Postcard image of the Lemon Cove hotel/store and post office. Circa 1909. At that time, Lemon Cove was one of the starting points for stagecoaches going to mountain areas such as Giant Forest (Sequoia National Park). Back then, cars had a difficult time making it up to the Park. Tourists could travel to Lemon Cove by way of the Visalia Electric Railroad. Note the early gas pump at the left edge of the image.
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An old postcard image of the Giant Forest post office. This card is postmarked from that post office on 7/27/1917. The photographer is Lindley Eddy.
Another postcard image by Lindley Eddy. This one is of the General Sherman Tree, circa 1910.
A small portrait from the Visalia studio of S.W. Watrous, circa 1884.
Photo postcard image of men picking oranges. It's from Exeter, CA. The message on the back of the postcard is dated 12/15/1911.
Written on the back of this old postcard: "Gingerich Bros. Garage on
Main St. in Porterville Cal. where I worked in 1921. ... V.M.Z.". A Google Books search reveals that Porterville's Mission Garage was sold to the Gingerich brothers in 1921.
This might actually be an image of the Mission Garage, circa 1917. e.g. Many of these cars seem to have the early type of side-lanterns, which auto companies appear to have stopped using, by 1915. And the type of postcard paper used for this photograph was produced between 1904-1918.
This might actually be an image of the Mission Garage, circa 1917. e.g. Many of these cars seem to have the early type of side-lanterns, which auto companies appear to have stopped using, by 1915. And the type of postcard paper used for this photograph was produced between 1904-1918.
Postcard image of Visalia's Palace Hotel building, on the NE corner of Court and Main
Streets. The photo is dated, in the lower left hand corner: 11/11/1922. It's very nice to have an exact date on the photograph!
Postcard image of Exeter's Baptist Church, circa 1909. This appears to be a photograph by George Besaw.
A a postcard image of Visalia's armory building. Built in 1889, it also served as a theater.
It was located on the NE corner of Court and Acequia Streets. The photographer was most likely George Besaw. It's postmarked 10/14/1908
A close-up of the posters reveals that "Peck's Bad Boy" was playing there.
It was located on the NE corner of Court and Acequia Streets. The photographer was most likely George Besaw. It's postmarked 10/14/1908
A close-up of the posters reveals that "Peck's Bad Boy" was playing there.
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The date of "Friday, April 19" means the photo was most likely taken in
1907.
