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Built in 1872, this home of George McCullough, pioneer lumberman, is reportedly the first residence in Fresno. Housing was scarce during Fresno's early years. Homes built during the 1870s were little more than simple frame cottages. Construction…

First Madera county fair board, 1937. Donated by Maxine A. Holmes

First Methodist Church of Porterville on the southeast corner of Putnam Street and Fourth Street.

This photo of the First United Methodist Church in Dinuba, CA, was taken in the 1920s. It was located at the corner of North K and East Fresno Streets.

This was the first motor hearse in Tulare County, owned by Brooks Funeral Home. It went into service in 1914.

First National Bank, Porterville, California on the northeast corner of Main Street and Mill Street in Porterville, California.

Located at NE corner of Mariposa and I (Broadway) streets. Constructed in 1889 in Gothic-Romanesque style, to house the Fresno County Bank created in 1881. In 1885, the bank changed its name to the First National Bank. Building was constructed by…