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Hobson Brothers Packing House
Mounted, color artist's drawing of Hobson Bros. Packing House, located at 235 W. Santa Clara Street in Ventura, CA. Railroad tracks are running along the foreground next to the building. Drawing is dated 1923.
Tags: Drawings
Mercer's Garage
Mercer's Garage exterior front and side of building located on a corner. Two autos parked at curb in front and on side of garage. Streets in foreground and a utility pole is prominent on the street corner.
Tags: Buildings, Cars, Utility Poles
California and Main Streets, Ventura after Heavy Rain
Intersection of California and Main Streets in Ventura is shown after a heavy rain. Mud, rocks, and debris are seen along the streets. Ventura City Hall in image, as well as the County Court House building at Poli and California.
Tags: Downtown Ventura, Floods
Two Children at Palm Street Kindergarten
Image of two children sitting together with arms wrapped around each others shoulders. They look at the viewer. They are outdoors on a playground at Palm Street Kindergarten. Other children play in the background.
Tags: Children, Playgrounds
Ventura County Hospital Exterior
Exterior view of the Ventura County Hospital, showing front landscaping and parking lot. Street in foreground.
Tags: Architecture, Hospitals, Parking Lots
Pisgah Grande Tower of Prayer Exterior
Image shows a two story tower building made of brick with a chimney and a makeshift spire. Building was used by the Pisgah Grande community, and is in disuse and disrepair.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Tags: Brick Buildings, Chimneys, Towers
Pisgah Grande Buildings
Bird's eye view of of a group of buildings used by members of the Pisgah Grande community. Buildings are abandoned and in disrepair. Dr. Youkam's house is in the upper right.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Tags: Buildings
Group of Buildings at Pisgah Grande
Bird's eye view of of a group of buildings used by members of the Pisgah Grande community. Buildings are abandoned and in disrepair. A dirt road visible.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Tags: Buildings
Exterior of a Pisgah Grande Building
Image of a tall wooden structure used by members of the Pisgah Grande community. Structure in disrepair.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Tags: Wood Buildings
Pisgah Grande Buildings
A two or three story building with a brick first floor and wooden top floor/floors in dilapidated condition. Building used by member of the Pisgah Grande community.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Tags: Brick Buildings
Pisgah Grande Setting
Distant, bird's eye view of Pisgah Grande in the Santa Susana hills.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Image is marked "Proof", as it is from an unpublished book proof.
Tags: Hills
Women's Fashion Show Models
Group photo of fashion show by female models for Jack Rose in El
Jardin patio. Four models show off dresses on and near short set of steps leading into El Jardin. Two little boys in tuxedos and hats sit on the steps. Behind these four models appear…
Jardin patio. Four models show off dresses on and near short set of steps leading into El Jardin. Two little boys in tuxedos and hats sit on the steps. Behind these four models appear…
Tags: Downtown Ventura, Dresses, Fashions
John A. Barry
Oval bust portrait of J. A. Barry, in a suit and bow tie. Photo taken later in his life. Museum records indicate he was Assessor from 1907-1910.
Tags: Bowties, Mustaches, Oval Portraits
Loading Limoneira Lemons
Mule drawn wagons loaded with lemons from Limoneira Ranch line up alongside boxcars. Men are seen on the wagons holding on to crates they will be loading. One of the boxcars reads "Ventilated Refrigerator" along the side. Refrigerated car on the…
Tags: Agriculture, Citrus, Draft Animals, Trains, Wagons
Loading a Freight Car with Lima Bean Toast
A freight car in background is being loaded by two men with boxes of Bill Baker's Lima Bean Toast in Ojai. Two trucks from Bill Baker's Bakery are parked in front of the train car. In front of the trucks, two men in suits are shaking hands. A dog is…
Tags: Boxes, Delivery Trucks, Train Stations, Trains
Channel Islands Harbor Dedication
Group photo of Richard Bard standing at a microphone dedicating Channel Islands Harbor 30 May 1965. At his left, Ken MacDonald, County Supervisor; Vic Marzorati, President Oxnard Chamber of Commerce; Rev. Linn Cashman, rector of All Saints Episcopal…
Tags: Ceremonies, Speeches
Breaking Ground for the Port Hueneme Harbor and Small Craft Marina
Group photo of mostly men gathered for the groundbreaking for the Port Hueneme Harbor & Small Craft Marina. Richard Bard, who donated the land & organized the financing, stands in center with a shovel.
In front row: Al Mehn, E. O. Green, Bard,…
In front row: Al Mehn, E. O. Green, Bard,…
Tags: Ceremonies
Reverend Sherlock Bristol
Oval portrait bust of Sherlock Bristol, looking directly at the viewer. Was president Ventura County Commissioners and a preacher. According to museum records: "Born Cheshire, Connecticut 1815, died Montalvo, California 1906." Image together with…
Tags: Beards, Oval Portraits
Automobile on Desolate Road in Ojai
View of a dirt road with an open car on it. There are trees on one side of the road and a meadow or clearing on the other side of the road. A driver or passenger is seen standing up in the car with one arm outstretched skyward.
Tags: Cars
Post Office, Ventura, Cal. Oval Photograph
Post office, exterior, Ventura printed in an oval shape on a card with printing on left bottom "Post Office, Ventura, Cal." B. T. Williams, attorney, offices upstairs. Men and women are in front of the post office. L to R: #3 Maggie Wilson, worked…
Tags: Buildings, Downtown Ventura