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Four generations in the Hockett family: Mrs. J. B. Hockett holding her great-grandchild (Dale Minette); her son Ben Hockett; and his daughter Gladys Minette.

Lew Suverkrop (1895-1965) was an inventor, geologist, and engineer. He made the front page of the Bakersfield Californian on April 15, 1939, for his hand transit, an optical instrument that proved useful in surveying.

Charles Adelbert Canfield (1848-1913), in partnership with Joseph Chanslor, formed Kern County's Chanslor-Canfield and Midway Oil Company.

James W. Jameson (1862-1934) was a pioneer California oil executive. He discovered Kern County's Midway oil field and also had business interests in building and cement corporations in Southern California.

Members of the Porterville Masonic Order at the laying of the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple southwest of the intersection of Main and Putnam.

The carpenter and cabinet shop of the Templeton brothers which sat on the southwest corner of Putnam and Third streets. . From left: Hugh Templeton, John Templeton, Ambrose Stoddard, and N.M. Ball.

The Templeton Brothers--John on the left and Hugh on the right. They came to Porterville in 1890-1891. They had a carpenter and cabinet shop on the southwest corner of Putnam and Third streets.

Pioneer Bank of Porterville. Gentlemen in the picture from left to right is: John Loyd, George Williamson, Richard Bradley (bank manager), Gerald Lumley, Will Putnam, and Bonaparte Witt.

Leonard Pressley St. Clair (1871-1960) was a pioneer in the development of Kern County's oil industry and former president of Union Oil Company.

John J. Doyle (1844-1915) who in 1907 bought former reservation land at the east from the Elias Jacob estate and started Doyle Colony.