Photo postcard of the Kirk Hotel building, Exeter CA (circa 1910).  Most likely this card was produced by the Western Postcard Company (George Besaw, photographer).   On the back of this card someone has written: "Here Sept. 18 - 1910".

 Photograph by S. W. Watrous (Stephen West Watrous), Visalia, CA.    Circa 1886.

On the back of this photo there is a little writing, it looks like:  "Weishar",  "(1886 prox)".      There was at least one Weishar family in Tulare County during this period.   This could be Mary Agnes Martin who married Robert J. Weishar,  here is their family photo taken around 1899.

A lot of photo postcards were produced of this old Sequoia National Park entrance, but this is the first one that I remember seeing with the picture taken looking downhill, i.e. from the opposite side of the entrance...  This  actually makes it a photo of the exit from Sequoia Nat. Park.
The photograph is by Lindley Eddy (circa 1920).   Eddy was the photographic concessionaire at Giant Forest, for 30 years.    
From what I've read, this particular entrance was along the old Kaweah Colony lumber mill road,  about 4 miles north-northwest of the present park entrance.   This old route is now called the Colony Mill Trail.

Photo postcard view of Lindsay CA,  by Lindley Eddy.  Circa 1914.     Prior to 1920,  many rural towns in the U.S. had unpaved streets, even in their downtown areas.

Here's a snapshot of a man in front of Terra Bella's railroad depot. Circa 1916.
The Terra Bella Development Company was a real estate partnership that was formed in 1909.    This partnership built the depot and other structures in Terra Bella  in an attempt to attract more people into the area.

(Added 11/17/15) Photo postcard view of Terra Bella's depot, circa 1920.



A photo postcard of the granite quarry that was about 4 miles east of Porterville.

Photo by A. H. Brooks, circa 1915.

This is a cabinet card photograph by Downey studio, Porterville CA. (circa 1895-1900)

 Here's a cabinet card photograph of a Chinese boy in traditional dress, including the queue hair braid.

From the studio of  P. F. Adelsbach (Percy F. Adelsbach),  Tulare  CA.  Circa 1900. 

 P. F. Adelsbach apparently closed his Tulare studio in 1901 and opened a photo studio in Porterville. 

By 1905,  Adelsbach was the editor and publisher of The Kingsburg Recorder and The Western Bee Journal.   Apparently at one time he was also the publisher of the Porterville Daily Recorder.

 Girl on a chair.   Photo by Beck, Holt Block, Visalia, CA.   (circa 1895)

"Holt Block" was a large two story building at the NW corner of Court and Main St. 

 This cabinet card photo is by E. M. Davidson,  Visalia.   (circa 1890)

This is from a photo postcard, un-mailed.  (circa 1905).

On the back of the card someone has written:  "Dinuba, looking east".



I might be cheating just a little bit with these photos below...  as far as their connection to Tulare County.

 This photo and the one just below are from the studio of  H. C. Tandy, Hanford, CA.  (circa 1890).

In 1893,  the western part of Tulare County became Kings County (Which includes the town of Hanford).

 Another Tandy photograph.  

At first I thought that the arrow pin at her throat might be from some sort of  organization.  But I've read that back then these types of pins often just represented Cupid's arrow.  e.g. They were given to women by their suitors.

(1/13/13, Update)   And here's another H. C. Tandy photograph.  (Circa 1885).    I recently bought two old photos of this gentleman, i.e. The same image.   On the back of one of these pictures someone has written that this might be a photograph of Johnny Jones.  But on the other photo someone wrote that they think  it's a photo of Charles Aydelotte.

(Added 9/7/13)  Another photograph by H.C. Tandy.     On the back of this photo is written:  "May N. Richmond",  "Age 17,   April 2, 1892".

(Added 7/1/14) Another photo by H.C. Tandy.  Circa 1893.

(Added 7/17/18)  Photo by C.C. Curtis, circa 1891.     The studio stamp, on the back, states:  "C. C. Curtis,  Photographer.   California Views  -  Constantly on hand at reasonable price. - Hanford & Esperanza.  Tulare Co, Cal.".     During the time Curtis used that studio stamp, he also took a lot of photographs in the present day Tulare County and in the General Grant Grove area.

This is from an old picture postcard (circa 1905).   On the back of this card is written "Kings Canyon".   Although a small part of present day Kings Canyon National Park is in Tulare County,  it is more likely that this picture was taken somewhere in the Cedar Grove area (about 10 miles outside of the county).



Here's a picture of a boy and two young ladies riding mules, from a photo postcard.  It's postmarked: "Portersville, Cal. Oct. 13, 1911".   The U.S. Postal Service still spelled Porterville (CA) "Portersville", at this point in time.
On the back of this postcard is written:  "Terra Bella Cal. Oct 12 -1911.   Dear Dora:  Here is a photo of Eleanor, Waller and Ruth on the way back from the Mts.  I suppose you will hardly know them...".
The card is signed "Clara and Family", and addressed to:  Miss Dora Haar, Adair, Iowa.

 From a small carte de visite portrait.   The photographer's stamp on the back of this picture states:  "From  S.W. Watrous'  Photographic Rooms,  Main St.  Visalia  Cal.".  (Circa 1882).   I've read that during the Victorian era,  little boys typically wore dresses.   Queen Victoria herself may have started this fashion trend by placing all of her young children in kilts.  

 Cabinet Card photo from Traver, CA.  (Mid to late 1880's)
The photographer is C.C. Curtis (Charles Clifford Curtis).
Traver  was an agricultural boom-town, its growth  built around improved irrigation and the growing & transportation of grain. 
Traver was created on April  8 1884, when town-lots were auctioned on  undeveloped land.   Within 60 days of this auction, the town-site went from 'nothing' to having :  Two hotels,  a post office, one drug store, an agricultural equipment store,  two lumber yards,  a couple of  merchandise stores, two barber shops,  two livery stables,  an express office/railroad depot, and three saloons.
But due to alkaline soil and poor land management the town went bust within 10 years or so.
None of the old 19th century buildings still remain in the present town of Traver.