First Hemet High School. Valley News/Clarence Swift Photo Collection
HEMET - Join the SAGE Society for an enlightening presentation of the Clarence Swift photo collection by Dave Sisk on Tuesday, March 12 at the Ramona Room behind Miller-Jones Mortuary in Hemet.Clarence was a Hemet resident who, for decades, collected photos from old timers about the early days of San Jacinto and Hemet. Most of the photographs Dave will present are from the Swift collection between the decades of the 1880s to the 1930s.Many are simply stunning, showing off the wealth of the early days. Grand commercial and public buildings, stately homes, unbelievable hotels....almost all have vanished. Dave also will draw attention to overlooked details of photos. Sometimes he will show an old section of a town with what the same section looks like today. And many photos of his pre
