Photograph by Robinson & Churchman,   Holt Block,  Visalia, Cal.
On the back is written: "Yours truly,  John W. Parker,  For M.A. Manning,  March 3rd 1901".
I bought this photograph from someone in England.   The seller of the photo wrote that:  They had been told that Parker was a California pioneer from Dinuba,  who made his name from logging giant redwoods on his land,  M.A. Manning was an Englishman and said to be involved in shipping, hence the picture being found over 110 years later in the U.K.        This 1900 U. S. Forest Service publication does indicate that John W. Parker of Dinuba owned 200 acres of land in the Grant Grove area.

  (Added 4/4/14)  According to the 1900 & 1910 U.S. Census, there was a John W. Parker  in the Dinuba and Lemon Cove area.   He immigrated  from England in 1876.   But in these censuses his occupations are listed as  "Book keeper" and  "Laborer" in the "Stock" industry,  and not as a logger or lumberman.    

(Added 1/5/19)  It appears that the partnership of  Robinson & Churchman ended by December 1900.   So I would now assume the date of  "March 3rd 1901",  was the day Mr. Parker signed the back of the photograph.

This appears to be the biplane flown by Harold W. Blakeley during a cross-country race from San Francisco to Bakersfield (with a scheduled stop in Dinuba).  Dinuba's Southern Pacific railroad depot is in the background.   Written on the back of this snap-shot:  "Ray Calender,  Dinuba, Calif.  Tulare Co.   Apr. 22 - 1914.   Blakeley biplane".    Ray Calender is listed as a resident of Tulare County in the 1910 Census,  he would have been about 14 years old at the time this photograph was taken... perhaps he was the photographer.
After Harold Blakeley took off from Dinuba, he had to land his plane in the Ducor area to make some emergency repairs.        He finished the 7 man race in second place.
 



From the studio of E.M. Davidson (Ellis M. Davidson),  Visalia.   Circa 1893

 Three photo postcards from Lemon Cove,  circa 1910

  W. H. Moffett & Son  hotel and store.   The Lemon Cove post office and library were also here.

   This building was destroyed by fire sometime during the 1950s.    The photo is by Lindley Eddy.

The Lemon Cove railroad depot is at the left side of this image.   Very few of the buildings here are still standing,  e.g.  The two homes at the right foreground appear to still be at the southeast corner of  Road 244 and Avenue 328.
  Photo by Lindley Eddy.

 Over the years,  the Lemon Cove Association sold citrus under various labels.

 Close-Up:

Two views of Porterville's downtown area, circa 1905.

Written at the bottom of this photograph: "Harrod", "Birds eye view of Business center, Porterville.",  "Porterville Cal.".   This photo was taken looking west-southwest from a water tower on 4th St, near Putnam Ave.   Main Street is running across the length of the image.   There isn't anything west of  D Street in this photo,  other than open land and the occasional farmhouse.   The waterway running behind the buildings here is the Porter Slough.

Close-up:

The old Chapman building, at the far left (with the four bay-windows), still stands today on the southwest corner of  Mill Ave. and Main St.       I placed a green star on this image to indicate  the approximate current location of  Sierra View District Hospital.

Another 1905 photo taken from the water tower.    Written at the bottom of this photograph:  "Harrod",  "Birds-eye view looking  N.W.",  "Porterville  Cal".       The two story building with the steeple at the right side of this image is the Morton Street School,  which was at the northern end of Main St., back then.     The church at center-left is the old Saint Anne's Catholic church which was built in 1892 and torn-down in 1925.

Close-up:

Old Saint Anne's was on Thurman Ave.   You can see the Zaud House here,  just to the right of the Church's steeple cross.

A photo of Orosi's football team, from 1898.
There's a poster in the window at the left side of this image,  and it's possible to make out some of what's written there: "CHRISTMAS SPORTS",  "REEDLEY",  "SATURDAY DECEMBER 24TH  1898"...
The 12/29/1898 issue of  The Reedley Exponent  has an article about these "Christmas Sports" events, which included a football game between Orosi and Selma  (Selma won 22 to 6).

Close-up:

This team seems pretty well equipped.  e.g.  Some of the players here have nose armor  which was state-of-the-art stuff for football in the 1890's.

Photograph by E.R. Higgins of Fresno,  circa 1890.   The name "Irene Antrim" is written at the bottom of the photo.    I believe this is Irene Emily Antrim (1882-1917).   Her family lived in the Orosi, CA area at this time.  She was the daughter of  Dr. Hiram Antrim and Isabella M. Furtney.  They moved to California from Iowa  sometime around 1888.   Her father,  Hiram,  died of pneumonia in 1891.   Irene died at the age of 34,  in Dinuba.      She was married to Edwin Burdette Chase and  they had two children.

Another photograph by E.R. Higgins of Fresno,  circa 1890.   I bought this from the same person who sold me the photo of Irene Antrim (above).    Written on this photograph:  "C.H. Antrim  Jr.".   I believe that this is an image of Irene's little brother  Calvin Hiram Antrim (1889-1961).       Most likely  his grandfather was the 'senior'  C.H. Antrim being referred to (His name was Calvin Hackney Antrim,  e.g.  Apparently he sometimes just went by "C.H.").    C.H. Jr.  was born in Orosi and died in Fresno at the age of 72.   He was married to Cora Rodeck  and they had at least one child.

Photo postcard of Tulare Avenue, Tulare CA.  Circa 1908.    I believe that his was taken looking east on Tulare Ave.,  from J Street.

 This is a scan from a glass negative I recently acquired.   It's an image of Porterville's Red Cross Chapter during World War I  (1917).   This office was in the upstairs of the Putnam Pioneer Store on Main St.      The photograph is by Hammond Studio of Porterville.

(Added 12/15/13)  This appears to be another view of Porterville's WWI Red Cross Chapter in the upstairs of the Putnam Pioneer Store.   I count about 120 workers here.   The sign at the lower right side states:  "Visitors are Not Admitted.   Only workers with cap and apron allowed in Surgical Dressing Dept.     All workers must wash their hands before working in surgical dressings".         This is a scan from the glass negative which has unfortunately suffered a lot of damage,  which limits the view somewhat.

Close-up:

View of the back of the room.

 Photograph by E. M. Davidson of Visalia.   Written on the back of the photo:  "Lilburn Dunn,  Clara May Dunn   (Center)  Wedding Picture".   And with a different pen someone has written "Father" and "Mother" next to the Dunn couple's names.   Tulare County marriage records list a Lilburn Dunn and Clara M. Hilliard marriage on  4/23/1890.

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Photo postcard of Porterville, CA,  circa 1910.   The photograph is by George Besaw  (Western Postcard Company).    This photo was taken looking north on Main St., between Oak and Mill  Avenues.     The Putnam Pioneer Store (mentioned with the Red Cross photo above) is the building here with the two pointy roof spires.