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Dick's Artifacts Photos 2 (Man-made Objects; page 2 of 5) Barns, Windmills and Water Tanks, Corrals, Fences & the Like |
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Artifacts 1: Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Other Stuff Artifacts 3: Bridges, Railroad, Vehicles Artifacts 4: Bodie, Mariposa, Mendocino |
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Ohio barns |
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More Ohio barns |
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The "natural" look... |
...and the white paint look (both Ohio) |
Michigan |
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Wisconsin |
Mariposa County 2003 |
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Southern Missouri |
Monterey County, near Parkfield |
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Near Volcano, Amador County, 2004 |
A barn in the town of Volcano |
Cunningham Road, Merced County |
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Madera County |
Highway 41, Madera County |
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Givens Ranch by Highway 140, Cathey's Valley, Mariposa County |
By Highway 140, Lower Cathey's Valley, Mariposa County |
Highway 41, Madera County |
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By Santa Fe Avenue south of LeGrand, Merced County CA |
Near LeGrand Avenue and and White Rock Road, Merced County |
Mt. Bullion, Mariposa County |
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Highway 140 and Triangle Road, northeast of Mariposa |
Barn on East Whitlock Road near Highway 140, Mariposa County |
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Barn at Belmont & Brawley in Fresno |
Old barn at Hobbs Grove Park, Sanger |
Barn at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park |
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Old barn complex on Highway 16, Sacramento County |
Another part of the barn complex |
The main barn building |
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Water tower and barn |
Raymond-Knowles Road, Raymond, Madera County CA |
Hornitos, Mariposa County CA |
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Barn on Wellbarn Road near Prather, Fresno County |
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| At Willow and Nees Avenues, Clovis CA | Near Greeley Hill, CA | On Highway 168 east of Clovis | |
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| Barns near the geographical center of the US in Kansas | Indiana barn | Barn in the flat country of northwest Ohio | |
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A closer look at the barn |
Barn
on John F. Estel's farm, Fulton
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Barn on White Rock Road, Mariposa County |
Barn in Soquel Meadow, Sierra National Forest |
A late fall view of the barn and a big cedar tree | |
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| Old dairy barn at Center for River Studies, Eaton Trail | Side of the barn |
Is this a shed-like barn or a barn-like shed? |
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| Dave Smith created this sepia tone version of the barn | Barns along State Highway 152 west of Gilroy | ||
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| Barn at Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park | Another view of the Ahwahnee barn | And still another view from 2020 | |
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Old shed by Trimmer Springs Road near Piedra |
In 2024 the shed collapsed | Another view of the ex-shed | |
| Corrals, Fences and the Like | |||
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Part of an ancient fence near California Meadow in the Sierra National Forest |
Old fence in Rocky Mountain National Park | Shed along Colorado Highway 64 | |
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Benches and rail fence by Millerton Lake |
Cattle chute, Sky Harbor Road, Fresno County CA | Fallen board from the chute | |
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Corral and ranch buildings at the edge of Baker NV |
Barbed wire roll on fence at Baker |
Whimsical figure on fence outside of Baker |
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| Cattle chute in northwest Colorado | Cattle guard in Colorado |
Rail fence in Rocky Mountain National Park |
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| Cattle chute, Cathey's Valley, Mariposa County, California | Corral above Mariposa | Cattle chute on Maxon Road, Fresno County | |
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| A mystery artifact along Old Highway in Mariposa County - half a cattle chute? |
Old corral along White Rock Road in Mariposa County |
Section of barn wall near the corral | |
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| Wagon wheel gate north of Parkfield |
Rail fence from pioneer days surrounds the meadow at Wawona |
This cattle chute at Wawona probably dates from the 1800s | |
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Along Deadwood Lookout Road near Oakhurst CA |
Fallen fence on the slope above Mono Lake |
Rail fence at Wolfe Ranch in Arches National Park |
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| Wolfe Ranch cabin | I think this means "Keep Out" | A bright redwood fence beside the Dry Creek Canal in Clovis CA | |
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Old house and water tank on Highway 168 at Prather |
