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This was the first official fire brigade in Tulare, CA. Their headquarters was in the Dodsons' house just north of Sweet's Drugstore.

A fireman in Tulare, California, displays the Tulare Fire Department's new truck for the photographer. The date is thought to be in the early 1900s.

This is the construction area surrounding a major fire site in downtown Tulare, CA. The French Hotel and the Bacigalupi Building, shown here, both were destroyed. Temporary wooden buildings were constructed to meet community needs.

A mule team waits to be loaded in the construction area surrounding a major fire site in downtown Tulare, CA. The French Hotel and the Bacigalupi Building, shown here, both were destroyed. Temporary wooden buildings were constructed to meet…

These officials of the Gilmore Gasoline Company in Tulare, Calif., pose with a company truck advertising the company's services. This photo was believed taken in the 1930s.

This train is hauling fresh-cut lumber from Converse Basin in the high Sierras to Visalia, CA.

Unheard of in later years, this 1920 dealer in Tulare, CA, sold both Fords and Dodges.

Water well drilling in the late 1800s in Tulare County, CA, was accomplished with the use of horsepower, literally.