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Portrait of Graham family. Mr. Graham is standing with right arm behind back looking into the camera. Mrs. Graham is seated with daughter standing with her arm on mother's lap; both are looking to the right of camera. False staircase is in the…

Bust portrait of Mabel Gibson gazing to the right of camera

Two men fishing at Matilija Creek

Studio portrait bust of a smiling Gabriel Ruiz in a suit, polka-dotted tie and newsboy cap. Ruiz is sitting in profile and looking opposite, towards the left, with his eyes looking left.

Portrait bust of a smiling Gabriel Ruiz sitting in profile and looking straight ahead. He is wearing a dark colored suit and a polka-dotted tie. A signature on the photograph is transcribed as 'Murillo.'

Interior view of the Agriculture Museum with exhibit Wrapped with Care, an exhibit that displayed quilts made for households who lost their homes as a result of the 2017 Thomas Fire.

7 tools used by Omar D'León lined up horizontally against a black backdrop.

Closeup of paints and brushes belonging to Lawrence Hinckley in an open art supply box against a black backdrop.

Several pieces of charcoal used by artist Hiroko Yoshimoto against a white backdrop.

Close up photograph of 12 palette knives used by Carlisle Cooper.

Veteran John Hankins is interviewed about his military service career. Mr. Hankins is a Vietnam Veteran.

Veteran Richard Campbell is interviewed about his military service career. Mr. Campbell served in the military in the late 1980s and was posted along Germany's border with the USSR.

Veteran Luis "Gio" Keys is interviewed about his military service career. Mr. Keys is an Iraq War Veteran.

Replica of a Chumash feather headdress or cux; deerskin skull cap on a frame of twigs, with chinstraps made of milkweed cordage; bottom row is white turkey feathers, second row of medium length gray feather; top has a bundle or topknot of tall…

Image showing the entrance to the "Tomols to Trains: County Transportation through 1900" exhibit at the Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula, CA. Exhibit runs from July 2021 through June 2022.

From the exhibit page:

"Tomols to Trains explores how…

Flat file drawer filed with maps prior to being processed.

Flat file drawer showing maps after processing. Polyester sheets can be seen interlaced throughout folder. This method maintains original order exactly.

Flat file drawer after being processed. Maps are separated into folders and not over crowded in drawers.

Interview with Alejandro Ruiz about his life in Piru, work on Rancho Camulos, and his Yaqui heritage and family roots in Sonora, Mexico. Ruiz began working on Rancho Camulos in the 1930s and worked there for 50 years.

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Interview with Monroe Everett about his life in Moorpark and the history of water access in the area. Born in Montalvo in 1907, Everett was a lifelong Ventura County resident. He grew citrus, avocados and walnuts on his Moorpark farm. Graduated from…

Interview with Ventura's pioneer surfer, Jack Cantrell. Cantrell was born in Oxnard on Halloween in 1928. He started surfing the same year that he started the Jack Cantrell Oil Company, 1953. Known as "the tennis shoe kid" because he wore tennis…

Interview with Grace Brigham Maxwell about her childhood and visiting her grandparents' ranch in Simi Valley. Maxwell describes life on the ranch and her family and friends in Simi.

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Interview with Francisca "Pequita" Burket Parker, the granddaughter of Adolfo Camarillo, about her family, horses, and life in Ventura County.

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Interview with Maria Sanchez Rios about her family and life in Fillmore. Rios discusses her family history, the 1918 Flu Epidemic, and her experiences with discrimination as a Mexican American.

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Interview with Annie R. Smith about the history of the Black community in Ventura. Smith's parents were the only Black family in Ventura when they first moved to the city in 1895. Smith discusses school, work, and her house burning. She was born in…