Photo postcard image of a granite quarry that was east of Porterville, circa 1909.    According to one website,  R. Johnson of  Visalia owned the quarry around that time.    And a  1903 Visalia Delta article states that "Robert Johnson, the quarry man" was called out on business to Porterville.  There was also a Robert E. Johnston (1851-1936), who was a tombstone carver, and owned a quarry east of Porterville.  I’ve been informed that his last-name was often misspelled, so it’s quite possible that this is the same person.

 

An old photo postcard showing a peach picking crew in Visalia.    It's postmarked Oct. 26, 1909.

 

 

Photo postcard of Dinuba, circa 1916.     I believe this photo was taken from the water tower at the corner of  Tulare and I Streets, looking in a SE direction.      The large building at left center was Dinuba's old high school (at the same site as their current high school).   Their grammar school is the white two story building at the left upper-hand corner.   Some of the homes in the foreground (on I Street) are still there.

Photo postcard of Tulare's K Street, circa 1908.     I believe this is a view looking north down K, towards its intersection with Kern Ave.    Some buildings that you would normally see from this view (around 1912) are missing.  For example, the domed First National Bank of Tulare hadn't been built yet, on the NW corner of K and Kern.   A building trade journal published 6/26/1909 indicates that the bank's construction was not complete at that time.   From the style of script at the photo's bottom, this appears to be a George Besaw postcard.

Photo postcard circa 1910.   It's postmarked from "Portersville, Cal.", I can't make out the date.    It was sent by Ida E. Dunham to someone in Long Beach.     Ida Elizabeth (Goldberg) Dunham (1869-1958) appears to have lived in the Globe area (east of Porterville), around this time.    

I would assume these are her children, from L to R:  Wynn M. Dunham (1902-1918), Anna Moyer Dunham (1906-1986) and Loyal Falk Dunham (1905-1940).

Photograph from the studio of S.W. Watrous of Visalia, circa 1890.    The name "Ann Besse" is written on the back of the photograph.   Ann Besse (1829-1907) is listed in the 1900 Census as living with her daughter's family in Tipton.  The family in this photo maybe that of her daughter's (Carrie), around the circa date of 1890-91.   Their names were: Carrie Elizabeth (Besse) McDaniel (1861-1956), Robert Andrew McDaniel (1850-1925) and Robert M. McDaniel (1889-1953).

Written on the back of this old photo:  "Florence Nevora Weishar - Jan 8, 1905 - Age 2yrs 5mo 7days."
This was taken at her father's Visalia studio (Photographer Frank A. Weishar of Robinson & Weishar).

An old postcard view, looking east on Pine Street in Exeter.      The old Exeter High School building is at the end of the street.  This structure was finished by March 6, 1911.    I would guess that the image is circa 1911.    There are no cars or trucks in the photo.    Apparently, this was before Exeter's water tower was built.

An old photo postcard of Springville, postmarked 1915.    I believe this is near the present-day  corner of CA-190 and Tule River Drive, looking in an eastward direction.

An old photo postcard image of Springville, circa 1909.

A young cowboy with toy pistol.   Photo by Doran of Tulare, circa 1895.

Early photo postcard, postmarked from Orosi in 1903.    The message refers to Beulah Dye as possibly being the girl in the image.    According to census records, Beulah Flora Dye (1898-1992) was a resident of the Cutler/Orosi area into the 1920s

An old postcard, postmarked: "Portersville Cal,  Jul. 8, 1910".     A view of Porterville's  Main St., looking north.   This is back when Main Street ended at the Morton Street School.

 This photo also appears in Sarah Troop's book about Lindsay, CA.     Her book dates the photograph to 1913.   The Scouts at the back of this image are from Lindsay Troop 1.   This was the first Boy Scout troop established in the Tulare County area.

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The snapshots below are from an old photo album that identified the location and years as "Globe 1913" and "Globe 1915".     Globe is an area along the western edge of Springville.    Unfortunately, there are no names with these photos

I would guess that this is a foot bridge across the Tule River.    

This is a view looking northwest, near the present day corner of  highway 190 and Bridge Dr., in Springville.

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Below are scans of a group of glass negatives from the Visalia area.  Circa 1906.

(Many thanks to Joseph Vicenti, for these negatives)

View of a small dairy.    The words etched at the bottom of the negative say:  "Clear View Home. Cream Day. Visalia Cal".

Another view of the dairy, above.   The young woman, standing at center, appears in many of these images.

They appear to be standing in a field of sorghum.   The man here also appears in several of these images.

"We're Ready" is written at the lower corner of this negative.    Looks like the dogs are taking the horse & buggy out.

I believe the word in the lower left corner is "Companions".