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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…

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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.

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Tulare Street Fresno California

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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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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Power House No 1 Big Creek California

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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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…

Tags: Big Creek, Buildings, Dams, Dams -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Flood control -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Fresno County (Calif.) -- Buildings, Fresno County (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- 20th century -- Photographs., Huntington Lake (Calif.) -- Photographs., Huntington Lake Dam (Calif.) -- Photographs., structures

Friant California November 10 1939

Street scene in Friant, California on November 10, 1939. The Friant Garage is seen to the left. The Friant Dam groundbreaking had been held just five days previous on November 5, 1939. Construction of the dam caused an influx of job seekers looking…

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Alameda Elementary School California

Picture of Alameda Elementary School, constructed ca. 1912. The Alameda District, formed in 1912, was united with the Reedley High School District in 1920. Later it was merged with the Reedley Joint Union High School District, which became Kings…

Tags: Elementary, Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Reedley, Reedley (Calif.) -- Buildings, Reedley (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., School buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs., Schools, Schools -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs., structures

Alta Elementary School California

Picture of Alta Elementary School, constructed in 1916 at a total cost of $7,000. The Alta District was formed in 1914, was united with the Alta Union District in 1954, and became part of the Kings Canyon Unified School District in 1965. The present…

Tags: Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., Reedley, Reedley (Calif.) -- Buildings, Reedley (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., School buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs., Schools, Schools -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs., structures

Alvina Elementary School California

Picture of Alvina Elementary School, constructed ca. 1912. The Alvina District was formed in 1912, and though affiliated with the Caruthers High (later, Caruthers Unified) School District, has been maintained as a discrete district. The present…

Tags: Caruthers, Caruthers (Calif.) -- Buildings, Caruthers (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs., Historic buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs., School buildings -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs., Schools, Schools -- California -- Fresno County -- 20th century -- Photographs., structures

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