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[User contributed description] A reflection on travels with Carmen Ramirez
Shows a man wearing an aloha-print shirt loading a striped surfboard onto a car's trailer. Second man wearing striped shirt stands behind the trailer. An old model car is parked on the opposite side of the road.
Lima beans being transported to lima bean house for shipment. They are in large sacks loaded on horse drawn wagons. Several horse drawn wagons are shown standing in a line leading up to the lima bean house. Men stand next to the line of wagons…
Closeup view of tram wheels that were uncovered in 1975, along with a sign describing the historic use of trams in Hueneme. Sign and tram wheels are located on the outside of the Hueneme Historical Museum.
Shows three goats performing a balancing act on a seesaw. Their trainer stands behind the seesaw, and appears to be giving them commands. One goat stands in the center of the seesaw. The other two goats stand with their front legs on a platform on…
Scene of a train wreck occurring west of Ventura. Rail cars are seen laying across the tracks. Many men and women stand around the wrecked train cars along the tracks and along the fencing along the coastline. Mountains or hills on the right side of…
Closeup view of a train on a track that appears to be in motion, moving toward the viewer. A man in the foreground left watches the train as do two other people a little distance away from the man. According to library records: The train is "on the…
Bird's eye view of horses and riders traveling in single file along trail. Trail leads through valley to the Upper Sespe River from Wheeler Hot Springs. Pine trees visible along valley.
Traffic jam on Central Avenue in Fillmore. About six open cars with passengers and one bike look into the camera. All are parked in front of a building that reads "Garage."
View of a tractor towing a threshing machine on Rancho Guadalasca. An unidentified man is driving the tractor. A second unidentified man is standing on top of the thresher.
A man drives a tractor that is pulling a planting device across a field. Another man and a girl are on top of the device. There is a barn in the background and some small trees in the field.
Black line on plastic plan of Tract No. 1536-2, Taxco Court, Simi Valley. Top half of sheet shows map of Taxco Court, intersection with Acapulco Avenue, and Lots 52-60. Drawing of driveway detail shown to left of map. Bottom half of sheet shows…
Black line on plastic plan of Tract No. 1536-2, Taxco and La Paz Courts and Acapulco Avenue, Simi Valley. Shows topographic map of Taxco and La Paz Courts, Acapulco Avenue, Madera Road, and Lots 36, 51, 52, and 60-67. Retaining walls are indicated.…
Black line on plastic plan of Tract No. 1536-2, Madera Road, Simi Valley. Top half of sheet shows map and drawings. Map of Madera Road and Lots 61-67. Drawings include details and cross sections of Madera and curbs. Bottom half of sheet shows…
Map of Tract No. 1536-2, Los Amigos Estates, being a part of Section 18 T2N, R18W, Rancho Simi. Area of interest outlined in bold, and includes La Paz and Taxco Courts, and Acapulco Avenue. Madera Road, Royal Avenue, Tract No. 1536-1, and land…