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Front view of newly constructed Veterans Administration Hospital located at 2615 E. Clinton Ave in Fresno. Groundbreaking was September 1947 with dedication on 19 March 1950. A note on the back of the card places the construction cost at six…

A 1920's Fresno street scene viewed from the corner of Van Ness and Tulare. To the right is the U.S. Post Office with the Patterson Block further up the street. The tall building in the background is the Bank of Italy building, constructed in 1918 at…

A view of Van Ness looking south with the Hotel California (1923) seen in the distance at the corner of Van Ness and Kern streets. The 15 floor Pacific Southwest Building (1923) is prominent in the center of the photo at 1060 Fulton.

Fresno street scene. Photo taken from atop the Fresno County Courthouse dome looking in a westerly direction up Mariposa street. The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (1908) can be seen under construction in the left of the photo at the corner of Van…

Picture shows the campus of Fresno State College located on an extension of Van Ness Avenue. The college was moved to this location in September 1913 as Fresno State Normal School, which in 1921 was renamed Fresno State Teachers' College. The name…

Picture of the San Joaquin Light & Power Building in Fresno, California, located at 1401 Fulton Street. Richard F. Felchlin, along with engineer Charles Franklin and chief desinger Raymond Shaw, built the San Joaquin Light & Power Building in 1923.…

Coalinga, California, with a view of the Sierras as a backdrop. Oil well operations can be seen in the distance. Peak years of the oil boom were 1909, 1910, and 1911 in this area. The 1910 census credited the city with a population of 4,199.

Picture of the interior of Reinhardt's Bakery in Reedley, California. Shows period furniture, including chairs and buffet with mirror.

Picture of Pershing Elementary School, located near the intersection of McKinley and Jameson avenues, Fresno, Calif., built ca. 1920. Spanish Revival architectural style. Final disposition of structure unknown. The Pershing District was created in…

Picture of Perrin Colony Elementary School, built ca. 1895, located on Adams Avenue, between Blythe and Cornelia avenues, Easton, Calif. Constructed in Western Stick architectural style. Eventual disposition of schoolhouse unknown. The Perrin Colony…