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This one lane road carried traffic to and from Camp Nelson in the Sierra mountains east of Porterville, CA, in the late 1930s. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

This photo of a railroad depot scene in Porterville, CA, was taken in 1910. The postcard was addressed to the grandmother of the wife of the photo contributor. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

This complimentary pass for the 1908 Tulare County Fair in Tulare, CA, was issued to Miss Vera Hardeman, grandmother of the wife of the photo contributor. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

This was the Porterville, CA, Congregational Church when this photo was taken about 1905. J. A. Milligan was the pastor from 1896 to 1906. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

Taken between Oak and Mill streets, this view of Main Street in Porterville, CA, this photo. looking toward the north shows the Morton St. School in the distance. The school was remodeled in 1907 and then torn down in 1938. (Photo courtesy of…

This photo looks north from the intersection of Main and Oak streets in Porterville, CA, about 1900. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

The First Baptist Church of Porterville was located on the southeast corner of Mill and Second streets in Porterville, CA, ca 1910-1915. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Smith and family pose with their horse and buggy in front of the family home in Porterville, CA, in 1897. The Smiths "were workers in the Porterville Congregational Church." (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

The Pioneer Hotel was built when the railroad came to town in Porterville, CA. This photo of the hotel was taken in 1889. It was torn down in the 1960s to make room for Security Pacific Bank. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

Emanuel Evangelical Church was located at the northwest corner of Putnam and Third streets in Porterville, CA, about 1940. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)