Historical Portrait
Lewis C. Jillson (World War I, Tulare County), 003
Archive record
Public domain historical portrait of Lewis C. Jillson from Dinuba East precinct, Tulare County, California, taken in 1914 during World War I era.
About this photograph
Lewis C. Jillson came from the Dinuba East precinct in Tulare County, which lies in California's San Joaquin Valley. The photograph was made in 1914, three years before the United States entered the war in April 1917.
The archive's date range runs to 1918, reflecting uncertainty about exactly when this portrait was taken. Studios across the country photographed men in uniform throughout the war years, and county collections preserve many such portraits.
Tulare County's historical photograph holdings document ordinary residents rather than public figures. The county library maintains the local history collection from which this image comes.
The record gives no detail about Jillson's service, unit, or what became of him. The Dinuba East precinct was part of the county's farming region, settled in the late nineteenth century and built on irrigated agriculture, but nothing in the record connects Jillson to that work.
The photographer is not identified.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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