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Cavalry Unit at the Ventura County Fair
Snapshot of a cavalry unit on the track at the Ventura County Fair in 1927. The unit is in uniform and one man at the front is holding a US flag and another man holds another flag (unidentified). Some spectators can be seen at right of the image…
Jason Bradley Home
Exterior front view of the Jason Bradley home. It is a two story home with a porch and balcony in the front. Image shows the sidewalk in front of the home as well as yard areas at the side of the home. Built in 1871 for first newspaper office…
Child Watching Steamer Depart Ventura Wharf
Snapshot of a young child watching steamer depart Ventura Wharf. View of the child is from behind as they stand on the shoreline, wharf and steamer in the background. Another person is seen standing in the water at left of the image.
Main Street, Ventura Parade
Bird's eye view of a marching band making its way down Main Street near California Street in Ventura, CA. Three men on horseback follow the band. Several spectators on one side of the street are in the image. Some storefronts are visible, including…
Team of Horses Hauling Beans at J. F. Lewis Ranch
An eight horse team is hitched to a wagon loaded with sacks of beans at the J. F. Lewis Ranch in Camarillo, CA. Two men are in the image, one rides a horse at the end of the team and the other man stands next to them. The team is stopped in a path…
Hauling Beans at J. F. Lewis Ranch
Scene showing an eight horse team pulling a wagon loaded with sacks of beans at the J. F. Lewis Ranch in Camarillo, CA. Another team follows behind in the background. The teams are on a path amongst crops. Crop in foreground right appears to be…
Fillmore Fire Department and Chief of Police Group Photo
Group photo of Fillmore Fire Department fire fighters in and around a firetruck. One little boy sits on the firetruck as well. Chief of Police Earl Hume is on a motorcycle parked next to the firetruck. All face the viewer. According to library…
Valentine Party
Group photo of women in attendance at a Valentine's Day party. They are indoors, in two rows, one row sitting and the other row standing behind them. All of the women are in position for a portrait, but they aren't all still or looking at the camera,…
American Legion Band Group Photo
Group photo of the American Legion Band, Sons and Daughters of American Legion Fife and Drum and Bugle Corps. Photo taken in Spring of 1939 at Seaside Park in Ventura, CA. Far right background is an old ball park. There is a row of parked cars in the…
Ventura Train Depot, Bird's Eye View
Bird's eye view of groups of people standing around the exterior of the San Buenaventura Railroad Depot. There are men, women, and children in the scene. Some people hold on to bikes and there is one dog in the scene. Railroad tracks are visible at…
Erle Stanley Gardner, Set of Portraits
Contact sheet of 12 bust portraits of Erle Stanley Gardner in various poses. He is in a short sleeved button down shirt with a pocket, pen in pocket, and he is wearing glasses.
Theodosia B. Shepherd, Bust Portrait
Bust portrait of Theodosia Burr Shepherd in a plaid dress looking to the right of the viewer. She wears her hair parted in the center, and up in the back.
According to library records, photo is from a "T. B. Shepherd book", but it is unclear which…
According to library records, photo is from a "T. B. Shepherd book", but it is unclear which…
Apricot Crew and Trays of Drying Apricots
Several rows of drying apricots lay on the ground in the image foreground. In the background is a large group posing for the camera. Among them are men, women, and children. Some of the group sit on sacks (presumably filled with…
Farm Scene - Horses, Equipment, and Men
Farm scene showing men, horse teams, and equipment in a vast field. It appears no crops are growing on the field yet. Mountains in the background. Image is mounted.
Prow of Restored Chumash Canoe
A restored Chumash canoe sits on a beach shoreline. Image shows closeup of the prow. Image is mounted.
Associated Compressor Plant - Ventura
Bird's eye view of an oil field with a building in the foreground. Photo is labeled "Associated Compressor Plant - Ventura." Numerous oil derricks in the background.
This image is numbered "Anderson 21" and is part of a collection of photographs…
This image is numbered "Anderson 21" and is part of a collection of photographs…
Baling Bean Straw
Agricultural scene at Goodyear Ranch showing several men, horses and equipment. They are baling lima bean straw.
Cutting Limas on Goodyear Ranch
Image shows two men standing atop platforms/equipment for cutting lima beans. They are each being pulled by three-horse teams. View is from behind, and they are amongst the rows of lima bean plants.
Filling Hoppers of Bean Planter with Beans
View of a man filling the hoppers of the bean planter on the Goodyear Ranch, taken from behind. Two horses are hitched to the been planter. Windows on left of image, orchard on the right of image.
Bean Threshing Scene with Water Wagon
Snapshot of a bean threshing scene in Ventura County. In the foreground two horses drink out of a water wagon. In the background right there's a fully loaded wagon. Two men (one obscured) and a little boy are in the center of the scene. "It's thirsty…
Ventura View from Hills near San Buenaventura Mission
Bird's eye view of Ventura extending out to the ocean from hills behind the San Buenaventura Mission grounds. Ventura Wharf in view with a large shipped docked there at left of image. Bottom left of image shows a lumber yard. A large portion of Main…
Santa Barbara Mission, Distant View
View of the Santa Barbara Mission at right of image through "the olives"--olive trees in the foreground.
Santa Ynez Mission Ruins
View of the ruins of the Santa Ynez Mission. Old mill and reservoir in scene. Beyond the ruins is a house on a hill with a road leading up to it.
Ventura River Valley Aerial View
View of Ventura looking south. Ventura city and oil fields visible. Hills line both sides of image, Pacific Ocean at top of image.
Ventura, Aerial View, 1933
Aerial view of Ventura, looking west from over the railroad near Brent. Coastline prominent on left side of image, mountains at top of image.