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Visalia, CA, children pose in this school photo from 1916. The second girl from the right, holding the bouquet, was Grace Goldstein.

This photo shows the Dinuba branch library interior in 1929. First constructed in 1916-1917 through a Dale Carnegie grant, it is part of the Tulare County Library system.

Part of the cast of a Visalia High School play in Visalia, CA, poses in 1917.

Part of the cast of a Visalia High School play in Visalia, CA, poses in 1917.

Postcard: There are no known photos of Tulare County, CA's, first and second courthouses, the latter of which was built in 1858. This photo shows the third courthouse, built in 1877 at a cost of $59,700. It was constructed based upon drawings of…

Although the storekeeper of Cutler Mercantile Co. in Cutler, Calif., also served as postmaster and as the agent for a nearby laundry, he still found time to serve as librarian for the Tulare County Library System. Cutler Mercantile was opened soon…

At the Tulare County Library in Visalia, CA, sometime after 1910, the balcony containing the upper stacks measured only 6 feet 6 inches high. This view looks down on the shipping and wrapping table and on the piles of books to be sorted for…

At the Tulare County Library in Visalia, CA, sometime after 1910, the balcony containing the upper stacks was so difficult to climb to via the steep, shallow stairs that a basket and pulley were used to raise and lower books. The balcony above this…

Travis Mercantile Company, in Spa, California, housed the post office, also. It also held a branch of the Tulare County Library. The custodian was also the postmaster, station agent, express agent and storekeeper.

This photo shows the gutted remains of Visalia High School in Visalia, CA, after it was razed by fire in 1912.