A history of Tulelake,
since 1937
Postcards, papers and photographs of Tulelake from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first public auction of Tulelake land parcels took place on April 15, 1931. Over 100 lots were sold for prices ranging from $65 to $350. In 1937, the city was incorporated. Today there are over 400 housing units.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Tulelake’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMigrant potato pickers, Tulelake,…, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Tulelake, decade by decade
CommonsMigrant potato pickers, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, Californ…1939
CommonsMigrant potato pickers, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, Californ…1939
CommonsMother and baby of family on the road, Tulelake, Siskiyou C…1939
CommonsMother and baby of family on the road, Tulelake, Siskiyou C…1939
LOCFreight car at potato shed. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, Cali…1939
LOCLiving conditions for migrant potato pickers. Tulelake, Sis…19391990s
Nothing in Tulelake is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Tulelake has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Camp Tulelake in Tulelake, 4.8 miles away.
Tulelake and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Migrant potato pickers, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 8b34817 (1939) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.