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Mrs. James B. Swan was the custodian in 1942 for the Terra Bella, CA, branch of the Tulare County Library System.

These apple snitchers are shown at the Ira Blossom orchard on the South Fork in Three Rivers, CA, in 1894. Pictured, left to right on the ground, are Lizzie Alles Hicks (Mrs. A. E. Hicks, later of Visalia), Charley Blossom and his dog, Indian Scout…

This oak tree, located in Farmersville, Tulare County, CA, measured 33 feet in circumference. It was known as the "Giant Oak."

This oak tree, located in Farmersville, Tulare County, CA, measured 33 feet in circumference. It was known as the "Giant Oak."

This ancient oak tree was located in Farmersville, Tulare County, CA. Shown in this 1917 photo are Mrs. Lillian Cuda Jobe and Roy Nichols. The tree blew down July 3, 1925.

Postcard: This was the Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall at the northeast corner of Church and Center streets in Visalia, CA. It was built in 1873 at a cost of roughly $30,000. From 1919 to 1926, it housed the Tulare County Free Library. Over the…

This is the second school house built on grounds that later were occupied by the Tipton-Lindsey School in Visalia, CA. The first school was constructed partly of tin, according to early resident Mrs. M. J. McEwen. The location in Visalia was on…

Tipton-Lindsey School, located on Locust St. between Oak and School streets in Visalia, CA, was the third school to be erected on the site.

Postcard: The Visalia Free Library stood at the corner of Main and Encina streets from 1904 to 1936.

Postcard. This is the Tipton Lindsay Grammar School in Visalia, CA. It served students in the early parts of the 1900s.