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Dedication of the first temporary
Marker May 1, 1949. The individuals pictured are all descendants of the
participants who died in the tragedy (Hanford Sentinel-Journal
Photo, courtesy of the Kings County Library).
Photo taken on dedication day 1950. Tragedy oak can be seen in the far left
background (Source: Kings County Library).
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The first, temporary marker
in 1949. The men pictured are Hanford High School Teachers who
constructed the wood marker (Hanford Sentinel-Journal photo). |
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Later, undated photo, looking
southeast from Grangeville Blvd.
(courtesy Kings County Museum Collection).
The marker as it
appeared in the mid-1970s. |
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Detail of the marker as it appeared in 2004 (photo courtesy R. M. Roberts). |
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The
newer Mussel Slough Marker as it appeared in 1986. The Tragedy Oak
appears in the right background as the large Oak tree in the middle of
the orchard beyond the plowed field.
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Marker in 1986, looking Northeast
from Grangeville Blvd. The farm buildings in the background did not exist at
the time of the tragedy and have no connection to either the tragedy or the
marker (photo courtesy of R. M. Roberts). |
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The marker in 1986 before
repeated vandalism that forced the replacement seen above on the left. The
information on the marker is inaccurate and reflects the popular belief,
still widely held in1950, the Walter Crow was acting for the railroad as a
deputy to U.S. Marshal Poole (photo courtesy R. M. Roberts). |