To build community and cultivate opportunities for Kern County residents
Photos from the files of local historian, William Harland Boyd (1912-2002), collected while writing his books on Kern County history; these photos are of prominent community leaders and businessmen, and also include historic views of Kern County.
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...
This collection includes Bakersfield city scenes from the 1990s. Historical...
This collection includes Bakersfield city scenes from the 1990s. Historical...
