Porterville, California, 1914 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Porterville, California, 1914 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Main & Mill Streets, Porterville, California
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Porterville, California, 1914
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Porterville, in Tulare County at the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills, was a farm town in 1914, with its fortunes tied to citrus, grapes and deciduous fruit grown on land watered from the Tule River. Oranges drew growers and buyers into the valley, and packing houses and shipping sheds turned the harvest into cash each season. Rail service on the Southern Pacific carried fruit out of the valley toward markets elsewhere in California and beyond. Most residents would have known the town as a community of churches, schools and modest commercial blocks, its daily rhythm set by irrigation and picking time rather than by heavy industry.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moore, a. r. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 787 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Main & Mill Streets, Porterville, California |
| Reference | CA Porterville 1914 |
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