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This photo shows the work room of the Tulare County Library in February, 1924, when it was located in the Masonic Building on South Church Street in Visalia, CA.

Tulare County Library was established in 1910, with headquarters in the county courthouse. As there was only one entrance available, freight was deposited at the front door. A balcony provided access to the upper stacks, the only means of…

Postcard: This early library in the home of John and Hattie Klika served the community of Orosi, CA. This photo was taken in 1913.

Postcard: This postcard shows the drug store owned by John and Hattie Klika, on Main Street in Orosi, CA, as it appeared in 1913. National Bank of Orosi is on the left, and Biswell Realty is on the right.

This was the exterior of the Orosi Branch of the Tulare County Library System, in 1923. This Carnegie library was built for a total cost of $5,250 in 1921.

Postcard: This postcard, postmarked February 23, 1909 in Lindsay, CA, shows downtown Lindsay about that time.

The library in Lindsay, CA, during the 1920s was located in the Women's Clubhouse, and was rented for a monthly amount of $15.00.

The Ivanhoe Hardware building in Tulare County, CA, was built in 1914 by William Waddle. It began as the Venice Hill general merchandise store.

This was the Ivanhoe Branch of the Tulare County Library, in May, 1929. It was located in the Ivanhoe Hardware Building, a general merchandise store. Ivanhoe is in Tulare County, CA.

This photo, taken on a ranch near Goshen in Tulare County, CA, shows a mixed horse and mule team hitched to a threshing machine. The photo, taken 6/22/1922, was donated by Tom Rivers.