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Olive Mann Isbell and Champ Fanster
Full portrait of Olive Mann Isbell in wheelchair with Champ Fanster standing behind her. Isbell is looking at the viewer and Fanster is looking to the left of camera.

Erle Stanley Gardner at Desk
Erle Stanley Gardner dictates into a machine at his desk.

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Wilshire League Club Meeting, 1931
Large panoramic image depicting guests at the Wilshire League Club Meeting in the Fiesta Room, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Guests/members appear to all be men. The men are sitting at round tables and there is one long banquet table on…

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Mr. Lincoln, Ventura Avenue Farmer Portrait
Oval, tinted bust portrait of Mr. Lincoln, who was a Ventura Avenue farmer in Ventura, California, according to library records.

Matilija Dam
View of Matilija Dam with R. W. Lefever in the left foreground. Photo is mounted on a buff color board, with "Matilija Dam" handwritten on bottom left.

St. Francis Dam Disaster Aftermath
Bird's eye view of the aftermath of the St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928, looking toward Piru, with mountain range in the background.

Mission San Buenaventura Drawing
Drawing of the front exterior of the San Buenaventura Mission produced for the Tidewater Oil Company. Illustrated in pencil on beige paper, the illustration reads "Mission San Buenaventura" across the bottom.

San Buenaventura Mission and Museum
Front facing view of the exterior of Mission San Buenaventura from across Main Street running in front of it. The building next to the mission church clearly reads "Mission Museum" and a Camino Real bell is visible to the left of the mission steps.…

Men in Military Uniform
A row of men in military uniform stand in a row on a street. Uniforms have knee length coats, belts, sashes, and hats .

First Car Owned by Ventura County Sheriff
Four men sit in a car parked on Santa Clara Street in front of the first county courthouse. From image caption, lower left: "First Car Owned by Ventura County Sheriff-- 1906 Stevens Durea-- Left to Right: Dick Hayden, Undersheriff; Bill McGlinchey,…

Fern Fisk Marita portrait
Bust portrait of a young woman, identified as Fern Frisk Marita in library records. She is facing and looking at the camera, wearing a high collared blouse and dark jacket.

Mrs. Frances Bell Portrait
Full studio portrait of Mrs. Thomas (Frances) Bell of Oxnard, wearing a long light colored dress. She is looking at the camera and has one had resting on a faux fence.

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Adobe Construction
Adobe construction for Oxnard Sugar Factory housing. Bird's eye view of slabs and a line of trees in background.

Two Workers, Adobe Construction
Two men build adobe houses for Oxnard Sugar Factory housing. A close-up view of one of the houses.

Adobe Construction
Adobe construction for Oxnard Sugar Factory housing. Bird's eye view of slabs and a line of trees in background.

Ojai Valley From Grade Road
Panoramic bird's eye view of Ojai Valley from Grade Road, looking west. Image is mounted. Card attached to photo reads "P212, collection of old photos, 75 to 100 in number."

Janet Scott With Mother and Sister
Three women identified as Sister, Mother, and Janet Scott Cameron (author, Simi grows up : the story of Simi, Ventura County, California) sitting on the steps of a building. The women are looking to the right of the camera.

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1398os.jpg
Men, women, and children gather for a group photo under an apricot pitting shed during a day of work. A row of young boys is sitting in the front row.

Main and California Streets, Ventura, California 1875
View of Main and California Streets in downtown Ventura at the corner of California Street looking east, circa 1875. Some businesses are visible on either side of the dirt road running through center of photo.

Mother Dog and Puppies
A spotted mother dog wearing a collar stands outdoors with about 7 spotted puppies around her. One of the puppies is nursing. Library records state: "Charles Kuhlman hounds."

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Company H, National Guard
Soldiers stand at attention in uniform in rows on a field. Horse and carriages are in the background. Viewer's perspective is from above. Library records state: "Co. H, Nat. Guard in Camp Santa Monica, A. W. Browne, Capt." Unclear if the photo is in…

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O. F. Warner With His Hounds
O. F. Warner stands in a fenced yard with 10 hounds, all tethered to each other. The dogs sit and stand around Warner.

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Men at Southern California Association Meeting
Southern California Association meeting, 1901 or 1902. Two rows of men, front row sitting and back row standing, pose in front of a house or hotel on a lawn. A young Black girl sits with one of the men. The men wear suits, hats, and many have ribbons…

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Black-and-white footage, some disturbing and graphic, mainly of hunting and trapping, animal carcasses, captive wild animals, and mountain scenes.

Keene outside of a cabin covered in skins; High cliffs; Keene examines the leg of a horse with a…

Color film of elderly men and women as they walk, sit, visit, and pose for photos outside of a home during daytime; Group of men and women enter the home; Quick clip of an arbor covered driveway; Quick clip of Santa Paula High School marching band in…
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