Taft California The First Fifty Years

[@billiefreedom6687]

This is wonderfully done. I’m sharing this on the local vintage pictures group on Facebook. I wish our little town could embrace this history for all the black gold it’s worth!

[@mikerussell6212]

I was born in Taft in 1949 no it very well

[@danielrussell7529]

I'm Dan Russell. Do you know any other Russell's from Taft? Not many left.

[@mikerussell6212]

@danielrussell7529 no we moved to Bakersfield in 1957 grandparents name was Kooken they lived on Loma Vista

[@warrengwonka2479]

My sister was the editor of that last Derrick.

[@mikerussell6212]

The paper I remember was the midway driller

[@mikerussell6212]

The driller was the name of the high school yearbook