Bakersfield High School
Class of 1956
 

1956 Oracle
Bakersfield, California is known for agriculture, oil and country & western music, but it's best asset is the friendly people. The Bakersfield High School class of 1956 is fondly remembered as a great example of warm, friendly people. This web site presents some nostalgic pictures of the class of '56, Emerson Junior High School, Hawthorne School, Franklin School and Bakersfield.

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Micki and Harriet
Micki (Baker) Burcher recently visited Harriet (Howell) Opshal (both Class of 1956). They had been classmates since kindergarten and had lost contact. Now you are invited to drop by Harriet's Ocean Side Diner at the Harbor in Brookings, OR. Micki says "If you don't come to class reunions, I will attempt to get the class to go to you!"

 
 
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1956 Oracle

The 1956 Oracle is the yearbook of the Bakersfield High School class of 1956. The 1956 Oracle has been reproduced on CD-ROM in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format with the individual pages available in jpeg (jpg) format in the images directory. You can have your own copy of this unique CD for the low price of $19.56! Send your check today to:
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BHS 56 Goodies

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BHS 56 & 50th Reunion Stuff (T-Shirts, Mugs, Caps, Etc.) Now Available for Purchase Online!

If you would like to design your own customized apparel, print/posters, greeting/note cards and real U.S. postage stamps using BHS 56 graphics click on the desired image to open a window with the full size graphic image. Right click on the full size image and click on "Save Picture As..." to save to you own computer. You can then click on the link below these images and upload the image you just copied. Of course, you can also upload any of your own images.
BHS 56 Reunion Collage
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Zazzle 125x125 Make customized apparel, prints/posters, greeting/note cards and real U.S. postage stamps using your favorite photos or with images from Disney, vintage photos and maps from the California State Library and the Library of Congress, etc.

Historic Bakersfield

Friday Night Heroes: 100 Years of Driller FootballFriday Night Heroes: 100 Years of Driller FootballA comprehensive history of California's best high school football program of the 20th century by Rick Van Horne, son of the Class of 1956's Richard Van Horne. 1901 Panoramic Map of Bakersfield1901 Panoramic Map of Bakersfield 1909 Panoramic Photograph of Bakersfield1909 Panoramic Photograph of Bakersfield 1909 Panoramic Photograph of Kern City (East Bakersfield)1909 Panoramic Photograph of Kern City (East Bakersfield)

Bakersfield Tourist Attraction

Discovery Well
The Discovery Well of Kern River Oilfield is a little known tourist attraction that you can try to find on your next visit to Bakersfield. Most people that live in Bakersfield are unaware of this historic landmark (California State Landmark No. 290).

Oil was discovered at 70 feet in 1899 in this first commercial oil well in the region. It's located in the brush on the right side of Round Mountain Road (0.7 miles east of China Grade Loop) as you head east toward that other special attraction, Sharks Tooth Hill. Sharks Teeth From Sharks Tooth Hill

Virtual Guidebook to Kern CountyA Virtual Guidebook to Kern County! See!!! panoramic views of the west side the of the valley, I5 At Lerdo Highway, near Lost Hills; siphon irrigation in a vast cotton field near Buttonwillow; the Tule Elk State Reserve near Tupman; Elk Hills Oil Field near Taft; rusty oil field relics at the West Kern Oil Museum, Taft; the crater left by the 1910 Lakeview Gusher between Maricopa and Taft; Interstate 5 at Sabodan Road north of Wind Gap; Rose Station at the mouth of Grapevine Canyon; Fort Tejon State Historical Park and more!
 

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Commercials260 Commercials GrouchoAn Evening With Groucho Jack BennyJack Benny Inner SanctumInner Sanctum SupermanSuperman Baby SnooksBaby Snooks The ShadowThe Shadow War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds (Orson Wells) DragnetDragnet Our Miss BrooksOur Miss Brooks Big John and SparkyBig John and Sparky My Friend IrmaMy Friend Irma The BickersonsThe Bickersons Fibber Magee & MollyFibber Magee & Molly Red SkeltonRed Skelton The Cisco KidThe Cisco Kid The WhistlerThe Whistler Edgar Bergan & Charlie McCarthyEdgar Bergan & Charlie McCarthy Bob HopeBob Hope Sam SpadeSam Spade Burns & AllenBurns & Allen My Favorite Husband-Lucille BallMy Favorite Husband-Lucille Ball Have Gun Will TravelHave Gun Will Travel Boston BlackieBoston Blackie
Lum and AbnerLum and Abner Dr. KildareDr. Kildare EscapeEscape GunsmokeGunsmoke Fred AllenFred Allen Green HornetGreen Hornet
Howdy DoodyHowdy Doody Abbott & CostelloAbbott & Costello Dean Martin & Jerry LewisDean Martin & Jerry Lewis The Fat ManThe Fat Man
Ozzie & HarrietOzzie & Harriet Gang BustersGang Busters Crusader RabbitCrusader Rabbit Bob & RayBob & Ray Lives of Harry LimeLives of Harry Lime
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Read "The 'Tools' That Time Forgot". An article by Mark Arnold about a long missing Disney cartoon that appeared in "Hogan's Alley, The Magazine of the Cartoon Arts" no. 14.
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The Best of Harveyville Fun Times!
"The Best of The Harveyville Fun Times!"

A sampling of the best material from the long-running "Harveyville Fun Times!" fanzine featuring articles about various Harvey Comics characters such as Casper, Richie Rich, Hot Stuff and Sad Sack. Edited by Mark Arnold.

Original cover art by Shelley Pleger ("Mickey Mouse, Shanda the Panda") and Ernie Colón ("The 9/11 Report", "Richie Rich"); Forward by Tony Isabella ("Tony's Tips", Marvel Comics); 400 pages! Full color covers! Complete Harvey Comics history!

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Bozo, Rusty & Sparky

Bozo CD
Capitol Record Readers were originally sold in the 1940s as 78 RPM albums. The records were synchronized with the pages so that each time Bozo gave his signal, it was time to turn the page and/or change the record. Later, the readers were available as 45s in boxed sets and finally as LPs. Bozo the Clown was one of the most popular stars of these records.

Pinto Colvig, a former circus clown and the voice for Walt Disney’s Goofy and Grumpy, voiced Bozo. Billy Bletcher, the voice of Disney’s Big Bad Wolf and Black Pete, voiced some of the other characters. Alan Livingston, creator of the classic Sparky's Magic Piano and Rusty In Orchestraville, wrote the Bozo stories. The music was composed by Billy May, whose successful career included the soundtracks to Johnny Cool and The Green Hornet.

I have recreated four of the Bozo Capitol Record Readers (Bozo Under the Sea, Bozo and His Rocket Ship, Bozo and the Birds, Bozo at the Circus) plus bonus Rusty in Orchestraville and Sparky's Magic Piano on a DVD that plays in your standard DVD player so you can relive your childhood or give them to your grandchildren to enjoy. You can have your own copy of this unique DVD for the low price of $19.56! Send your check today to:
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