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These families on their way for a 1911 camping trip in the Sierra Nevada mountains appear to be well stocked for the outing. They are headed for Mountain Home, a tiny community east of Porterville, CA. (Photo courtesy of Wilbur Bergen)

This 1910 photo shows the Porterville Slough at the foot of Main Street in Porterville, CA. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

This float represented the City of Porterville, CA, in that community's 1903 Fourth of July parade. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

This photo shows the First Congregational Church of Porterville, CA, as it appeared in 1890. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White).

This soda spring is located at Camp Nelson in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Tulare County, CA. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

The 1958 Porterville Union High School Band, of Porterville, CA, won an award for its outstanding organization. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

In its most popular days, California Hot Spring in eastern Tulare County, CA, drew considerable crowds for its non-sulphurous hot mineral waters. This photo was taken in 1935. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

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This photo shows the program offered to the public when Constance Bennett starred in "Moulin Rouge" at the Monache Theatre in Porterville, CA, in 1934. (Photo courtesy of Wayne White)

Left to right, Vernon Baird , Leroy Baird, Larry Baird, Donald Baird, Vernon "Junebug" Baird Jr., Herb Balaam, and Jay Brown pose with their autos in Strathmore, CA, in 1946. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Baird)