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Banks of Fresno California

Untitled postcard containing five individual photographs of the five principal Fresno banks and their location. Fresno National Bank was organized on May 1, 1888 and located at the northwest corner of Tulare and J (Fulton) streets in a new…

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Expositor office 1874 Fresno California

The Fresno Weekly Expositor Newspaper first made its appearance in Millerton Calif. on 27 April 1870, founded by J.W. Ferguson acting as both editor and owner. Moved to Fresno in 1874 along with the county seat, located on J (Fulton) Street near the…

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Old Court House 1884 Fresno California

View of the Fresno County Courthouse. Foundation work started on 1 October 1874 and completed on 19 August 1875. Board of Supervisors met here for the first time on 6 September 1875. In 1878 about four acres of land around the courthouse were…

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K Street N from Fresno Street Flood of 1884 Fresno California

On 16 February 1884, flood waters covered every street in Fresno. Floods threatened to wipe out Fresno every winter because Fresno was located in the sink of four creeks: Dry Creek ran just to the north of town ; Red Banks and Dog Creek merged in the…

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First house built in Fresno California 1872

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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Reedley Grammar School Reedley California

Picture of Reedley Grammar School, later known as Westside/Washington, located at the intersection of 12th and K streets, Reedley, Calif. Constructed with Romanesque Revival architectural elements. Built in 1890-1891, the two-story brick structure…

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Lincoln Grammar Eastside School Reedley California

Picture of Lincoln Grammar (Eastside) School, Reedley, Calif., built in 1911. The building was located near the corner of North Avenue and 10th Street. Romanesque Revival and Neoclassical architectural elements. It was the second elementary school…

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