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  • Mytery History - June 11, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Jun 11, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Wasco High School band performs in Shafter's 50th anniversary parade in 1963....

  • Mystery History - June 4, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Jun 4, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Mr. and Mrs. Ross pose in front of the Rasco 5-10-15 Cent Store on Central Avenue, with Darlene Schult...

  • Mystery History - May 28, 2020

    The Shafter Press|May 28, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Peter and Debbie Reimer with their daughter and Dale and Nadine Sperling dressed up with their car decked out for the Shafter parade in...

  • Mystery History - May 21, 2020

    The Shafter Press|May 21, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: County Clerk Vera Gibson, a guest at the Green Hotel for a Kern County Historical Society dinner....

  • Mystery History - May 14, 2020

    The Shafter Press|May 14, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Peter and Debbie Reimer with their daughter, and Dale and Nadine Sperling dressed up with their car decked out for the Shafter parade...

  • Mystery History - May 7, 2020

    The Shafter Press|May 7, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Green Hotel cooks from the 1970s, from left, are Pat Wilson, Helen Gaede, Nina Leigh, Cathy Prout, Ione Lollar and Pat Bryan...

  • Mystery History - pril 23, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Apr 23, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Inside the freight room of the Shafter Depot in 1978. This photo was taken by Stan Wilson during the last year the...

  • Mystery History - April 26, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Apr 16, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: From a 1939 Shafter High Laurion advertising photo for the Shafter Variety Store – "We don't know what Elmer [Anderson] wants with the spool o...

  • Mystery History - April 9, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Apr 9, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Tomas and Fannie Saldana picking cotton for the Bidart Bros. company of Shafter, around 1960....

  • Mystery History - March 26, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Mar 26, 2020

    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. 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Tomas and Fannie Saldana pick cotton for the Bidart Bros. company in Shafter in 1960....

  • Mystery History - March 19, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Mar 19, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK:...

  • Mystery History - March 12, 2012

    The Shafter Press|Mar 12, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Fire at Justesen's Grocery Store being hosed down from the top of McClure's Drug Store on Central Avenue in...

  • Mystery History - March 5, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Mar 5, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Kern Fruit Company shed taken by professionals Seron Brothers Photography in 1926....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 20, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Feb 20, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Art Palomo, Bob Scales, Tom Fletcher, Coach Dan Bledsoe and Wayne Hill at Shafter High football practice in...

  • Mystery History - Feb. 6, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Feb 6, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Shafter Chamber of Commerce float in a Potato and Cotton Festival Parade (date unlnown)....

  • Mystery History - Jan. 30, 2020

    Jan 30, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Crowd gathers at a freight train upset on Central Avenue in Shafter, Nov. 8, 1952. CORRECTION: The two girls pictured in...

  • Mystery History - Jan. 23, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Jan 23, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Crowd gathers at a freight train upset on Central Ave in Shafter November 8, 1952. CORRECTION: The two girls pictured in the Jan. 9 featured...

  • Mystery History - Jan. 16, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Jan 16, 2020

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Lupe Sabedra and Dora Valarde at La Colonia circa 1948....

  • Mystery History - Jan. 2, 2020

    The Shafter Press|Jan 2, 2020

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Downtown Shafter Christmas decorations on Central Avenue in January 1978....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 26, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Dec 26, 2019

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Insect Lore building on South Beech Avenue circa 1990. We also note that Ronald Pierce came up with this information about our Dec. 5...

  • Mystery History - Dec. 19, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Dec 19, 2019

    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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Downtown Shafter Christmas decorations on Central Avenue in January 1978....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 12, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Dec 12, 2019

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The 1963 Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival Shafter Fire Department Fire Truck Parade entry....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 5, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Dec 5, 2019

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The 1963 Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival parade float for Nikkel Iron Works, representing the tools of their business from 1923 to...

  • Mystery History - Nov. 28, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Nov 28, 2019

    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,] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: A crop duster dusting cotton in 1952. Photo of Abe Issac....

  • Mystery History - Nov. 21, 2019

    The Shafter Press|Nov 21, 2019

    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, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: A 1931 Shafter High School yearbook advertisement for the Camp, West and Lowe Ginning Co....

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