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Winter League Opening Game
Distant group photo of the Ventura Shell and Pacific Electric Ball Clubs before the Winter League opening game.

St. Francis Dam Flood Near Bardsdale
Panorama of the landscape east of Bardsdale flooded by the St. Francis Dam Disaster. A farmhouse or barn is visible at the bottom of the panorama, on the edge of the flooded landscape.

Text in bottom right of photo reads, "Flooded Area East of…

St. Francis Dam Post Failure
Closeup view of the parts of the St. Francis Dam that were still standing after its failure and subsequent flooding in March 1928. Some people can be seen standing around the ruins.

E. P. Foster Library and Ventura City Hall
Exterior bird's eye view of the E. P. Foster Library and Ventura City Hall on Main Street in Ventura. The front landscaping, long walkway to the building, and two sets of steps leading up to the entrance on the second floor of the brick building…

Woman and dog posing outside of house
Unidentified woman standing on porch and commanding dog doing a trick and balancing on fence post.

Apricot Harvest at Elliot Hendry Ranch
View of two boys scraping dried apricots from a wood frame into fruit crates. Boy on left has face obscured by a shadow. A stack of empty frames is behind the boys. More frames containing drying apricots are visible on the ground around the boys.

Berylwood Stock Farm
Exterior of the Berylwood Stock Farm at Hueneme.

Young bull from the Berylwood Stock Farm
A young, black and white bull from the Berylwood Stock Farm that was shipped to Honolulu, Hawaii out of Port Hueneme.

Farm Bureau Advisors meeting at Berylwood
Meeting of the Farm Bureau Advisors at Berylwood Stock Farm with representatives from each county in the state. The home of Prince Aaggie of Berylwood. The seven nearest dams average 1120 pounds. Butter was the highest record bull in service for the…

Pumpkins at Limoneira Ranch
Outdoor photograph of an extensive pumpkin patch at Limoneira Ranch, with a Victorian home and two red barns in the background.

Written on the back of the photo:
"This pleasing photograph captured by me, Dean Hobbs Blanchard, Ca. 1984, at the…

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Pringle Blanchard and Peeper the Duck A
Four snapshot photos of Pringle Blanchard holding Peeper the duck. Pringle is sitting on a grass lawn. She wears a white dress and headband. Each photo shows her in slightly different pose holding Peeper. Peeper appears to be a mallard hen.…

Dean H. Blanchard's Beloved Ducks
Close-up view of Dean H. Blanchard's Mallard ducks by the Santa Paula Blanchard Ranch Reservoir. Six ducks in view, two hens, four drakes. Background out of focus.

Note: "Enlarged by Earl V. Lewis Co. LKA and Hollywood."

California Volunteers of the 7th Regiment
Group portrait, outdoors, of the California volunteers of the 7th Infantry Regiment for the Spanish-American War. 18 uniformed soldiers stand in a line with 3 men, perhaps officers, standing in front and to the side of them. Tents are set up behind…

Portrait of E.D. Stevens
Photographic portrait of E.D. Stevens, a pioneer of Ventura County.

Main Residence, Hamm-J Ranch, Ojai - Master Plan
Overall master plan and property boundary data showing a portion of Tract 24, Bard Subdivision of Rancho Ojai. Map shows location of main house, bunk house, farm worker house, barn, paddocks and grape field. Indicates location of water lines, water…

Large Picnic Gathering
Group photo of a large group of nearly 100 of all ages. Picnic given by Mr. A. Puentener, Verdi (of north Ventura Avenue) for relatives from Switzerland, July 4, 1896.

Ventura Community Memorial Postcard
Street view of Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura. Two cars are parked on the street. In front of the hospital is a lawn with trees and shrubbery and a US flag on a flagpole.
[Henry McGrew Printing of Kansas City, Mo. (Photo by Bob…

Black Swans and Magnolia Blossoms Painting
Painting shows five black swans floating in a pond with vegetation all around them. In the foreground a type tall pond grass. In the background magnolia flowers blossom, somewhat shrouding one of the swans behind its branches.

Teloma Terrace, Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy (2 of 2)
Map of Teloma Terrace, being a part subdivision of a part of Lot 3, Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy. Map shows Lots 1-28 located on Teloma Drive and intersections with Telegraph Road and Loma Vista Road. Located west of area of interest is land owned…

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Portrait of William R. Broome
Bust portrait of William Richard Broome. He appears as an adult man with styled hair, a moustache and muttonchops. He's wearing a dark coat buttoned at the top, with a pocket square. He is looking to the right of the viewer.

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Postcard of Concrete Bridge Across Ventura River
A post card of a coastal highway and a concrete bridge across the Ventura River.

Hill School post card
Exterior view of Hill School, dirt road in foreground. School has a Unites States flag atop. Caption: "Hill School, Ventura, Cal."
[Newman Post Card Company; Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal.; Made in Germany]

Bank of Ventura post card
Exterior view of Bank of Ventura, with businesses visible alongside it. Caption atop of post card: "Bank of Ventura, Ventura, Calif." Horses and carriages are stopped in the road.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Newman Post Card Co., Los Angeles. Made…

Ventura in 1875, post card
Ventura in 1875, view of Main Street.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915; Slogan: "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3058; Al6490]
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