Thank you for coming to the Watkins Photographic Archive Project website. The goal of the Project is to make my extensive collection of photographs available online to the public. I am excited to team up with the Fresno Regional Foundation and the Henry Madden Library at CSU Fresno to help make this Project a reality.

Until the Project is up and running through the Madden Library's website, you can view a broad range of selected historical and current photographs through the “Photographs” link.  The Index lists links to each event by date. For now, you may download and print these photographs for personal or family use.  None of the photographs may be downloaded or used for personal financial gain or commercial purposes.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Project has just received commitments for a $10,000 matching fund.  The fund is composed of an award from the Fresno Regional Foundation and donations from the McCormick, Barstow law firm and another Project supporter.  If this $10,000 total is matched, the Project will have $20,000 to help meet its costs.  If you would like to help meet this match and double the impact of your support for the Project, you may do so with a tax-deductible donation to the Fresno Regional Foundation ( 5250 N. Palm Ave., Suite 424 , Fresno , CA 93704 ) with a notation that it is for the "Watkins Photo Archive Project."  To donate online to the "Watkins Photo Archive Project," click here.

As this is my personal website, I have also included a link to some family genealogy, as this is another of my interests. The Potpourri link has some very interesting items.

Thank you.
Howard K. Watkins
Fresno's Photo Laureate