FRESNO COUNTY COLLECTION
The Fresno County Collection documents the many towns and communities throughout a county that covers 6,011 square miles. Between 1856 and 1893, Fresno County also covered Madera County to the north and Kings County to the south. This broad landscape is detailed through images from the mountain communities in the Sierra Nevada to Coalinga on the west side.
Cars in front of Armstrong's Store, Pine Ridge, circa 1925. Fresno County Historical Society Archives, Fresno, California.
The collection also includes photographs of schools, rivers, Fresno County Fair, and the Sheriff’s Department. These photographs were taken by early Fresno County photographers such as R.W. Riggs, Robert A. Parker, and A.C. Mudge, later of Maxwell & Mudge Studio.
The Society is always seeking to add to this collection with images that celebrate a broad range of activities. Contact the Archivist at archives@valleyhistory.org to with your donation request. We also welcome any additional information you may have about this collection. If you find an error with the name or date, or just want to add information for our records, we’d love to hear from you. Please email your comments about specific images to archives@valleyhistory.org.
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These images are available for academic or personal research use. Higher resolution scans can be ordered for use in books, magazines, film, postcards, advertising, television, web page, brochures, reports, and calendars. Commercial, publication, film, or media use requires permission from the Fresno County Historical Society. Contact the Society Archivist for cost options at archives@valleyhistory.org.
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FRESNO COUNTY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS
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Access fees are per reproduction and in addition to the production charge.
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