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A passenger train at the Porterville Southern Pacific Railroad Station, south of Olive Street, at the arrival of a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce delegation.

Chinese laborers resting beside the Southern Pacific work train as tracks were being laid for the east-side line in 1887 and 1888

The Woodmen of the World. Porterville Drill Team. From left, back row: George Harp, Ed Dorsey, Ira Oldfield, Charles Drear, Eschol Hammond, Jake Gilliam, Lum Oldham, and Bill Bennett. Front row: Charles Berry, Bill Schortman, Bob Higgings, Roy…

Porterville Odd Fellows Lodge-waiters at an oyster banquet, From left standing: Will Burford, Karl Bergloff, and Swan Baker. Sitting: Tom Howeth, John James, and Hugh Templeton.

Setting out in a stage-coach, for an outing in the mountains for Will Thomson's bachelor party. From left (not counting the hostler at the horse's head) : George Murry, Gerald Lumley, Charles Traeger, Dr. Hatcher, John Hewey, J. H. Williams, Dave…

Picnic at Chico Flat Grove about six miles east of Porterville.

A Fourth of July picnic at Hockett's Grove.

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.