Shed next to the house and tank |
Barn and windmill on Highway 168 at Prather |
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Cattle chute along Dry Creek Drive in Tulare County |
Posts reinforce the fence at a corner, and hold up a fallen pine |
Harris Horse Ranch on Trimmer Springs Road, Fresno County |
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| Corral on Road 406 in Madera County | Old wagon in the corral | Hay field fence near Parkfield | |
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| Typical barbed wire fence reinforcing technique | Classic old country wire gate | There are chunks of barbed wire everywhere on the rock slopes near Courtright Reservoir | |
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| Fence at Soquel Meadow | Fence and gate on Merrill Ranch, Mariposa County (built about 1945) |
Cattle chute on Trimmer Springs Road near Pine Flat Reservoir | |
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| One man's fence post is another bird's food pantry | Barbed wire fence by Millerton Road in Fresno County | Cattle chute at Camp Four and a Half by the Kings River | |
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Bi-color cattle guard on Trimmer Springs Road |
Fence along the Lakeview Trail at Eastman Reservoir | Fence at Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park | |
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| Wagon wheel gates are a must in the country | Fence along State Highway 20 between Fort Bragg and Willits | Old corral on Garnet Dike Road above Pine Flat Reservoir | |
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Old corral along Highway 41, Madera County |
Remnant of old corral at Ahwahnee Hills Preserve | Fence along Parkfield-Coalinga Road, north of Parkfield | |
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| Cattle chute on Big Sandy Road | Cabin just off Big Sandy Road | Cabin near McGurk Meadow in Yosemite National Park | |
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| Barbed wire east of the Dusy-Ershim Trail | Remnants of posts cut from sequoia tree in Nelder Grove | Cattle brands on the boards of an old corral | |
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used every post in this fence for acorn storage |
Entrance to the Fleming Ranch in rural Fresno County | Fence post with a grass wig | |
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| Rusted hinge on old corral along Big Sandy Road | Shed at Ahwahnee Hills Preserve | Cattle chute at Pacific Grade Summit on CA Highway 4 | |
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| Old shed on Highway 24 northeast of Ione | Two views of fence posts drilled by woodpeckers near the San Joaquin Gorge | ||
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| Fence near Trimmer Springs Road | On the road to Cortez, Colorado | ||
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Windmills & Water Tanks |
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On White Rock Road off Santa Fe Avenue, Merced County |
Near LeGrand Avenue and and White Rock Road, Merced County |
Mariposa Public Utilities District million gallon water storage tank |
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Mendocino CA is noted for its many wood water tanks and towers |
A superior example of a Mendocino water tower | This one has a great view | |
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| Windmills pumped the water into the tanks in Mendocino | Railroad Water Tower, Bakersfield, California, 1965 | Windmill in Madera County CA | |
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| Windmill on Turkey Flat Road near Parkfield CA | Water tank at Raymond CA |
Railroad water tank at Roaring Camp Railroad near Santa Cruz CA | |
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| Windmill Farm on Highway 88 a few miles east of Stockton | Windmills up close |
Water tower and barn on Highway 16 in Sacramento County |
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| Windmill and water tank near North Fork Road, Madera County CA | A different angle on the tank house | Modern water tower on Villa Avenue in Clovis | |
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| Water tank in downtown Clovis CA, erected in 1913 | Closer look at the Clovis water tank | Windmill north of Parkfield CA | |
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| Tanks on the hills north of Parkfield | Wind turbines west of Mojave, from California Highway 58 | More wind turbines | |
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| A shiny new windmill in north Clovis, CA | The Fresno Water Tower | Windmill on Road 209 in Madera County | |
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| Tanks and pipes, Clovis CA | Another tank in the the same complex |
This stock water tank has turned into a planter |
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| This one still works | Water tower in Mendocino with double tanks | Another double tank design | |
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| Mendocino water tower with a very basic design | Repair work on the 102 year old Clovis Water tower | The old Shell water tower in Parkfield, now a rental cabin | |
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Wildlife
Guzzler near Pine Flat Lak - rainwater flows down the metal panels into a concrete basin below |
Abandoned pump and water tank | ||
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