California Historic photos, documents, and people

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One of three directors of Mineral King Farm Association elected by the ten families now reestablished on the land by the Farm Security Administration. Tulare County, California

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New Idria, California. Trucks, shovel, and crane used in loading cinnabar, an ore containing mercury, at an open-cut mine of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company's workings

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Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 i.e. C-47 bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood i.e. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

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A 6 year old newsie recently tried to "short change" me. See California report. Location: Los Angeles, California / Lewis W. Hine.

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Between Tulare and Fresno. (See general caption). Two families originating from Independence, Kansas, on U.S. 99. Started out from Fresno that morning for work cotton chopping

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New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc., Calif. It performs at the 25,000-foot ceiling

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Between Tulare and Fresno (see general caption). Two families originating from Independence, Kansas, on U.S. 99. Started out from Fresno that morning for work cotton chopping

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These three men comprise the board of directors of the Mineral King Farm Association, Tulare County, California. They were elected by their own group to direct this farm unit

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A mill operator in North American Aviation's huge machine shop turns out another of the thousands of parts for modern combat planes. All scrap metal is sent to salvage plant