Earl Thollander
Earl Thollander (born April 13, 1923, Kingsburg, California) was an Americans, American artist, illustrator, author and a World War II, WWII United States Navy, U.S. Navy officer who is best known for his marine scene paintings, sketching, travel book writing and tour leading. Early life and background Earl was born in Kingsburg, California in 1923. His father was a school teacher and a building contractor. He was drawn to artistic pursuits from a young age, collecting stamps and making them into books. He grew up in San Francisco and attended Mission High School (San Francisco), Mission High School, and City College of San Francisco, City College. Earl earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California in 1944. He joined the U.S. navy, U.S. Navy during the World War II, WWII, and served for two years after graduating as a Naval Officer. Career After the war, Earl returned to his hometown and attended San Francisco Art Institute and the Academy of Art University, A ...
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Kingsburg, California
Kingsburg is a city in Fresno County, California. Kingsburg is located southeast of Selma at an elevation of 302 feet (92 m), on the banks of the Kings River. The city is from Fresno, and about from the California Central Coast and Sierra Nevada mountain range. The population was 11,382 at the 2010 census. History Kingsburg was established as a railroad town, its site set by the Central Pacific Railroad when it completed the Valley Line in 1873. In the early 1870s, Swedish natives settled in a railroad town called "Kings River Switch". Kingsburg started out as a flag stop on the Central Pacific Railroad called Kings River Switch. In 1874 Kingsburg was called Wheatville and had a post office, later that year they changed the name to Kingsbury. During this time period, Josiah Draper and Andrew Farley each owned a quarter section, about , Draper on the east side of the railroad tracks and Farley on the west side of the tracks. So it was suggested that the east side be called Dr ...
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