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Ventura Union High School, Ventura, Cal.
Caption: "Ventura Union High School. VENTURA, Cal."
Landscape view the Ventura Union High School building. A winding sidewalk leads up to a large two story building whose entrance is framed by Neoclassical, Doric columns. The building is surrounded…
Landscape view the Ventura Union High School building. A winding sidewalk leads up to a large two story building whose entrance is framed by Neoclassical, Doric columns. The building is surrounded…
Portrait of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd
A posed portrait bust of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd. She is in profile view of the camera. Taken from Theodosia B. Shepherd's book, Descriptive Catalogue, Flowers, Plants Seeds, Bulbs. Typed text on bottom reads, "Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd."…
Portrait of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd
A portrait bust of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd. She is turned three-quarters towards the right of the camera.
Theodosia B. Shepherd was born October 14, 1845 in Keosauqua, Iowa. She was a pioneer and leader of the California flower cultivation and…
Theodosia B. Shepherd was born October 14, 1845 in Keosauqua, Iowa. She was a pioneer and leader of the California flower cultivation and…
Portrait of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd in Repose
Portrait bust of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd with her head resting on her hand.
Theodosia B. Shepherd was born October 14, 1845 in Keosauqua, Iowa. She was a pioneer and leader of the California flower cultivation and hybridization industry. She…
Theodosia B. Shepherd was born October 14, 1845 in Keosauqua, Iowa. She was a pioneer and leader of the California flower cultivation and hybridization industry. She…
Adelaide Comstock Seated
A shot of Adelaide Comstock seated in a chair. The image does not appear to be a staged portrait.
Text on bottom of image reads, "Grandmother Comstock"
Text on bottom of image reads, "Grandmother Comstock"
Portrait of Adelaide Comstock
A posed portrait of Adelaide Comstock. Comstock is in a 3/4 view, facing towards the left of the camera.
Text along the top of the image reads, "Grandmother Comstalk."
Text along the top of the image reads, "Grandmother Comstalk."
Portrait of Adelaide Comstock
A posed portrait of Adelaide Comstock. Comstock is in a 3/4 view, facing towards the left of the camera. Image is faded.
Text along the bottom of the image reads, "Grandmother Comstalk."
Text along the bottom of the image reads, "Grandmother Comstalk."
Glen Tavern Inn
Front view of The Glen Tavern Inn in Santa Paula, California taken from across the street.
Psychiatric and Male Geriatric Buildings at Ventura County Hospital
Two buildings at the Ventura County Hospital. Building on the left is the psychiatric unit, which served as a holding unit for patients awaiting transfer to the Camarillo State Hospital. The building on the right is the Male Geriatric unit.
Front View of the Glen Tavern in Santa Paula
A front view of the Glen Tavern taken from across the street.
Bard Memorial Hospital, Ventura, Cal.
Front view of Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital building. With its tower on the left, the three story building with adobe tile roof sits on a hill, with Downtown Ventura in the background.
Caption: "BARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. VENTURA, CAL."
Verso…
Caption: "BARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. VENTURA, CAL."
Verso…
The Ocean-Ventura, Calif.
View of the Pacific Ocean from the beach. There are pebbles and gentle waves breaking on the sand. The silhouette of a ship with a smokestack is in the distance.
Caption: "THE OCEAN - VENTURA CALIF 33."
[No publisher stated, 33]
Caption: "THE OCEAN - VENTURA CALIF 33."
[No publisher stated, 33]
A Scene From The Wharf-Ventura, Cal.
View of the coastline from the wharf. Small waves lap the beach in the foreground. Several houses sit just behind the sand, framed by a variety of trees. A mountain is in the distance.
Caption: "A SCENE FROM THE WHARF - VENTURA, CAL."
[Western…
Caption: "A SCENE FROM THE WHARF - VENTURA, CAL."
[Western…
Pierpont Inn, Ventura, Cal.
Caption: Pierpont Inn. VENTURA, Cal.
Front view of the Pierpoint Inn hotel and its roundabout driveway. A two story Craftsman style building with wood shingle paneling, flanked by greenery.
