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Lee Wong
Portrait of Lee Wong, seated, in traditional Chinese clothing, hat and shoes. He is seated on a bench with a walking stick in one hand and his other hand resting on his thigh. He is facing the camera but looking downward. According to library records…
Tags: Backdrops, Hats, Walking Sticks
Lucy Sutar
Portrait of Lucy Sutar, with arm leaning against a wall looking to the left of camera. She is wearing a hat and long dark dress, about 3/4 of her body is visible.
Tags: Flowered Hats
Lydia Sexton
Bust portrait, brown toned, of Miss Lydia Sexton, a young woman. She gazes to the left of the viewer and has long dark hair pulled back into a low ponytail or braid. She has a decorative, embroidered collar on her blouse or dress. Mounted on…
Tags: Embroidery, Young Women
Main and Figueroa Streets, Ventura
View of Main and Figueroa Streets taken from the San Buenaventura Mission. Shows Gandolfo's store, now Peirano's, E.T. Hare Insurance, Judge Shepherd with cane. Many men stand in two large groups along the sidewalk.
Tags: Buggies, Clapboard, Dirt Roads, Wooden Barrels
Main and Oak Streets, Ventura
View of Main Street in Ventura from the corner of Main and Oak Streets facing west. Bank of Ventura on left side of photo and horses and carriages are parked on the street. Bottom of photo captioned "Main Street Ventura."
Main Street Near Figueroa Street, Ventura, 1877
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…
Tags: Dirt Roads, Hats, Horse and Buggy, Main Street, Men, Signs, Ventura
Main Street Ventura Looking East, 1890
Street view of Main Street in Ventura looking east down the center of the dirt street with businesses on the right and left visible. San Buenaventura Mission property is first on the left and next to it is the Anacapa Hotel, where a timber yard was…
Main Street, Ventura, 1870s
Bird's eye view of Main Street looking east from Ventura Avenue. Several storefronts are visible, including a bakery. Hill school visible, which was built in 1873. Image taken in the 1870s, but after 1873.
Two duplicate photos in collection.…
Two duplicate photos in collection.…
Tags: Bird's Eye Views, Downtown Ventura
Main Street, Ventura, 1877
View of Main Street in downtown Ventura in 1877. Shot is straight down the dirt and businesses are lined up on the outer edges of image. Several people are in front of businesses and men on horseback as well as horse drawn wagons are in the street.…
Tags: Dirt Roads, Downtown Ventura, Street Views
Main Street, Ventura, 1900
View of Main Street in Ventura looking east from Figueroa St. San Buenaventura Mission on the left and Peirano's Market to the right.
Tags: Downtown Ventura, Landmarks, Street Views
Marcelina Acacia Ruiz Latillade
Figure portrait of Marcelina Acacia Ruiz Latillade standing in a dark colored dress with Royal Insurance Company patches striped down the skirt, a Hammons sash over her torso, and a Royal Insurance Company cap with bows. She is holding up a knee-high…
Tags: Banners, Bows, Dresses, Sashes, Young Women
Maria Martina Cota Ruiz and Rafaela Francisca Romona Cota Ruiz
Full portrait of Maria Martina Cota Ruiz seated to the left of her standing sister Rafaela Francisca Romona [Ramona ?] Cota Ruiz. They are both wearing dresses and Maria is resting her right arm on a wooden table. Maria Ruiz was the wife of Gabriel…
Tags: Dresses, Full Portraits, Women
Maria Moraga
Bust portrait of Maria Moraga, a young woman looking to the right of the viewer. She wears a lace ruffled collar, earrings, and a ribbon in her hair.
Tags: Lace, Young Women
Men on Horseback at Ranch
Large group of men on horseback at an unidentified ranch. There is also some agricultural equipment in the image as well as a home and some other buildings in the background.
Tags: Agricultural Equipment, Ranches
Mill School
Exterior view of Mill School, which appears to be one-room schoolhouse with a bell tower. Steps lead up to double doors, one of which is open. A fence can be seen in the background running behind the school. Writing on photo: "To Lillian Kingston…
Miss Perkins as Columbia
Studio portrait of a woman dressed as "Columbia on States Float, July 4th Parade, 1876." The woman is identified as Miss Perkins. There is a backdrop of a fireplace behind her. She wears a crown, a cloak with a long train, and a scepter.
Tags: 4th of July, Costumes, Holidays, Parades