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The "cult of the watermelon" members in Visalia, CA, are shown enjoying the locally grown fruit in this group shot taken ca 1899. The names Overall, Slocum, and McKinney can be seen written on some of the subjects. The seated man is not clearly…

"Father Yager" was an intinerant preacher who preached in Visalia and Tulare County, CA. The year is unknown.

This photo shows the program offered to the public when Constance Bennett starred in "Moulin Rouge" at the Monache Theatre in Porterville, CA, in 1934. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

The "old Joe Carter place" in Three Rivers, CA, later became Spots' Cider Mill and, still later, the Sequoia Cider Mill, still operational in 2002. The original road to Sequoia National Park passed in front of the site. That road became State…