Early Valley Treasures: As Seen Through the Lens of Pop Laval (Windows on the Past)

Documenting the work of photographer Claude C. "Pop" Laval in Fresno, California, this collection begins with his arrival in 1911, which marked the beginning of a commercial photography career that would span 55 years, and showcases the many pictures that he took of the surrounding mountains, crops, businesses, streetcars, presidents, and ordinary people.