Interior of the Pioneer Bank of Porterville, February 1906. By Porterville photographer A. R. Moore.
(Added 3/29/14) At the lower right corner of this image there's a desk blotter; when this desk blotter is
enlarged it is possible to make out the words: "Richard Bradley,
Porterville California". I believe Mr. Bradley is the man in
this photo with the beard. Bradley was the bank's cashier
and manager during this period.
(Added 12/12/13) Another Pioneer Bank photo from this series.
(Added, 10/28/13) Here's another view of the Pioneer Bank of Porterville, this time from the other side of the teller's window.
Photo by A. R. Moore (Arthur Roland Moore). February 1906.
(Added 3/29/14) How I came up with the date of "February 1906": There are three different calendars in these photos, unfortunately I cannot clearly make out the year on any of them. But I can see that it was February, that it wasn't a leap-year (there are 28 days) and that the 1st of the month fell on a Thursday. This would apply to the years 1900, 1906 and 1917. A.R. Moore stopped his photography business in 1914, so this would eliminate 1917. I think I can also rule out the year 1900. e.g. Even though I cannot clearly make out the year on the calendars, none of them look like they have a year ending in "0" (i.e. The ending number looks like a "3", "5", "6" or "8"). Also, I have seen a photo of Richard Bradley from around 1900, and I don't believe his hair looks quite so gray in that photograph.
The Pioneer bank of 1906 was a single story granite-block building built in 1904. Unfortunately this building was so heavy that it began to sink into the ground, and had to be torn down in 1911.
(Added 8/27/16) A photo of Porterville's Pioneer Bank (mentioned above), from a postcard by George Besaw. Circa 1908.
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Photo postcard image of the Springville Hotel (Springville, CA). Circa 1917.
Portrait of a young child from the studio of E. M. Davidson, Visalia CA. Circa 1890.
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