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Title: Main St. Turlock, Cal. Forsmark Foto
Creator: Forsmark of Turlock, Cal
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1912
Publication Information: California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: California State University, Stanislaus. Library
Collection: Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection
Rights Information: Public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Ponies being led and ridden are part of the Melon Carnival parade in Turlock, California, circa 1912. At the far end of the street can be seen the Ferris Wheel. The second building on the right is the Turlock Rochdale Company. It was a local co-op store that was a part of the larger Rochdale Wholesale Company in San Francisco. Note the large striped awning over the entrance to the Santos Coffee Store. Visible at the far end of the block is the tower of the St. Elmo Hotel.
Type: image
Format: 1 postcard; 9 x 14 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7g50270j
cturs_057
Language: English
Subject: Fairs--California--Turlock
Ferris wheels
Parades--California--Turlock
Melon Carnival (Turlock, Calif.)
Santos Coffee Store (Turlock, Calif.)
Place: Turlock (Calif.)

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