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The Prince Barranca on Thompson Avenue facing west on the road.

Prince Barranca on Thompson Ave. in Ventura, looking north.

Prince Barranca on Thompson Ave. in Ventura, looking west. Verso of photo has typed writing that reads:

Prince Barranca
On Thompson Avenue, makes an angle of 38 degrees with road line, length of deck 56 feet, width of roadway 30 feet, walls…

An unidentified priest speaks to a large crowd from a podium draped with a U.S. flag in front of Lehmann & Waterman Office building in Oxnard. There are people sitting in the windowsills and leaning out of windows of the building's second floor.

View of a priest blessing women of the Del Valle family. There are numbers over each person in the image to help identify who they are. In ascending order: 1. Nina del Valle Cram, 2. Susanita del Valle, 3. Ysolbel del Valle Cram, 4. Natalia "Nachita"…

Prickly pear cacti growing naturally on a hillside

Portrait of President William McKinley wearing a Ventura County Pioneer Society badge as an honorary member. McKinley was assasinated in 1901 and this image is likely an early example of photo manipulation as it appears the badge was superimposed on…

President McKinley on speakers stand in front of Plaza School. Photo taken from below, looking up at him.

President Theodore Roosevelt sits in an adorned horse drawn carriage next to another man. They appear to be part of a parade going down Main Street in Ventura. Hirschfelder's Shoe Store sign and storefront are visible as well as some other stores.…

President Roosevelt stands with other men on the back of a train. Roosevelt, on the right, waves at a crowd gathered below.

Theodore Roosevelt addresses a crowd from the back of a train. Photo taken from afar; Roosevelt's side is visible.

Theodore Roosevelt peers out at a crowd from the back of a train. Photo taken from afar; Roosevelt's side is visible.

Train and men in suits walking toward train during President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Ventura in 1903. Train is adorned with US flags, and a US flag hangs above train tracks.

Photo of a crowd of people and a Chinese dragon, possibly a parade. Bottom of photo reads "Chinese Dragon." It is unclear whether President Theodore Roosevelt is in photo, library records indicate this is a photo of his visit to Los Angeles.

A very large crowd gathers to see Theodore Roosevelt come by in a horse drawn carriage.

President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Thomas Bard appear to be among the four men seated in an adorned horse drawn carriage for a parade. Two men are driving the carriage and one man stands beside it. In the background there is a decorated home.

President Ronald Reagan at his office in Century City with a group of musicians. L-R: Marvin Johnson, violin, Frank Umbro, accordion, President Reagan, Hershey Bell, trumpet, Buck Page, guitar.

View of a parade of horse drawn carriages for President William McKinley on a visit to Ventura. View from corner of California and Main Streets looking southeast. Odd Fellow's Hall with tower is shown on right of photo. A large banner reading…

Photograph of President William McKinley sitting in a horse drawn carriage greeted to Ventura by Senator Thomas Bard. Carriage is adorned with ribbons and flowers and men on horseback are along the sides of the carriage.

View of President McKinley's train arriving at the Ventura station. A crowd of people are waiting on the platform. Other pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles are shown in the foreground, passing the photographer.

Sepia toned Stereoscope outdoor photograph depicts President McKinley, sitting with top hat, and other men sitting and standing on what appears to be the deck of a ship. Writing at bottom of photograph states: "President McKinley and Major Generals…

View of a church. There is a central tower between two wings. Several houses are visible next to the church in the background. Caption at bottom reads: "Presbyterian Church- Oxnard, Calif."
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Presbyterian church located on the northeast corner of Oak and Main Streets; view looking northeast.

View of center section of St. Francis Dam, in preparation for dynamite.

Scene at meeting of the Santa Barbara Motorcycle Club at La Conchita del Mar showing men standing and sitting around vehicles and motorcycles at the base of a hill, preparing for a hill climb on their motorcycles.