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Bakersfield Arch

The Bakersfield Arch, at the old Bakersfield Inn has endured for nearly seventy years, as a landmark of Bakersfield. It was built at a cost of $25,000 by Griffin Steel Construction, and placed into position in a single hour on a Sunday in June, 1949. The arch is a...

San Joaquin Valley History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzbt8PYmVa4 RJ Martinez interviews Bear State Books Publisher Chris Brewer. Martinez was seeking advice about searching for the historical Mexican presence in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. Bear State Books in Exeter,...

C-SPAN tour of Chris Brewer’s Archive and Library

https://youtu.be/Iae6astjRbM This clip was filmed by Tiffany Rocque, one of C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicle representatives who came to California and the Bakersfield area to film a series on Bakersfield. I did a couple of segments of the series on my great great...
Bakersfield Arch

Bakersfield Arch

The Bakersfield Arch, at the old Bakersfield Inn has endured for nearly seventy years, as a landmark of Bakersfield. It was built at a cost of $25,000 by Griffin Steel Construction, and placed into position in a single hour on a Sunday in June, 1949. The arch is a...

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San Joaquin Valley History

San Joaquin Valley History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzbt8PYmVa4 RJ Martinez interviews Bear State Books Publisher Chris Brewer. Martinez was seeking advice about searching for the historical Mexican presence in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. Bear State Books in Exeter,...

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C-SPAN tour of Chris Brewer’s Archive and Library

C-SPAN tour of Chris Brewer’s Archive and Library

https://youtu.be/Iae6astjRbM This clip was filmed by Tiffany Rocque, one of C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicle representatives who came to California and the Bakersfield area to film a series on Bakersfield. I did a couple of segments of the series on my great great...

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From California To Coffeyville

From California To Coffeyville

Chris Brewer contributed to a video on the Daltons. The video, produced by the California Auctioneers and Appraisers, interviewed California historian Chris Brewer and others about the history of the Dalton Brothers and the Wild Bunch gang and describes in detail the...

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