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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…

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The flooded Traver Road Bridge located one mile south of Kingsburg, California. Photo taken 26 January, 1914 during Kings River overflow. The Fresno Morning Republican of this date reported the "Kings River at the highest point in 50 years" and…

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Main Street, Visalia, California, in the flood of 1955-56. Pictured are Tom's furniture store, and the Lucky Auto Supply Store, on the corner of Main and Garden Streets. In the background are the Grand Theater and (on the corner of Main and Church…

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Photo taken 26 January 1914 during Kings River overflow near Reedley, California. People are viewing the damage caused by the flood. Message on the back of the card says the new bridge was near the Reedley cemetery. The Fresno Morning Republican of…

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Located at an elevation of 4,819 feet at the town of Big Creek, California, this is the first power house on the Big Creek Project to be placed on commerical operation. Generators powered by water falling from Huntington Lake Reservoir, providing…

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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…

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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…

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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.
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