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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.

Home for the the Masonic Hall in Selma, California. Purchased in March 1927 and opened officially in May 13, 1927. This Selma Lodge 277, Free and Accepted Masons, was organized October 29, 1884. The City Directory of 1927 locates the building at…

Building commissioned to design in 1920 to architect, Eugene Mathewson ; designer, Robert Von Ezdorf, who was a specialist in high-rise office buildings and a chief designer for Cross & Cross Company. This neo-classical concrete building was finished…

A Methodist church building, located in Selma, Fresno County, California. The building shows Carpenter Gothic style with an ornate steeple over the main entrance and typical high windows.

Millerton Lake is the reservoir created by Friant Dam. The lake first stored water on February 21, 1944 and continues to provide water storage, flood control, and recreation. It can hold 520,528 acre-feet of water, has a surface area of 4,900 acres…

A man and a boy pose with a horse drawn delivery wagon of "The Model Bakery". The Model Bakery first appears in the Fresno City Directory in 1907 located at 2037 Fresno Street under the management of George A. Garrett. By 1909 it appears in the…

Early 20th Century residential street scene. The card was postmarked in Fresno. Features two adolescent girls sitting back-to-back on a donkey. The muddy street and clothing worn by the girls indicates winter timeframe. The identity of the girls…

A formal dining house in 1930's Fresno, the New Shanghai Cafe, located at 1538 Tulare Street in Fresno. Annotation on the card indicates "delicious Chinese foods." The individual in the picture is probably Kenneth Chu listed in the Fresno City…

Time delay image showing an evening street scene in Coalinga, California. Visible in the photo is the Bank of Coalinga. The 1910 city directory lists the bank's address as 201 5th street. Thus this photo was taken from the middle of 5th Street…

A 1920s Fresno street scene looking north up J Street from the Mariposa intersection. J Street was renamed "Fulton" Street in October 1923 after financier Fulton G. Berry. The Helm Building, constructed in 1914, at 1101 J Street is in the foreground…