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The Porterville Municipal Band.

The city band taken at the dedication of the city park. This was a volunteer band.

This band was called The High School Band, because it was organized by Frank Howard, high school teacher (1900-1902) mostly from high school boys. They met to practice at high school, but was not in the curriculum.

Porterville band in front of the old Fire house. Putnam County was a demonstration favoring that name instead of Tulare County when Kings was made a separate county.

Music for Porterville. The members of the band are using a section from the Sequoia tree that furnished the exhibit for the world's Columbian Exposition as a bandstand.

Porterville Band

Girls from Olive Street School on a float for the American Day celebration.

Float from the American Day parade. Fred Frank is driving and Roger Garrett is riding.

Young ladies on a float for the May-day parade. Ralph Doty is standing guard.

Ladies Improvement Club's May-day parade. Ruby Brown carrying the banner, Bessie Vaughn holding the guide rope at the left, and Myra Knupp holding the one on the right. Ora Gill is riding in front on the white horse.