This group of men gathered around fallen sequoia tree have estimated that the section thely are standing with contains 25,000 board feet. This photo was taken in the early 1900s.
This is the wreckage of the Visalia & Tulare Railroad Company train at Caldwell's Corner, about 3 miles south of Visalia, in 1900. The accident occurred when the train ran into a cow on the tracks. The rails and rolling stock were later sold.
The Fox Theater in Visalia, CA, was constructed in 1929-1930. The large home next to the construction site beloned to Mrs. Pennebaker (313 W. Main St.). The theater is located at 320 W. Main St.
Postcard: Postmarked March 27, 1911, this postcard tells of the writer's enjoyment of "the trip up," which was the approximate 30-mile distance from Visalia to Three Rivers, CA. Depicted here is the popular River Inn, near the North Fork Bridge in…
Family and friends gather around the base of the Abe Lincoln Tree in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA, in the late 1800s. The tree measured 26 feet in diameter.