• Raymond, Madera County, California – Granite Quarry

  The following is the written portion of the postcard, which is addressed to Mrs. Margaret Pearson, 1128 Randall Court, Los Angeles, Calif.:

  “Raymond Cal. Oct. 1, 1918. Received box OK this eve and thank you very much for the same. This is a picture of the quarry and you can see there is quite a mountain of it. We have quite a lot of work on hand now and will be busy until Xmas. With best wishes to you from P. Bisson.”

  (postcard photograph, postmark 1918. It is unknown if this quarry was in Raymond or Knowles – postcard has no printed quarry name on it.

• Raymond Knowles, Madera County, California – Home of original Raymond Granite, Raymond Granite Co., Inc., Quarries, Knowles, Calif.

  (postcard photograph; postmark 1921)

• Raymond Knowles, Madera County, California – Panoramic View of Knowles Quarry, Madera County, Cal.

  (colorized postcard photograph, # 7226; C. F. Preciado Co., Madera, California, by M. Rieder, early 1900s; unmailed

• Raymond, Madera County, California – View of Knowles Quarry, Madera Co., Cal.

  (colorized postcard photograph; published by Newman Post Card Co.; early 1900s; unmailed

• Raymond, Madera County, California – the Knowles Quarry, Raymond, Cal.

  (postcard photograph; photographed by Mrs. Philips, Raymond Hotel; early 1900s; unmailed)

• Raymond/Knowles, Madera County, California - Raymond Granite Co. Inc. Quarry, “Home of original Raymond Granite”

  (postcard photograph; early 1900s; unmailed)

• Raymond (near), Madera County, California – Raymond Granite Co. Quarry, owned by Cold Spring Granite of Minnesota, 36772 Road 606, Raymond, CA 93653; (559) 689-3257 (present-day company)
  • Color sample of Sierra White Granite quarried at the Raymond Granite Quarry
• Raymond, Madera County, California – the Raymond Granite Quarries from a Distance 

  Photograph of two of the active granite quarries at Raymond taken in late September 2010. The active Raymond granite quarries are owned and operated by Cold Spring Granite of Minnesota.

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