This is a crew cutting oak timber north of Tulare about 1904. The man in back dressed in a black suit is Thomas H. Thompson[early historian and map maker].
From this enlarged version of the Pacific Hotel, D.W. Madden started the waterworks which eventually serviced much of the city of Tulare. [See water tower behind the hotel]. After the hotel burned in 1886, Madden started the water works for the city…
Rebuilding proceeded swiftly after the 1886 fire. The following were erected on South J Street : a restaurant, Dan Miller's Retreat and Frank Willie's Barber Shop.
Tulare's crack fire department hose cart team. Members of the team were: Leader, Thomas R. James. Left side runners: Bud Kincade, Ritchie Ham, Charles Cantwell, Tomkins, Henry Whaley. Ride side runners: Mark De Witt, Fred Velie, Walter A. Ray,…