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  • 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....

  • Mystery History - Nov. 10, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Nov 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 mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Dora Estrada Sabedra (top middle) on the stairs at Richland School in the 1950s....

  • Mystery History - Nov. 3, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Nov 11, 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: Phil Ohanneson was Shafter's first mayor in 1936....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 27, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Oct 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: Steve McGraw is in the first row, second from the right, in the 1950s....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 20, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Oct 23, 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 interior of the Bayless Store on Central Avenue in 1932....

  • Mystery History - Oct. 13, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Oct 15, 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: Shafter High Hicks Day in 1929 – in front of Stringhams Drug Store, from left, areRuby Hicks, Evelyn Jumper and A...

  • Mystery History - Sept. 29, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Oct 4, 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: Evelyn, a waitress at the Shafter Motel in 1958....

  • Mystery History - Sept. 15, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Sep 18, 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: A self-propelled harvester designed by Cliff McGraw on the Neufeld Farm in 1962....

  • Mystery History - Septe. 1, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Sep 6, 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: Back to school in 1992, from left, Dennis Cruz, Teresa Barton and Rosie Cota....

  • Mystery History - Aug. 25, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Aug 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: After the May 4, 1968, Oroville Dam Dedication, Shafter High band director Vern Allen and band members with a...

  • Mystery History - Aug. 18, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Aug 22, 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@ TheShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Shafter High football team, 1940....

  • Mystery History - Aug. 11, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Aug 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 mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Central Avenue, including Justesens, a drugstore under Dr. Duck's dentist office and Valentine's Cafe &...

  • Mystery History - Aug. 4, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Aug 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 mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Royal Hudson Steam Train passing through Shafter in the Spring of 1977....

  • Mystery History - July 28, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jul 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: Shafter Library in the background of this 1960 photo....

  • Mystery History - July 21, 2021

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jul 25, 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 first Richland Grammar School in Shafter, 1915....

  • Mystery History - July 14, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jul 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, 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 around 1920....

  • Mystery History - July 7, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jul 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: Shafter's historic Green Hotel in 1938....

  • Mystery History - June 23, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jun 27, 2022

    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: At St. Marks Church, Father Lamar Hayes and wife Tony with their fellowship in the mid to late '90s....

  • Mystery History - June 9, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jun 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 mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: From the late 1920s, the Pontiac dealership on Central Avenue next to Beckers Insurance....

  • Mystery History - June 2, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated Jun 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: Neufeld's Auto Parts....

  • Mystery History - May 19, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated May 26, 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|Updated May 16, 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|Updated May 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 mysteryphoto@ The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week....

  • Mystery History - April 28, 2022

    The Shafter Press|Updated May 1, 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|Updated Apr 26, 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....

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