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April 28 Genealogy, History and Pioneers day, held soon after 3rd Beale Memorial Library first opened to the public. Left to right: Bob Powers, William Harland Boyd, standing in front of Geology-Mining-Petroleum Room

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Bus in downtown Bakersfield; street scene showing pedestrians and traffic signal; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

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

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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…

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View of downtown Bakersfield at night; from the collection of Harlan Curnow

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Librarian Eleanor Wilson poses beside bust of General Beale, at the second Beale Memorial Library, on the day that the library's name was changed from Kern County Central Library to Beale Memorial Libary: June 2, 1966. She wears pioneer dress for…

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Front row, left to right: Clement "Clemie" Lilburn (secretary), librarian Mila De Laveaga, librarian Miss Eleanor Wilson; second row, Miss Betty Jo Peterson, Miss Mary Corbitt, Lois Rainey; five rows back, aisle seat, Miss Irene Branham, Children's…

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View of Garces circle, with statue of Father Garces, early Catholic missionary and Franciscan priest; from the collection of Harlan Curnow
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