Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Sheriff John Barnett is shown here on the right with bank robber Earl McCrory in 1923,...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society One sign that Madera had turned from a village into a town came when Jay’s put their...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society The old Madera County Hospital, Shown here, was replaced by a brand new facility, which...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society While the folks in Coarsegold celebrated the Fourth of July in fine fashion in 1903, the...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Madera celebrated the 4th of July with exuberance almost every year, as this 1904 photo...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society The Madera police force in the 1930s included Walter Thomas, second from the left, who...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society A crane lifts a block of Raymond granite in place as construction of the Madera County...

Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Shown here standing from the left, circa 1910, are Ida Barsotti (Nicoletti), Jose...