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Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) was one of the most highly acclaimed early Western photographers. This collection includes photographs of various Kern County scenes from the 1880s, with an emphasis on Rancho El Tejon.
Historical photos 
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47 digitized audiovisual resources, including videos, audio, and interviews on library groundbreakings, the dustbowl, and Kern County...
Discover Kern County's Past @ Beale Memorial Library's LOCAL HISTORY ROOM The Local History Room is available to visitors...
The National Archives has collections spanning from general topics and through the 19th to 21st century. Among the notable collections...
Photos from the files of local historian, William Harland Boyd (1912-2002), collected while writing his books on Kern County history; these...
This collection includes Bakersfield city scenes from the 1990s. Historical...