Verso script: Author writes about being next to the…
Front view of the Pierpoint Inn hotel and its roundabout driveway. A two story Craftsman style building with wood shingle paneling, flanked by greenery.
Verso script: Author writes about being next to the…
Anacapa Hotel, Ventura, Cal.
Caption: Anacapa Hotel. VENTURA, Cal.
Street view of the Anacapa Hotel. The three-story Victorian building has ornate ironwork along the roof spires, and covered walkways along its adjacent sidewalks. A figure stands in front of the entrance,…
Street view of the Anacapa Hotel. The three-story Victorian building has ornate ironwork along the roof spires, and covered walkways along its adjacent sidewalks. A figure stands in front of the entrance,…
San Buenaventura Mission, Ventura, Calif.
Front view of Mission San Buenaventura from the street. The bell tower stands tall to the right, as stairs lead to the entrance of the Spanish Mission style church.
Caption: Ventura Calif
[No publisher stated.]
Caption: Ventura Calif
[No publisher stated.]
Avenue Oil Fields, Ventura, Calif.
Landscape view of a petroleum refinery. Twenty or more oil wells stand in a field to the right of a paved road and a residential area with telephone poles and houses. A mountain range is in the background.
Caption: "Avenue Oil Field - Ventura Calif…
Caption: "Avenue Oil Field - Ventura Calif…
A View On Oak Street, Ventura, Cal.
A view of Oak Street. Several Victorian style homes lined with pine and palm trees sit on the left side of the asphalt road, facing businesses with simpler architecture and telephone poles. A figure in a dress stands outside the telegram office on…
J. M. Montgomery 16 Mule Plow Team, Ventura, Cal.
Side view of an sixteen mule drive team on an unpaved street in front of a corner block of stoneface buildings. A three story bank sits prominantly in the background. Several figures tend to the mules on the right side.
Caption: "J.P. Montgomery…
Caption: "J.P. Montgomery…
Fire House, Ventura, Cal.
Street view of Venture Fire Department. A rectangular, two story adobe building sits on the corner of the street, with its entrance to the left. Spanish tile awnings hang over the windows on the second floor, squares turret on each corner, and a…
Stone Ditch, Built by the Indians Over 130 Years Ago, Ventura, Cal
Landscape image of a heavily weathered cobblestone retaining wall for an aqueduct. A figure stands atop some of the stones, in front of a horse dressed in a work harness for pulling. There is a path cut through the wall, as if for a road. A large oak…
Casitas County Bridge Showing Entrance to Eugene C. Foster's Memorial Park, Ventura,Cal.
Landscape image of entrance to Eugene C. Foster Memorial Park. The unpaved driveway is framed by two stone pillars, each with a ledge adorned by a reclining lion, each set in front of its own castle-eque tower topped with a spire. A white picket…
Untitled, (View of Wharf)
Landscape image of a seaside wharf. The wooden pier is in the background to the left, with a schooner ship docked at its head. The shoreline, dotted with dark pebbles is in the foreground, a foamy wave about to break.
[No publisher Stated (Logo:…
[No publisher Stated (Logo:…
Poinsettia Flower
Color illustration of the blooming head of a poinsettia flower. In the center are its small flowers, framed by its voluminous red bracts.
Caption: "Poinsettia Flower."
Script: "Miss Arneill."
[Rieder, M., Publ., Los Angeles, Cal., 703]
Caption: "Poinsettia Flower."
Script: "Miss Arneill."
[Rieder, M., Publ., Los Angeles, Cal., 703]
San Buenaventura Mission (Founded 1783) Ventura, California
Caption: "SAN BUENAVENTURA MISSION (FOUNDED 1783) VENTURA, CALIFORNIA."
Color image of San Buenaventura Mission. The bell tower of the Spanish style adobe building is to the right of the image. Just below, several figures in are at the steps to the…
Color image of San Buenaventura Mission. The bell tower of the Spanish style adobe building is to the right of the image. Just below, several figures in are at the steps to the…