Photographs selected from the collections of the San Joaquin Valley Library System member libraries, 1849-2002, bulk (bulk 1880-1960)

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Summary

Creators:
San Joaquin Valley Library System Fresno County Free Library Kern County Library Madera County Library Mariposa County Library (Calif.) Tulare County Free Library (Calif.) Porterville Public Library (Calif.) Kings County Library (Calif.) Coalinga-Huron Library District (Calif.) Tulare Public Library (Calif.)
Abstract:
The San Joaquin Valley Digitization Project image collection consists of photographs selected from the collections of the nine public libraries of the San Joaquin Valley Library System, as well as the collections of museums and individuals in their communities. The photos were selected mainly for their historical interest. They represent various aspects of life in the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada foothills; in the counties of Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, and Mariposa. The photos date from 1850 to 2002.
Extent:
Approximately 4,000 photographic prints 2,323 online items
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

The San Joaquin Valley Digitization Project image collection consists of photographs selected from the collections of the nine public libraries of the San Joaquin Valley Library System, as well as the collections of museums and individuals in their communities. The photos were selected mainly for their historical interest. They represent various aspects of life in the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada foothills; in the counties of Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, and Mariposa. The photos date from 1850 to 2002.

A large portion of the photos depict such things as: street scenes with horse-drawn and motorized vehicles, people in period dress, local businesses and buildings, and parades; portraits of local people; domesticated animals; railroad transportation; class photos; and floods. The industries represented include agriculture, logging, and petroleum. There are a significant number of photos depicting oil fields in the Coalinga area; public schools in Fresno County; an earthquake in Kern County; libraries throughout the Valley and foothills; and Sierra Nevada scenes of logging, dam construction, and Yosemite National Park.

Individuals and families who contributed photographs that are included in the collection are the Anthony family and the Mouren Family of Coalinga; Naomi Tagawa of Kings County; Mervin Fulton, Irene Ferguson, Colleen Murphy Paggi, Louise Tesoriere, George Serpa, Lillian Baugh of Tulare City; the Bruce family, Leroy Radanovich, the Chase-Williams family, Pearl and Winnie Williams of Mariposa County; Carleton Watkins, Kathleen Walker, Clyde Johnson, Curtis Darling of Kern County.

Acquisition information:
This collection was created by the staff of the nine public libraries of the San Joaquin Valley Library System by digitizing photographs in their collections and the collections of other institutions and individuals in their communities.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
2420 Mariposa Street
Fresno, CA 93721, US
Contact:
(559) 600-6282
sjils_db@sjvls.org
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