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Ship under repair on beach East of Ventura Pier. Pier or wharf is in background. Men are in the ship and standing around the ship.

The "House of the Angel," an adobe on the site of the Hill School, distant view. The first Republican Club also met in the adobe according to the caption attached to photo. Image also shows a dirt road running in front of the adobe along the hill and…

Portrait of Mr. Owen Boling, age 25

Dr. Cephas L. Bard riding a horse down a dirt road. Homes and farms and can be seen in the background.

Men lined up along the sidewalk in front of businesses on Main Street near Figueroa Street in Ventura, south side. The Signal Newspaper office and Justice of the Peace Court were in these buildings. Typed writing near bottom left corner of photo…

Street scene, Figueroa Street, Old Chinatown in Ventura. People and businesses line the street and Mission San Buenaventura stands in the middle background of photo, dirt road in foreground. On the left side of the image, the second building with a…

Portrait of J.C. Brewsiter, an early Ventura photographer.

Portrait of Pansy Brewster in a white dress, wearing white gloves and standing by a chair.

Co. "H" State Militia off to Spanish War in front of Armory Hall. Uniformed men stand at attention. Duplicate photo with caption naming men in photo: 2035 OS

Grouped in front of organ, left to right -- E. P. Warner & Dr. C. A. Oliver, tenors, Mrs. Morrison, organist, J. C. Brewster & R. W. Forth, bass. All are in various poses looking at books, not looking at the camera.

View of Ventura from the hills above Poli Street

Portrait of R.B. Haydock, a pioneer teacher in Hueneme

View of First National Bank on California and Main Streets in Ventura. Bank building is on the left of the photo and adjacent buildings can be seen along Main Street. Many cars are parked alongside the street and people are visible as well as a dog…

Two date palms that were planted by the fathers next to the San Buenaventura mission, in the mission orchard. Originally, there were four date palms.

View of Ventura, the coast, and the intersection of Palm Street and Main Street from the hills behind Mission San Buenaventura.

Postcard of view from south side of Anacapa Island on the beach during sunset.

Full portrait of Celia Boquist standing by a table. She is wearing a high-collared dress, with ruffled, leg o' mutton sleeves, a bow on the sash, and a hem finished with ribbons.

Looking down Oak St. in Ventura. There are horse drawn carriages in the street and people are visible standing and walking. Bank of Ventura is on the right hand side and a brick building is on the left, possibly Revere House. Many business signs are…

Two Chumash women basket makers pose in the sun on the San Buenaventura Mission steps. Between them sits a little girl. Left to right: Apolonia Guzman, Soraida Garcia, Petra. The women are smiling at the camera. Bottom of photo reads "In the Sun."

Seated portrait of Jose de La Rosa, posing with a cane and guitar. He was the first printer in California and died in Ventura at the age of nearly 102.

Exterior of the Schiappa Pietra home

Parish house built by J.J. Mahoney under the direction of Fr. Rubio. J. Logan Kennedy is seen standing next to his horse and buggy.

View of Ventura County Court House from California Street, showing City Hall on the left.

Oil steamer, W. L. Hardison, on fire at Ventura wharf. Black smoke fills the air above it.

The San Buenaventura Mission quadrangle being razed. View of old quadrangle ruins prior to the restoration of the San Buenaventura Mission in 1928.