George Serpa Collection

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Title

George Serpa Collection

Subject

Tulare County (Calif.)
Tulare (Calif.)

Description

George and Sally Serpa donated these photographs. The Serpa family has been in Tulare County since the 1890s. Sally Serpa's family owned businesses in the area in the 1940s and '50s. The aerial views are of their property and the city of Tulare before the north portion of the town reached its peak development.

Creator

Tulare Public Library

Source

Collection of George and Sally Serpa

Publisher

San Joaquin Valley Library System

Date

2002

Contributor

Tulare Public Library

Rights

Photographs in this collection may be copied for educational and research purposes under the “fair use” clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 Paragraph 107 U.S.C.) For additional information on the use of these images contact: Tulare Public Library, Genealogy & Local History, 113 North F Street, Tulare, California 93274. Phone (559) 685-2342.

Format

image/jpeg

Language

en-US

Type

Collection

Identifier

tps

Coverage

Tulare County (Calif.)
Tulare (Calif.)

Collection Items

Highway 99 in Tulare circa 1950
Highway 99 after the first Shell station was erected.

Tulare's Highway 99 in the 1940s
Highway 99 in Tulare near present-day Merritt and Blackstone Streets.

Yes, It snows in Tulare!
Tulare District Hospital on Merritt Avenue in Tulare during 1962 winter's snow.

Alma's Ranch House restaurant
Alma's restaurant was located on Mooney Boulevard in Visalia, California.

Peacock Drive Inn restaurant
Peacock restaurant was located at 412 South K Street in Tulare.

Aerial view of Tulare circa 1940
Serpa farm before the town of Tulare developed in the area around Merritt and Blackstone Streets.

Serpa homestead aerial view
Aerial view of Tulare, California [1941] from the Serpa homestead.
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