http://209.129.121.11/files/original/a91f90e290d2f1bcb523bc9c6c77f29f.jpg d8c6d88d33456dcbaf0385078e1c674c 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 R.C. Baker Memorial Museum Subject The topic of the resource Coalinga (Calif.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Coalinga-Huron Library District Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Collection of the R.C. Baker Memorial Museum 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 Coalinga-Huron Library District 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 R. C. Baker Memorial Museum, Inc., Helen Cowan, Curator, 297 West Elm, Coalinga, CA 93210; (559) 935-1914 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 cob Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Coalinga (Calif.) 1887-1950 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 The first school in Coalinga oilfields Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LeFever, Besley. Subject The topic of the resource Coalinga (Calif.) -- Photographs. Description An account of the resource First school in Coalinga oil field. Located on Confidence Oil Company lease near West Side discovery well, Confidence No. 2, in fall of 1900. Schoolhouse, an abandoned homesteader's cabin moved there for the purpose of being a school. Teacher was paid by subscriptions from parents. Desks and other equipment secured from lapsed school districts in the valley. School was given public school status by Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. The school was the forerunner of the Alpha School District formed a couple of years later and a schoolhouse built a mile further south. The teacher was Maude Applegarth. Picture was taken by Besley LeFever, who drilled in the discovery well, on last day of school in spring of 1901. Only five of the pupils can now be identified: Back row, boy with bow tie, Charles W. (Waldo) Cleary, girl Louise Zipperlin. Front row, boy in kneex pants, Leslie A. Cleary, boy sitting on steps Arnett LeFever and next to him Irene LeFever. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available San Joaquin Valley Library System Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Coalinga-Huron District Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901 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 cob0092 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. Language A language of the resource en Relation A related resource R. C. Baker Memorial Museum, Inc. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1901 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 R. C. Baker Memorial Museum, Inc., Helen Cowan, Curator, 297 West Elm, Coalinga, CA 93210; (559) 935-1914 Coalinga (Calif.)