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K. W. Jones homesteaded his ranch in the 1800's. He lived worked & died on Graces Creek in the Kettleman Hills. Mr. Jones made his coffin from a cottonwood tree, polished it by hand. He dug his grave and placed rocks and petrified wood around the…

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A biographical sketch of K. M. Hansen. Mr. Hansen was the manager of the Clovis branch of Associated Raisin Company in Clovis, California. He married Emma Louisa Maas.

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A 1920 scene at the corner of K (later Van Ness) and Tuolumne streets looking south along the 1300 block of K Street. The Woodman of the World (W.O.W.) Building is the first building on the left. A map of the period shows the W.O.W. Hall on the…

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K Street School, located SE corner of K and Santa Clara streets, constructed in 1889 of brick. R.L. Young was the architect. Total cost was $20,000, containing 12 rooms, of which eight were classrooms. Featured two octagonal central halls, with hall…

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The intersection of K (now Van Ness) and Tulare streets in 1888 as seen from atop the Court House. A map of the period indicates the two story building on the corner is the Southern Pacific Hotel.

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Jun Hatakeda's sister, Hatsuye, with her aunt in a photo taken in Japan in the early 20th century. Both are in traditional dress.

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Studio photo may be Asaichi Hatakeda, father of Jun Hatakeda, taken circa 1900.

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John Howell, the Porterville, CA, marshal is shown in his uniform in 1902. Behind him is the Zalud Saloon and Scottie's Chop House. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

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Probably taken in the 1950s, this photo shows Children's Librarian Juliana Bissett of the Visalia Public Library, talking to children about "Satellites Around the World." This library now is the Visalia branch of the Tulare County Library system.
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