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  • Tags: Fresno (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Photographs.

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Adventist camp meeting on the northwest corner of P and Mariposa streets. The Seventh-Day Adventist formally organized in Fresno in 1888 after sporadic meetings in and around the area. Moses J. Church, a convert to the religion, built a $40,000…

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The crossing of I and Mariposa streets was for many years a leading intersection of Fresno. Charles W. DeLong, Fresno's second postmaster and Fresno's first clothier built this store on the northwest corner of the intersection.

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Built in 1872, this home of George McCullough, pioneer lumberman, is reportedly the first residence in Fresno. Housing was scarce during Fresno's early years. Homes built during the 1870s were little more than simple frame cottages. Construction…

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Jackrabbits often ravaged orchards and vineyards. Fresno settlers soon saw their profits decreasing and organized a campaign to deal with the problem. This photo shows a method borrowed from the Indians. A fence is created in the shape of a V. The…

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On 16 February 1884, flood waters covered every street in Fresno. This photo depicts the situation on the corner of H and Tulare streets as seen from the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. The Fresno Hotel is seen on the northwest corner of Tulare and…

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Two boys riding on a Kutner-Goldstein delivery wagon. During the 1890s general stores and grocery stores became more numerous in Fresno. One of the better known was Kutner-Goldstein & Company whose main store was on the corner of Mariposa and H…
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