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Possibly the first judge of Dinuba, CA, was Judge W. B. Wallace, who served in the 1900 era. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)

The first physician in Dinuba, CA, was C. C. Curtis, MD, shown here. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel) (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)

This is the interior of Woodhouse Cyclery in Dinuba, CA, in 1916. From left to right are J.W. Woodhouse, John Reynolds, and Carl Hokins. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)

This livery stable and blacksmith shop on East Kern Street in Dinuba, CA, was behind present post office (2002). It was built by Elija Perkins and was later sold to W.A. Gregory for use as a blacksmith shop. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)

This was the community cornet band in Dinuba, CA, sometime in the first half of the 20th century. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)

Helen Hauser of Dinuba, CA, was the Queen of the Raisin Festival in Fresno in 1921. This was a Dinuba celebration prior to 1919 when it moved to Fresno. It was moved back to Dinuba in 1947. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)

This float advertised the Dinuba Stable during a Raisin Day parade about 1908 in Dinuba, CA. The parades were held in Dinuba until 1918-19, then moved to Fresno, CA. In 1947, Dinuba took back the celebration from Fresno. Dinuba bills itself as the…

John Isgrigg delivered mail over a 30-mile route around Dinuba, CA, in the early 1900s. He lost his job when Woodrow Wilson became President.

The first elementary school in Dinuba, CA, was constructed in 1889-90, and stood where the high school auditorium stood in 2002. The second floor was turned into the high school for the community. The building was condemned as unsafe in 1906…

This was the fruit shed of the Patterson ranch, owned by James N. Patterson, near Dinuba, CA, in 1906. Patterson helped start the Dinuba Christian Church, and had some connection with the Mussel Slough Tragedy. (Photo courtesy of Dinuba Sentinel)