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2 women, in matching jumpsuits and caps, at Richfield service station; identified only as Bea and Louise. highway sign visible in background at left

Thought to be part of the auto agency of Austin Foster Stoner in Bakersfield. From the collection of Gaye Lenahan, great-granddaughter of Austin Foster Stoner.

Chester Avenue Garage, located at 2316 Chester Avenue, along with various other automotive businesses, and trucks; Chester Avenue Garage was operated by L.F. Diebel and M.B. Wittig

View of downtown Bakersfield, showing California Theater in center of picture; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

Cotton is King Festival parade along Chester Avenue. Wasco's float is square white vehicle at left center. Hotel Manchester is last building on right side of street;Grand Hotel is two buildings to the right. A drug store is on left side of street. A…

May 5, 1929, dedication of Kern River Park. Renamed Hart Park in 1947 for Kern County Supervisor John O. Hart. Related article appeared in the Bakersfield Californian May 6, 1929, page 1.Located eight miles Northeast of Bakersfield, on Alfred Harrell…

shows automotive shop operated by Benjamin L. Brundage, located on 18th Street; front entrance of Hotel Moronet just visible at far right

Shows Dr. Strongin, who worked at Stony Brook Retreat, Kern County's tuberculosis facility. Picture was taken one year before the facility opened officially

Employees of the Mosquito Abatement District, in front of their Bakersfield building

Caption on back of photo states that Glenn Burd was an employee of Richfield service station