http://209.129.121.11/files/original/624f7c790cd3e80dd3679433ff8211b5.jpg 957a462a44688a16e5ec652931ae0d19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fresno County Public Library Postcards Subject The topic of the resource Fresno County (Calif.) Description An account of the resource Another miscellany of scenes, structures, people and events, taken in locations around Fresno County. Some of the more interesting are early Fresno scenes from the 1870s and 1880s taken by pioneer photographer Roderick W. Riggs, and a number of images detailing the construction of Friant Dam in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fresno County Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Collection of Fresno County Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available San Joaquin Valley Library System Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fresno County Public Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For more information about acquiring copies of these images (in photographic and/or digital form), please contact the Heritage Center, Fresno County Public Library, 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93721-2285; (559) 600-6230. Our Web site is located at http://www.fresnolibrary.org/heritage/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource en-US Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context frp Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Fresno County (Calif.) 1874-1952 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fresno Memorial Auditorium Fresno California Subject The topic of the resource Memorial Auditorium (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs.; National Legion of Valor Museum (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs.; Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs.; Auditoriums -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; Historic builings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs.; Memorials -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs; Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs.; Fresno (Calif.) -- History -- Sources. Description An account of the resource The Fresno Memorial Auditorium located at 2425 Fresno Street was constructed between 1935 and 1936 with a dedication on 31th, December 1936. Designed by Allied Architects of Fresno, a Depression-era consortium of architects. The building's Art Deco exterior was outstanding for its time and is unchanged from its original construction. Considered as Fresno's most significant cultural facility until the construction of the new Convention Center Complex in 1966. Events held in the auditorium include Broadway plays and musicals, concerts, operas, school graduations, fraternal conventions, auto shows, and religious rallies, etc. In 1992 Association of American War Veterans Organizations requested the city rename the building to Veterans Memorial Auditorium and allow them use office space vacated afrer the City's Data Processing Division moved into the new City Hall. The veterans established the National Legion of Valor Museum in the auditorium paying tribute to personnel receiving the nation's four highest military honors. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available San Joaquin Valley Library System Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fresno County Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca 1940 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context frp0087 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 1 photographic print (postcard) :b&w ;9 x 14 cm. Language A language of the resource en Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ca 1940 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the "fair use" clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the Fresno County Public Library, Heritage Center, 2420 Mariposa St, Fresno, CA 93721. Phone: 559-600-6230 HeritageCenter@fresnolibrary.org Relation A related resource SJV Photo Heritage Auditoriums Fresno Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings Fresno (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs. Fresno (Calif.) -- History -- Sources. Historic builings -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs. Memorial Auditorium (Fresno Memorial Auditorium (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs. Memorials Memorials -- California -- Fresno County -- Photographs National Legion of Valor Museum (Fresno National Legion of Valor Museum (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs. structures Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Fresno Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Fresno, Calif.) -- Photographs.