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Title: Old Court House 1884 Fresno California
Creator: [Unknown]
Date Created and/or Issued: 1884
Publication Information: Fresno County Library
Contributing Institution: San Joaquin Valley Library System
Collection: Photographs Selected from the Collections of the San Joaquin Valley Library System Member Libraries
Rights Information: This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the fair use clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 § 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the California History and Genealogy Room, Fresno County Public Library, 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93721-2285; (559) 488-3195, press #3, then #5.
Description: View of the Fresno County Courthouse. Foundation work started on 1 October 1874 and completed on 19 August 1875. Board of Supervisors met here for the first time on 6 September 1875. In 1878 about four acres of land around the courthouse were landscaped with the first planting of trees. Landscaping was completed in 1888. The building was demolished in 1966.
Type: image
Format: 1 Photographic print (postcard) :b&w ;9 x 14 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt938nd0bn
frp0131
Subject: Fresno County Courthouse Photographs
Courthouses--California--Fresno County--19th century--Photographs
Public buildings--California--Fresno County--19th century--Photographs
Historic buildings--California--Fresno County--19th century--Photographs
Fresno (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--19th century--Photographs

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