Mrs. Ina Hawkins, pictured here, was the custodian when this September 23, 1942 photo was taken in front of the Ducor branch of the Tulare County Library system.
Exeter, Calif., received its library building -- approximately 50' x 28' -- in 1916, as a gift of the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. The library cost $5,000 to build.
Postcard: This photo was taken from Pine Street, looking east, in Exeter, CA. Note the unpaved streets. The photo was taken about 1911. Exeter High School building (white) is at the end of the street.
This photo, taken on a ranch near Goshen in Tulare County, CA, shows a mixed horse and mule team hitched to a threshing machine. The photo, taken 6/22/1922, was donated by Tom Rivers.