Saturday, October 19, 2013



Porterville high school girls basketball team. 1918
 Porterville High School Girls basketball team, 1918.    This is a scan from the glass negative.  The two girls sitting front center  by the basketball are probably the Sheela sisters, Valetine and Frances (I'm not sure which is which).    Behind the Sheela sisters, in the white dress  is their coach,  Miss Meighen.   The girl in the back row, furthest to the left is Henrietta Cornell.   Back row, furthest to the right, appears to be Elizabeth Velie.  And in the back row, 2nd from the right is Ann Henry.

A couple of Close-ups:
Porterville Sheela
 One of the Sheela sisters.

Porterville,  Henrietta Cornell
Henrietta Cornell


Dinuba,  El Monte Way.  1907
A photo postcard of  El Monte Way,  Dinuba CA.   Circa 1907.      I would guess that this photo  was taken somewhere near the present day corner of El Monte Way and J Street.  e.g.  The two story house on the left,  with the upstairs balcony,  looks a lot like the home that is presently on the NW corner of El Monte Way and Villa Ave (Next to Dinuba City Hall).    See next image
(Added 1/6/17)  Here's a present-day view of  El Monte Way near the same location.


Camp Sierra,  Sequoia National Park
From a photo postcard of Camp Sierra, which was  in the Giant Forest area of Sequoia National Park.   Circa 1910.

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