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Porterville Bicyclists in front of Schortman Cyclery.
From the left Walter Mullins, Louis Litts, Ray Carlisle, Oscar Betts, L.N. Carpenter, Dude Tj
homas, Fred Saak, Clarence Rake, Guy Litts, Cleve Udell, Miller, Carl Weisenberger, Homer Huddle…

Gaited horses of J. H. Williams and Dr. Hardeman at the State Fair at Sacramento. Riders from left Chas. Hardeman; Jack Callison, groom; Mrs. Ben Trefry, who often rode sow horses; and trainer Anderson.

Owen Hoover on a performing horse trained by him.

Miss Dorothy Hoover, taking part in the 1951 Porterville Armistice Day parade in western horse-woman's costume, with silver-mounted Bohlin saddle on her black mare Tennessee Belle.

Mrs. Baucom shows the padded Kentucky Springer saddle she used.

Miss Vira Hardeman in white corduroy divided-skirt costume on her black gaited horse Couley.

Mrs. Dot Guthrie Hughes shows the side-saddle made about 1885 by Swezey Mapes of Porterville for her mother Ellen White Guthrie.

Miss Vida Brown in long serge skirt and flannel blouse, riding a side-saddle on her horse Jim.

Porterville's second library dedicated on March 8, 1953.

Porterville's first library opened April 6, 1908, it was made of native granite. It was partly funded by the Carnegie Funds. It was abandoned in 1947 after an earthquake retendered it unsafe.