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This is a San Joaquin Valley cotton field in Tulare County, CA, ready to be harvested. In the 1940s, cotton still was hand picked in most fields.

A mechanical harvester picks cotton in a field in Tulare County in the 1940s..

This was the Washington School third grade class in Visalia, CA, March 1, 1933, taught by Miss Stamm.

This early blacksmith shop was located at 209 N. Locust St., Visalia, Calif.

Mother and son (D. H. Rowland) stand in front of the J. S. Rowland home at 237 W. Acequia in Visalia, CA. Three Rowland sisters were born in the house.

Mt. Whitney Power and Electric building was erected in 1912 in Visalia, CA. In the foreground is Visalia's first Chevrolet dealership and a display of its auto inventory..

Women on horses pose in front of Kaweah Stables with Kaweah Stables Moffett Brothers signage in the background.

This photo shows the Southern Pacific and Visalia Electric train depot in Visalia, CA. It was at the southeast corner of Oak and Church streets until 1915.

The band forms up at Camp Babbitt, located at Visalia, CA, to control southern sympathizers during the Civil War.

Grant's Bakery in Visalia, CA, is shown in 1903 with owners R. P. "Pa" Grant and James Grant. The bakery was located at 211 East Main Street..