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Nao Takasugi Oral History
Interview with Nao Takasugi about his family, discrimination as a Japanese American, and the beginning of his political career. Takasugi discusses Alien Land Law, internment camps of WWII and reparations, and the Asahi Market in Oxnard. Nao was mayor…
Margaret Pascoe Thacher Oral History
Interview with Margaret Pascoe Thacher about her and her husband's work at Thacher School, her life in Ojai, the Pierpont Inn, fires, and Lee Quong.
Content Warning: The following oral history contains outdated language and may include terms that…
Content Warning: The following oral history contains outdated language and may include terms that…
Helen Yamamoto Oral History
Interview with Helen Yamamoto about her family history, life in Santa Paula, trip to Japan, Japanese internment during WWII, and her life following the war. Helen died in 2010.
Content Warning: The following oral history contains outdated language…
Content Warning: The following oral history contains outdated language…
Bertha Tumamait Blanco Teaching Yucca Cordage
Bertha Tumamait Blanco (left) seated and instructing Courtney Marie Wallace on yucca cordage. Taken in the Museum of Ventura County courtyard during the Chumash Youth Program.
Note: Museum records indicate that Bertha Tumamait Blanco was born 20…
Note: Museum records indicate that Bertha Tumamait Blanco was born 20…
Maps Arranged by Type
View of folders in a flat file drawer. Folders are labeled by map type.
Janet Scott Cameron Portrait
Bust portrait of Janet Scott Cameron (author, Simi grows up : the story of Simi, Ventura County, California) looking into the camera. Library records indicate this is her high school photo.
Jackie the Lion at Jungleland
Jackie the Lion stands with mouth open in the middle of a grassy field at Jungleland in Thousand Oaks.
[Mirro-Krome by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.; Color Card Corp., Long Beach, California]
[Mirro-Krome by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.; Color Card Corp., Long Beach, California]
Jungleland Tiger Trainer and Tiger
A tiger trainer, identified as Miss Mabel, stands next to a tiger that is seated on a white stool with a red star on it. Tiger trainer is wearing a yellow shiny costume with a white cape and white thigh high boots.
[Mirro-Krome by H.S. Crocker Co.,…
[Mirro-Krome by H.S. Crocker Co.,…
Chimpanzee from Africa, Jungleland
Photo of a chimpanzee with its mouth open as if calling out sitting in the middle of the grass at Jungleland in Thousand Oaks.
[Mirro-Krome by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.; Color Card Corp., Long Beach, California]
[Mirro-Krome by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.; Color Card Corp., Long Beach, California]
California Dreaming
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This photo was taken on my morning walk January 30, 2023. It was the middle of a wet spell and that morning the sun came out just long enough to catch this double rainbow over Pt. Mugu. The moment was a perfect…
This photo was taken on my morning walk January 30, 2023. It was the middle of a wet spell and that morning the sun came out just long enough to catch this double rainbow over Pt. Mugu. The moment was a perfect…
Sow the seeds of victory! Plant & raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg.
Poster showing Liberty sowing seeds. War I poster with painting of woman dressed in red, white and blue bunting scattering seeds. "Sow the Seeds of Victory" printed at top. "Plant and Raise your own Vegetables" at left. "Every Garden a Munition…
Glen Tavern, Santa Paula, Calif.
Exterior view of Glen Tavern in Santa Paula, Calif. Shows building from the front from opposite sidewalk. Half-timbered and wood siding façade. Two flagpoles without flags on roof. Automobiles parked alongside hotel.
[Neuner Corporation, Los…
[Neuner Corporation, Los…
Shaw's Beverages at Street Fair
Floyd Shaw, wearing suit and bow-tie, poses holding a cup, standing behind a table displayed with bottled beverages, sasparilla and cider among them. Caption at the bottom of the photograph indicates that "Floyd's whiskers are real."
Santa Paula Union High School, Santa Paula
View of the front of the Santa Paula Union High School building. There are some trees near the building. Caption at top reads: "Santa Paula Union High School, Santa Paula, Cal."
[Newman Post Card Co., Los Angeles (Made in Germany; published for J.R.…
[Newman Post Card Co., Los Angeles (Made in Germany; published for J.R.…
Orange Picking, Fillmore
View of an orange orchard with men, women, and children present. Orange crates are lined up along orchard and two horse drawn carts are in the background. Some of the people are wearing picking sacks. Handwriting on postcard reads: "Mr. Geo. N…
Orange Picking-Fillmore, California
View of an orange orchard with men, women, and children present. Orange crates are lined up along orchard and two horse drawn carts are in the background. Some of the people are wearing picking sacks. Identical postcard in black and white 21531…
Main Street, Santa Paula
View of Main Street in Santa Paula with horse and carriages stopped in front of businesses along the street. Historic clock tower building (Odd Fellows building) is the first building on the right side of the postcard.
[Newman Post Card Co., Los…
[Newman Post Card Co., Los…
Loading Beets on Cars near Oxnard, Cal.
Depicts beats being loaded onto a train car. A team of horses stands on a wooden ramp leading to the open top of the car. Five individuals in various locations assist with directing the horses and unloading the beats.
[Newman Post Card Co., Los…
[Newman Post Card Co., Los…
Sunset at Low Tide 1919
View facing towards the ocean of a beach in Ventura. The low tide gives the sand a wavy texture on the beach. The sun sets behind the clouds at the top of the image. There are three people walking along the beach, only their silhouette is visible. In…
Main St., Santa Paula
View looking down Main Street. The street is not paved and there are horses pulling wagons on the street. There are buildings on either side of the street. Caption at top reads: "Main St., Santa Paula, Cal."
[Newman Postcard Co., Los Angeles, made…
[Newman Postcard Co., Los Angeles, made…
Ramona's Home
Rancho Camulos near Piru. An adobe structure with tile roofing is depicted. The windows have wooden shutters. There is a covered porch with a bench. Shrubs grow along the walls of the building.
A visit to Rancho Camulos is thought to have been the…
A visit to Rancho Camulos is thought to have been the…
Glen Tavern, Santa Paula, California
Exterior view of the Glen Tavern in Santa Paula. Shows angled view from southeast corner of building. Half-timbered and wood siding façade. Automobile with two occupants in driveway.
Verso: Message to Ruth Ruiz of Ventura concerning the sender's…
Verso: Message to Ruth Ruiz of Ventura concerning the sender's…
Panoramic View of Ventura, 1925-26
Panoramic view of Ventura taken by Mrs. Niles ca 1925-26 (maybe earlier) from the Bath House or Civic Auditorium, second floor. Shows California Street to the Courthouse. Identifiable buildings: Methodist Church (corner of Oak and Meta), Sifford home…