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Canet Apricot Drying Camp
Group photo of eight men at work drying apricots on Canet Ranch on "The Avenue" in Ventura. The Avenue refers to Ventura Ave. Five men sit in front of a shed, while stand near apricot drying trays. Some trays are stacked and others are laid out for…
George Gilbert Home on Ventura Avenue
Exterior view of the George Gilbert home, a two-story home with a porch and balcony above the porch. View is from outside the front fence. People, presumably the Gilbert family stand on the balcony. On the porch, a girl is seated at a melodeon next…
Sunday School Picnic at Presbyterian Church
A large group of people gather outside the First Presbyterian Church (corner of Oak and Meta Streets in Ventura, CA). Some people are in horse drawn wagons and many are on bicycles. Library records indicate this is a Sunday School picnic.
Hotel Anacapa
Exterior view of the Anacapa Hotel. It was a three-story building on the corner of Main and Palm Streets in Ventura, Calif. A porch runs along the entire first floor.
Dr. Bower's Adobe in Palm Park, Ventura
Adobe structure conceived and built by the Reverend Dr. Stephen Bowers to house his artifacts. Historic adobe bricks were used from San Buenaventura Mission quadrangle to build it. The little building was originally next to Dr. Bower's home at Oak…
Santa Paula High School Group Photo, 1908-1909
Group photo taken of a large group of students sitting at their desks inside a classroom at Santa Paula High School. Students are facing the viewer. Most of the male students wear jackets and ties. Some teachers can be seen at the back of the class.
Mrs. Blanche Reynolds
Portrait of Mrs. Blanche Reynolds, standing behind a desk in an office in 1915. She was the Ventura County Superintendent of Schools 1918-1935.
George Shoebridge Gilbert, Jr.
Bust portrait of George Shoebridge Gilbert, Jr. wearing a suit and tie, looking to the viewer's left. Museum records indicate "August 1848 - June 28, 1921."
Back of San Buenaventura Mission and Chaffee Lumberyard
View of Chaffee's lumber yard (Chaffee & Bonestal Lumber Company) adjacent to the San Buenaventura Mission grounds. Back of mission and buildings visible in the scene. A house and an adobe building are visible on Main Street between the mission and…
San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct Ruins
A little girl holds the hand of a toddler as they walk on a road made through what used to be the San Buenaventura Mission aqueduct. Library records state "Ruins of 7 mile San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct, so solid after a century and a half that…
C. W. Edwards
Bust portrait of C. W. Edwards in a suit looking to the viewer's right.
According to museum records: He was a "Ventura County pioneer who came to the county in 1869. He fought through the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy...he took up a…
According to museum records: He was a "Ventura County pioneer who came to the county in 1869. He fought through the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy...he took up a…
H. Chapman Ford
Bust oval portrait of H. Chapman Ford, wearing a suit and bowtie, looking off to the viewer's left. He was an etcher and painter of old missions.
Charles Donlon Portrait
Bust oval portrait of Charles Donlon, gazing to the viewer's left.
Portrait of Charles Victor Boquist
Portrait of Charles Victor Boquist, husband of Laura Brewster Boquist (sister of J.C. Brewster). He is seated, wearing a formal suit and bowtie, and looking to the right of the viewer.
[Duplicate glass plate negative: gp172.]
[Duplicate glass plate negative: gp172.]
Laura Brewster Boquist
Seated portrait of Laura Brewster Boquist, a young woman, wearing a dark dress with buttons down the front and a belt. She is looking to the right of the viewer.
[Duplicate glass plate negative: gp442.]
[Duplicate glass plate negative: gp442.]
E. M. Sheridan with Junípero Serra Statue
Full portrait of E. M. Sheridan standing at the base of a statue of Father Junípero Serra. Statue was located on the green sward in front of the Ventura County Courthouse (now Ventura City Hall, 2022) at California and Poli Streets. Sheridan is…
Joe Richardson
Full portrait of Joe Richardson, standing with both hands in his pockets, looking at the viewer. He is wearing a hat and a three-piece suit and tie. He stands in front of a lattice wall.
Mamie Mitchell, Bust Portrait
Bust portrait of Mamie Mitchell, wearing a ruffled collar, choker and earrings. Portrait printed on what appears to be a scroll.
Magdalena Camarillo
Bust portrait of Magdalena Camarillo, seated, looking at the viewer. She wears her hair in a braid crown, wears earrings, small scarf, a chain, and has a coat with large buttons.
Sisquoc Rangers, a Hunting Group
Group photo of six men sitting on the ground. They all wear hats and some wear bandannas. A typed piece of paper captions the photo: "Sisquoc Rangers, a hunting Group - 1900." Behind the men is a rock wall leading up to a building with a wooden…
Sisquoc Rangers Holding Flags
Six men pose on a large boulder with rifles and flags. The men hold their hats in hand. They are part of the Sisquoc Rangers, a hunting group. One flag reads "Sisquoc Rangers" and another flag is a US flag.
Children and Dogs on Beach
Photo captioned "A Study in Black and White" shows two unidentified black children on a beach. Each child holds onto a dog by the leash. One child looks at the viewer and the other looks off to the right. The children wear regular clothing, not…
Santa Paula High School Girls Basketball Team, 1904
The Santa Paula High School Girl's Basketball Team poses for a group photo in uniform laying and/kneeling in a field. There are five girls and one girl holds a basketball that reads "S.P.H.S '04."
Front row (l-r): Virginia Nicely; Hope Hardison.…
Front row (l-r): Virginia Nicely; Hope Hardison.…
Hardison and Stewart Oil Rig
View of oil rig on the right side of the image, some men with large pipes mid image and another piece of equipment on the left of the image. There are buildings in the background and behind those are tall hills or mountains. According to library…
Southern Pacific Depot, Santa Paula
A large crowd is gathered outside of the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. They gather on the platform and also near the tracks. A bus, bicycle, and baby carriage re visible.