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The Union School District was established in 1865. This photo is of the building erected in 1892.

Train repair early 1920s.

These bonds (worth over a half million dollars) were burned in October of 1903, setting the city free from its greatest indebtedness.

Built in 1883, the French Hotel was destroyed twice by fires of the 1880s. Located in the 100 block of South J Street in Tulare, (then Front Street), only the brick facade remained after the last big fire of 1889. The French Hotel finished its days…

The Tulare Free Public Library was established as an act of the city council in 1901. The building was presented to the city by the Southern Pacific Railroad when their shops relocated to Bakersfield, California.

Tulare Union High School circa 1909.

Tulare Street [Avenue] circa 1911.

The lumber company was located between the SP railroad tracks and I Street at San Joaquin Avenue.

1910 girls team with coach.

Team roster for 1908 : Phil Sage, Mabel Brunner, Maggie Hifner, Mabel Mulcahey, Isabel Mulcahey, Annie Hamlin, Alice Gamble.