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Fred Guthrie is man on crutches and three unidentified men.

Ruby Anna Gibbons Brown was the first school teacher in Porterville, California. The school was held in the John Hockett Grainery on Mill Street.

a portrait of Gideon Demming Gibbons

The First Baptist Church of Porterville.

An early Citrus orchard owned by Mr. Abodie.

Three men working inside of the Porterville Cigar Factory.

Nesbitt home and horse and wagon team. The house was located on old Highway 65 and Henderson Avenue. At this time the road came out at Sunnyside Avenue and wound around the hill.Charles Nesbitt is the man driving the horse team.

The Porterville Public Library on the south side of Thurman Avenue between Main Street and Hockett Street. This picture was taken shortly after the Library opened in 1958 at this location.

Mrs. J.E. Willis standing in front of the old parsonage to the First Congregational Church on Oak Street in Porterville, California.

The Porterville Public Library on Thurman Avenue between Main Street and Hockett Street in Porterville, California. This photo was taken shortly after the Library opened in 1958 at this location.