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Signs and scaffolding in front of 22nd and Chester location of Motor City Used Car Lot, damaged in 1952 earthquake; one sign is for Austin building company, and the other sign discloses the new location of Motor Center Used Car Lot as 21st and H…

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

Bice Motors Plymouth and DeSoto Auto Dealership on the southeast corner of Main Street and Thurman Street in Porterville, California.

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

Scaffolding on side of 3-story masonry building as 4th floor is being added to Hanford Opera House. This wooden 4th-story burned in 1928 fire. Kutner-Goldstein department store on left and Artesia Hotel on right. Construction workers and equipment as…

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…

Workers with filled cotton sacks gathered around scale.

Exterior of Cousins Tractor Company, and Cousins-Howland Auto Company, originally the Imperial Garage, later became Davies Machinery. Building on 7th Street was converted to furniture store which burned down in 2001.