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  • Mystery History - June 2, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Jun 2, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Neufeld's Auto Parts....

  • Mystery History - May 19, 2022

    The Shafter Press|May 19, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Pontiac dealership on Central Avenue in the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - May 12, 2022

    The Shafter Press|May 12, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed next week. LAST WEEK: The Mexican Colony in the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - May 5, 2020

    The Shafter Press|May 5, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week....

  • Mystery History - April 28, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Apr 28, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK:...

  • Mystery History - April 21, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Apr 21, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Central Avenue looking from Central Valley Hwy in 1937....

  • Mystery History - April 14, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Apr 14, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: 1955 Potato Festival...

  • Mystery History - April 7, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Apr 7, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: A parade float from the 1960s....

  • Mystery History - March 31, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Mar 31, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The 1959 Shafter Chamber of Commerce Banquet, from left, H.W. "Pat" Kelly, Emanuel Mettler (Man of the Year), Joe Sales (Bank of...

  • Mystery History - March 24, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Mar 24, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress. com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo showed Giovanni's Pizza by the Slice Stand in a downtown Shafter Street Fair in 1987....

  • Mystery History - March 17, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Mar 17, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: A S Gauge Model Train Layout built by Jim Taylor in the Baggage Room at the Shafter Depot Museum in 1982....

  • Mystery History - March 10, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Mar 10, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo was of the OFAKO Shafter Camp Fire Girls - The Story of the Flag, Lorraine Christensen, leader....

  • Mystery History - March 3, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Mar 3, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The Shafter- Press.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo showed 250-260 Central Ave., the Johnson Newman store in Shafter, built 1934....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 24, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Feb 24, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The Shafter- Press.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo, taken in the 1980s, shows Fred Starrh's 14 row cultivator by Nikkel Iron Works....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 17, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Feb 17, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The Shafter- Press.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo showed a 1993 April Shafter Street Fair at Burger Factory, Floyds and Cachanillas Bar....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 10, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Feb 10, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo was of Prestons Tire Service and the Shafter POW building in 2002....

  • Mystery History - Jan. 22, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Jan 27, 2022

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Keith Hammon 11, Dennis Kroekerg 37, David Grisham 34, and Ken Calton 43 at their lockers in 1965....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 30, 3021

    The Shafter Press|Dec 30, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: A snow day in Shafter in 1962....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 16, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Dec 16, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo showed the John Armendariz Cotton Oil Company in March of 1971....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 2, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Dec 2, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@ TheShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Shafter Parade in 1973....

  • Mystery History - Nov. 4, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Nov 4, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo showed the Shafter Fire Department in the late 1960s....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 21, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Oct 21, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo showed Rio Bravo Lake in 1938....

  • Mystery History - Sept. 30, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Sep 30, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: At 249 Central Ave., Oldsmobile Sales & R. S. built 1925....

  • Mystery History - July 8, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Jul 8, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to the Tribune, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. .LAST WEEK: The photo showed the demolition of the Shafter Motel on Aug. 18, 2000....

  • Mystery History - June 24, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Jun 24, 2021

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo showed an exhibit from 1974 at the Shafter Fair, The Perfect Balance....

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