wawona; Justice of the Peace in Mariposa, 1860s-1870s.

Portrait of Charles Bruce (1816-1880) Mariposa Justice of the Peace, 1860s-1870s.