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Established in 1874 at the northwest corner of Main and Church streets in Visalia, CA, "R. E. Hyde's Bank" later became the "Bank of Visalia." Based on the newspaper name appearing at top left, it is thought this drawing was perhaps done in the…

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This was one of the early banks in Visalia, CA, located at the southwest corner of Main and Court streets. It was established in 1893 as 1st National and Producers; In 1922, it became Pacific Southwest Bank, and in 1929 it became Security 1st…

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This is the dynamited express car of the northbound Southern Pacific train that was robbed at Cross Creek, Tulare County, CA, on March 22, 1898. It became apparent that it was not a professional job, but instead had been performed by local citizens…

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Lying in a pile of hay in this October 7, 1895, photo taken at Stone Corral in Tulare County, CA, is mortally wounded John Sontag, a captured bandit. Possee member, left to right, are: Samuel Stingley, Hiram Rapelje, Luke Hall, George Witty,…

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Ellen Alverson Baker, widow of California pioneer Colonel Thomas Baker, stands with daughter Mrs. Jack Jamison, left, grandsons Jack and Herbert, and their teacher. The photo was taken at California Hot Springs in Tulare County, CA.

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Mrs.Ellen Alverson Baker, widow of Colonel Thomas Baker of Tulare County, CA, poses with three grandsons in the late 1800s. Baker participated in the founding of Visalia, CA, and later the town of Bakersfield was named after him. This photo was…

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Colonel Thomas Baker was the first lieutenant governor of the state of Iowa. When he moved to Tulare County, CA, he was appointed a county judge in 1853, and was elected later in 1853, and in 1854 and 1856. He became a state senator about 1860,…

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This photo of a Union Army band is believed taken at the wartime location of Camp Babbitt in Visalia, CA. Located at its original site at what now is occupied by the intersection of Race and Santa Fe streets, the camp moved following the end of the…

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Louis Paulhan, an early French aviator who designed "La Canard," the world's first seaplane, is shown circling the field at the January, 1910, Los Angeles International Air Meet.

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Louis Paulhan, an early French aviator who designed "La Canard," the world's first seaplane, is shown circling the field at the January, 1910, Los Angeles International Air Meet.
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