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  • Mystery History - July 20, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jul 25, 2023

    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: Jesse Sabedra at Mexican Colony – now La Colonia – in the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - July 13, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jul 17, 2023

    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: Janice and Karen (last names unknown) and Susan Grisham at a USDA Shafter Research Center greenhouse in 1960....

  • Mystery History - June 27, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jul 3, 2023

    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: John Scaroni with truck at the Shafter Ice House in the 1940s....

  • Mystery History - June 15, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jun 17, 2023

    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: Fred Starrh Sr., Bill Hildebrand, Kirk Bergman, Betty Bergman and Lowell Bergman on June 8, 1974...

  • Mystery History - June 8, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jun 11, 2023

    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: K. Malofy & Son shed crew in June 1950. The foreman was Cliff McGraw....

  • Mystery History - May 25, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated May 30, 2023

    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: James and Glenn Holt at 101 Central Ave. in 1945....

  • Mystery History - May 18, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated May 20, 2023

    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, built in the mid 1930s....

  • Mystery History - May 4, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated May 5, 2023

    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., uite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Shafter City Yard and facilities at Five Points, Lerdo Highway and Shafter Avenue, about 1955....

  • Mystery History - April 27, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Apr 30, 2023

    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: From the past, to name a few: Monica Aguilar (center), Vanessa Garza, Sarah Johnson, Karina Ochoa and Cindy...

  • Mystery History - April 20, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Apr 25, 2023

    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: Phil Ohanneson, Colonel Pyle and Glen Nay watching parade as Minter Field soldiers march through Shafter during...

  • Mystery History - April 13, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Apr 16, 2023

    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 mentioned in next week's paper. LAST WEEK: Soldiers stioned at Minter Field during World War II parade down Central Avenue looking e...

  • Mystery History - April 6, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Apr 8, 2023

    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: Martin Anderson, Dave's father, with the first house he built and rented out in Shafter, He bought lots to build...

  • Mystery History - March 23, 2023

    Shafter Historical Society|Updated Mar 25, 2023

    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 announced next week. LAST WEEK: The Shafter Eagles of 1950. Some of the players werees Carrasco, Joe and John Rodriguez, and batboy Dickie...

  • Mystery History - March 9, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Mar 14, 2023

    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: Otto and Regina Becker were married on July 9, 1922, at the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 16, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Feb 19, 2023

    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: Ray Mettler, Em H Mettler and Bill Rohrbach during Em H Mettler & Sons potato harvest in 1950....

  • Mystery History - Feb. 9, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Feb 13, 2023

    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: Elma Wilson at Richland School in 1927....

  • Mystery History - Jan. 26, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jan 31, 2023

    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 Don Holt service station in 1950, where Preston Tire was in 2010....

  • Mystery History - Jan. 19, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jan 21, 2023

    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: Steve Rodriguez' parents, Juan and Margarita Rodriguez, in 1930...

  • Mystery History - Jan. 5, 2023

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jan 8, 2023

    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: Maple School students in 1915....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 29, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jan 2, 2023

    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: A KCLC Lot Auction in Shafter at Central Valley Highway and Central Avenue in approximately 1914...

  • Mystery History - Dec. 15, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Dec 20, 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 Richland Santa Fe Grammar School, about 1935....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 8, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Dec 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 here next week. LAST WEEK: The front of the E.K. Grant Garage in 1921, with Al Edelmann and Clyde Grant....

  • Mystery History - Dec. 1, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Dec 8, 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: Mrs. McClure's 8th grade at Richland Upper Grades in 1953-54....

  • Mystery History - Nov. 24, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Nov 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 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Shafter water tower in the mid ‘50s....

  • Mystery History - Nov. 17, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Nov 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: The Shafter Parade in 1975 and 1976....

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