Carl Baggese is a former newspaper reporter and editor who maintains www.historicmodesto.com. This volume of historic imagery includes photographs from his collection as well as from the extensive ...view moreCarl Baggese is a former newspaper reporter and editor who maintains www.historicmodesto.com. This volume of historic imagery includes photographs from his collection as well as from the extensive archive at the McHenry Museum and the Faces of Stanislaus Project. These images, many of which have never been published before, show Modesto as it evolved from a small farming community into a modern Central Valley city.view less