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POST HOUSE CAFETERIA
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C-396
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
Havilah was the first county seat of Kern
County in 1866 but was moved to Bakersfield
in 1874. Bakersfield was named for Col.
Thomas Baker, who arrived in 1862 to direct
a reclamation project. He layed out the town
in 1869. With the discovery of gold in the
Kern River Canyon Bakersfield became a
rough and tough camp as bad as any on the
Mother Lode. In 1889 fire destroyed most of
the old town; rebuilding resulted in a more
modern town. Oil was found here in 1899 and
this started another boom. Today great fields
of cotton, potaotes and other farm products
may be seen. Bakersfield is located at the
southern end of the great San Joaquin Valley.
Photo-color by Merle Porter
& Published by Royal Pictures, Colton, California
ICS-104781
