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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…
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…
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.
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…
Window Display of Ventura County Fair Prizes
Image shows numerous prizes that can be won at the Ventura County Fair. A typed note on the bottom of photo reads "Window display of prizes exhibited in 1877." A sign in the window reads "Fourth annual fair at the Ventura Trotting Park commencing…
Cross on the Hill
A large crowd gathers in front of the cross on the hill in present day (2022) Grant Park in Ventura. Men, women, and children are present, all wearing hats. Many people hold parasols. Museum notes refer to this being "Admission Day", the day the…
Main Street View, Ventura, 1929
View of a busy Main Street scene looking west from in front of the E. P. Foster Library. There are several parked and driving cars in the scene. Many storefronts are visible, and the Hotel De Leon is prominent on the right side of the image.
Father Grogan and Wooden Bell
Father Grogan stand near in front of the front door of the church at Mission San Buenaventura. There is a wooden chair in front of Father Grogan and he rests one hand on the back of the chair. There is a wooden bell on the ground next to him.
San Buenaventura Mission, 1870
Bird's eye view of Mission San Buenaventura from southwest direction, showing the adjacent cemetery. There is a wooden fence between the walkway in front of the mission and Main Street, which is made of dirt. A rock wall with tiles along the top…
Baptismal Record Book Signed by Junípero Serra (Copy)
Copy of page of original Baptismal record book signed by Father Junípero Serra.
San Buenaventura Mission, 1888
Exterior front and side view of the San Buenaventura Mission with a group of people standing on the front steps.