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Bird's eye view of a section of Oxnard. Caption on top of postcard: "A Portion of Oxnard, Cal., showing Catholic Church and St. Joseph's Institute."
[Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal.; Made in Germany, Schools-Oxnard-St. Joseph's Institute]

View of beach in the foreground with two girls playing in the water. Fleet of ships are in the ocean in the background. Wharf shown on the right. Caption reads: "The Atlantic Fleet Passing Hueneme, Cal."
[Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal., made in…

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[User contributed description] June 20, 2020 protest at the Father Serra statue.…

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[User contributed description] June 20, 2020 protest at the Father Serra statue.…

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[User contributed description] June 20, 2020 protest at the Father Serra statue.…

A screenshot of the COVID-19 emergency alert sent at 3:10 pm on Friday June 26 from the County to warn people about the rise in coronavirus cases in the county.

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[User contributed description] Black Lives Matter Ventura County chapter…

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[User contributed description] Protestors and counter-protestors gather at the…

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[User contributed description] Julie Tumamait-Stenslie speaks at a protest urging…

Black Lives Matter protestors march on Juneteenth to Ventura City Hall.

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[User contributed description] Protestors and counter protestors at the rally to…

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[User contributed description] Cars honking their support for the BLM protestors.…

Group photo; first flowing water well on the Camarillo Ranch. L-R: John Willard, George Willard, Adolfo Camarillo, Ave Camarillo, ? . Rancho Calleguas Lot 41.

Group photo, apricot harvesting crew at A. Everett Ranch, Moorpark. Most are women and children.
[Original panorama (46 x 6 in) also shows bicycles, horses, wagons, and an automobile.]

Elliott Norman "Jack" Strobel, left, & unidentified boy dressed for Armistice Day Parade on bicycles. They are standing in the road, bicycles are decorated. A house is in the background.

Louis Goebel seated on hood of car with a favorite lion standing with paws on hood at Jungleland in Thousand Oaks, animal enclosure in background. Founded in 1926 as Goebel's Lion Farm, the import business became home for movie animals until 1969.

Rancho Casitas foreman's house with snow on ground and on trees.

I had never been in a march before, but the Million Woman March held in L.A. was awesome & uplifting; especially because I shared the experience with my close friends, Shante Durisseau & Terry Marvin!

I had the honor of meeting wife of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, Mrs. Myrlie Evers; speaker at Moorpark High School. She is also a member of my sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.

I've taken great pride in working as Inspector and clerk at the Polls. What a privilege after the struggle women endured during the Suffrage Movement!

Ida B. Wells, activist and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. participates in Suffrage March. Other members were told to march in the back of the procession. Other images show the procession and the crowd in attendance.

Ventura County Alumnae Chapter prioritizes staffing Adopt-a-Polls in Ventura County to support the election process. For nearly 14 years, VCAC has been serving the community and participating in the political process while furthering our Grand…

Protest March Simi Valley - Shante Durriseau, Debra Bagley & Terry Marvin

Members of the Channel Islands Chapter, the Links, Inc. at NAACP rally, Ventura.

Variety of Protest signs at Simi Valley rally.