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This photo, taken in Porterville, CA, ca 1885 shows the view north from Oak and Main streets, the year prior to the establishment of the railroad. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

From the front window of the Zalud Saloon on Main Street in Porterville, CA, one could about 1892 see the east side of Main between Putnam and Mill streets. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

The west side of Main Street between Mill and Oak streets is seen in this photo taken in Porterville, CA, ca 1890. The large building is the Pioneer Store and the small building to the right is Scotty's Chop House. (Photo courtesy of Porterville…

This 1895 parade was in downtown Porterville, CA, and shows the west side of Main Street at the intersection of Main and Mill Street. The local fire department is heading the parade. At that time, the fire department was also a social part of the…

The Carnegie-donated Porterville, CA, free library end view is shown in this 1908 photo. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

This postcard was sent to Miss Burney Porter in 1910. The picture on the postcard was of the Porterville Library, a free library erected through a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library).

This photo shows a parade on Main Street in Porterville, CA, in 1904. (Photo courtesy of Porterville Library)

James Quan Wong and wife, Jennie Joe Wong, in China. With them is one of their daughters (unidentified here).

A portrait of two ladies in China. Jennie Joe Wong is seated on the right.

A group of friends in 1914. Pictured are: (left to right) Minnie Wang, Nunn Reva Joe, Rosie Moey Joe, Daisy Yow, and Mable Wong.