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Oroville (CA) (Images of America)

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This is one of the best books I have found in my search for family. There were pictures of MY family, children my grandparents went to school with, places that I had heard about and now can see. Anybody doing genealogical research in the Oroville area would find this little book a great resource for historical photos.

The Images of America Oroville, CA was a wonderful collection of photos of Oroville from its inception to the early 1900s. The author demonstrated his passion for history and the town of Oroville. While I do not know him personally, I have read other historical accounts by James Lenhoff and he has a wonderful passion for the history of the greater Oroville community. As a person born and raised in Oroville, a new fact for me was that President Hoover played a part in the history of the area. I highly recommend for persons interested in the area's history or history of the California Gold Rush. Many villages, towns and cities have a Images of America book about their town which gives a wealth of historical information.

Good book with many black and white photographs and useful captions. Touches on everything in and around Oroville. Useful for local historians. Good Sacramento Northern Railway reference photographs.

I have lived in and near Oroville for 40 years and just discovered this book. A great photo document of Oroville in its old days. I have been to most of the locations shown and find it unbelievable that they used to look that way. I am delighted that these old photos still exist. The town, Table Mountain and the people are well documented and the book is pure pleasure. I can also put faces to names of people I have heard of and the streets they were named after. As one who has also written history of this area my hat goes off to Mr. Lenhoff.