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This site is dedicated to Jim Martin, and includes over 10,000 photos he took over a period of 80 years, as he wanted to share them with the public works industry.

The archived photos were in the form of slides, organized in sheets of 20 and files inside 18 boxes. Each slide included a handwritten description, as well as a numbering system, both of which were preserved in the name of the scanned file. The photos are organized by decade, starting in the 1910s, and ending in the 1990s.

Thanks to Akel Engineering Group for scanning and preserving these photos, and for developing this web site.a

1910s (1-10)
1910s 1910s (1-10)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1910s (1-10) 2.111 Old Pw Hwy Supt Rig 14-01.JPG 2.241 Old Public Works Home Drive Oil Tank 14-01.

1920s (1-50)
1920s 1920s (1-50)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1920s (1-50) 1.261Feather R Tramway PG&E22-01.JPG 2.111 Co Road Construction 25-01.JPG 2.

1920s (51-68)
1920s 1920s (51-68)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1920s (51-68) 2.821 Fresno Public Works Concrete Mixer 28-01.JPG 2.821 Fresno Public Works Loading Truck 25-01.

1930s (1-50)
1930s 1930s (1-50)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1930s (1-50) 1.161 Sdelaware. Balboa Viaduct San Diego Ca 39-01.JPG 1.161 Sdelaware. Coronada San Diego California 39-01.

1930s (101-150)
1930s 1930s (101-150)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1930s (101-150) 2.301 Fresno Public Works Concrete Loading 30-01.JPG 2.301 Fresno Public Works Patterson Ave Bridge 37-01.

1930s (151-200)
1930s 1930s (151-200)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1930s (151-200) 2.531 Fresno Public Works Sewer Construction 36-01.JPG 2.531 Fresno Public Works Sewer Construction 37-01.

1930s (201-250)
1930s 1930s (201-250)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1930s (201-250) 2.821 Fresno Public Works Seam Roller 39-01.JPG 2.821 Fresno Public Works Sewer Farm Loves Construction 35-01.

1930s (251-300)
1930s 1930s (251-300)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1930s (251-300) 5.211 Fresno Public Works Tulare @ 10Th 35-01.JPG 5.401 Fresno Public Works Cattle @ Sewer Farm 35-01.

1930s (301-331)
1930s 1930s (301-331)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1930s (301-331) 7.609 Fresno Public Works Richfield Station Broadway & Mariposa 34-01.JPG 7.

1930s (51-100)
1930s 1930s (51-100)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1930s (51-100) 2.201 Grading Lake in Roeding Park 35-01.JPG 2.221 Fresno Public Works Breaking Concrete Fresno 10 36-01.

1940s (1-50)
1940s 1940s (1-50)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1940s (1-50) 1.101 Fresno Van Ness & Mariposa 40-01.JPG 1.101 Tulare W.O Van Ness Fresno 40-01.

1940s (101-150)
1940s 1940s (101-150)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1940s (101-150) 2.801 Shasta Dam Aggr Plant Redding Ca 40-01.JPG 2.801 Shasta Dam Belt Line 40-01.

1940s (151-200)
1940s 1940s (151-200)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1940s (151-200) 5.101 Lincoln Memorial 49-04.JPG 5.101 Memorial Bridge 49-01.JPG 5.

1940s (201-250)
1940s 1940s (201-250)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1940s (201-250) 5.182 Potomac Hunt 49-03.JPG 5.182 Potomac Hunt 49-04.JPG 5.

1940s (251-300)
1940s 1940s (251-300)
By Akel Engineering Group

Photos from throughout the 1940s (251-300) 7.509 Hall of Records Fresno California 40-01.JPG 7.801 Roeding Park Fresno California 40-01.

About Jim Martin

Jim Martin’s career encompasses a unique and important array of accomplishments and interests which significantly furthered the effectiveness of public agency management. City of Fresno Public Works Director City of Berkeley Public Works Director Board of Directors, Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District State Emergency Task Force on Waste Management Caltrans Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee Board of Directors, American Public Works Association (APWA) President, Public Works Historical Society, APWA In 1972, APWA honored Jim as one of the Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year In 1983-1984, he served as APWA National President In 1990-91, he served as APWA Public Works Historical Society President In 1992, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Fresno Branch, named him Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year in the Public Sector.

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