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Fruitvale Elementary School Selma California
Picture of Fruitvale Elementary School, built ca. 1900, 1/2 mile south of the intersection of Bethel and Manning avenues, Selma, Calif. Shows Western Stick architectural style but final disposition of structure unknown. The Fruitvale District was…
Hotel Built by Commodore Murray and William Stousland, Tulare County, Calif.
This is the hotel in Auckland, Tulare County, CA, in 1888. Built by Commodore Murray and William Stousland, it was sold to Thomas Nighbert in the 1890s. Nighbert was an Auckland resident. It was sold in 1897 to Con Harrington and Keoke.
Huntington Lake Dam construction Fresno California
Picture of the dam construction on the Big Creek-San Joaquin River hydroelectric development on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. The card is postmarked at Big Creek, California on 31 November 1912 meaning this is probably one of…
Kings River flood scene Reedley California
Picture of the flooded bridge over the Kings River near Reedley, California, taken January 26, 1914. The Kings River had historic floods in 1914, 1951, and 1959, damaging buildings and killing animals. Flooding occurs when the tremendous amount of…
Lerona Elementary School Auberry California
Picture of Lerona Elementary School, located 10 miles east of Auberry, Calif., on San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad siding. The Lerona District was created in 1923 and was later annexed by the Big Sandy District, which later incorporated into the…
Los Angeles First National Trust Savings Bank building Fresno California
Picture of fifteen-story Sullivanesque architectural styled bank building in Fresno, California, located at 1060 Fulton Street. It was dedicated on January 19, 1925 with the opening of the Fidelity Branch of the Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings…
Mariposa County Library, circa 1971
Interior of Mariposa County Library, main branch, Mariposa, Calif., circa 1971; with boxes of books stacked near fireplace, during the setting up of the library in the building that housed the library and the Mariposa Museum from 1971 to 2000.
Mariposa Street scene Fresno California
Fresno street scene looking eastly direction up Mariposa Street with the Fresno County Courthouse in the distance. Prominent in the picture is the 15 floor Security Bank Building, constructed in 1923 at the corner of Mariposa and Fulton.
Mechanicsville Elementary School Auberry California
Picture of Mechanicsville Elementary School, built in 1916 by Bill Samson and Son at the intersection of Tollhouse and Pittman Hill roads near Auberry, Calif. Shows Shotgun architectural style. This was the second schoolhouse building to service the…
Power House No 1
Located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, being the first power house on the Big Creek Project to be placed in commercial operation. Has provided electricity to Southern California since November 1913. Generators…