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  • Mystery History - Nov. 14, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Nov 14, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: Wasco Army soldiers at Camp Luis in 1914....

  • Mystery History - Nov. 7, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Nov 7, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: A staff sergeant arm patch worn by a World War II soldier from Wasco....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 31, 2024

    The Shafter Press|Oct 31, 2024

    Here’s this week’s challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: From October, 1984: A few named in photo are Teresa Barton, Nathan Lewis and Julia Aragon....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 24, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Oct 24, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: A spud crew on a loading dock in front of a Wasco potato shed in 1936....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 10, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Oct 10, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: Glenna and Marlene Fannin play in the Wasco Elementary School Band in the late 1940s....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 3, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Oct 3, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: G. Kapp, a notable Wasco High School football player, in 1947....

  • Mystery History - Sept. 12, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Sep 12, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: An advertising magazine featuring Wasco motor sales in December 1965....

  • Mystery History - Sept. 5, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Sep 5, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Wasco High School students Gabri Peterson, Byron Kroeker and Brent Kearnes of the Drum and Bugle Corps practice for the flag ceremony during...

  • Mystery History - Aug. 29, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Aug 29, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: Mrs. McCormick's 7th grade class at Thomas Jefferson School in 1945....

  • Mystery History - Aug. 22, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Aug 22, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@WascoTrib. com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Florence and Cecil Page were a well-known couple in Wasco during the 1940s. Florence was a former 7th- and 8th-grade teacher....

  • Mystery History - Aug. 15, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Aug 15, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: A skating rink in Pismo Beach, a popular vacation spot for Wasco families during the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - Aug. 8, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Aug 8, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Wasco Garage in 1924 was located at the end of 7th Street, between F and E streets....

  • Mystery History -Aug. 1, 2024

    The Shafter Press|Aug 1, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: Fannin's Standard Oil Service Station workers Joe Brown and Bob Campbell in 1949. They pumped gas and worked on cars....

  • Mystery History - July 25, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Jul 25, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: Snow in Wasco in 1932....

  • Mystery History - July 18, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Jul 18, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 Thomas Jefferson School student council in 1946....

  • Mystery History - July 11, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Jul 11, 2024

    Here’s this week’s challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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,93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Miss Fannin, first grade teacher at Wasco Elementary School, in 1954...

  • Mystery History - July 4, 2024

    The Shafter Press|Jul 4, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: An employee name tag for Tops Market in the 1950s....

  • Mystery History - June 27, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Jun 27, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 Shamrock School 1880-1905. This picture was taken in 1900. The school was on McCombs Road on the Root property....

  • Mystery History - June 20, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Jun 20, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: Forming and shaping forging tools from Anderson's Blacksmith Shop before it was Barker Brothers Blacksmith Shop, circa 194...

  • Mystery History - June 6, 2024

    The Shafter Press|Jun 6, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 Shafter-Wasco football game trophy, awarded for games of 1948-53....

  • Mystery History - May 23, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|May 23, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 next week. LAST WEEK: Customers weigh nails by the pound at the Wasco Hardware store located on the southeast corner of 7th and F streets in the 1930s. It was owned by...

  • Mystery History - May 16, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|May 16, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: An electric pencil sharpener used in schools of the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - May 9, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|May 9, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: A heat lamp from a local chiropractor's office in the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - May 2, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|May 2, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: A cash register from the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - April 25, 2024

    Wasco Tribune|Apr 25, 2024

    Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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: A stapler used by a Santa Fe Train Depot agent in Wasco in 1978....

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