Dean H. Blanchard's Beloved Ducks
Mallards
Close-up view of Dean H. Blanchard's Mallard ducks by the Santa Paula Blanchard Ranch Reservoir. Six ducks in view, two hens, four drakes. Background out of focus.
Note: "Enlarged by Earl V. Lewis Co. LKA and Hollywood."
Blanchard, Dean Hobbs
Dean Hobbs Blanchard Collection, 2008
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1930
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Sepia photograph
21.7 x 11.9 cm
English
Image
38222
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
White Rabbit on a Table
Rabbits
Portrait of a white rabbit sitting on an embroidered tablecloth on a table.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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21.5 x 13 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
011
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Man Holding Horse in Corral
Equestrian portraits
Horses
An exterior shot of a horse in a corral being held by a man.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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21.5 x 13.5 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
012
Ventura County (Calif.)
California
Raccoon on Balustrade
Raccoon
Portrait of a raccoon on a balustrade in a portrait studio. Raccoon peers at the viewer.
Brewster, John Calvin
Dana Teague Collection, 1987
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait
13 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
13309
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Cows Grazing
Cattle
Pastures
View of hills and fields. A herd of cows is grazing the grass. Trees are scattered across the landscape.
Brewster, John Calvin
VCLSA Collection
From the estate of Julia A. Webster
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Sepia photograph
13 x 21.5 cm
English
Image
7710
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Little Chim, Jungleland, Thousand Oaks
Jungleland
Color photograph postcard of Little Chim at Jungleland, a wild animal theme park in Thousand Oaks, CA. Little Chim is sitting in a field, on an overturned bucket and wearing two broken drums while sitting.
[Mirro-Krome by R.S. Crocker Co.,Inc. Los Angeles, 21 Calif. (Distributed by Color Card Corp., Long Beach 6, California, JL149]
H.S. Crocker Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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10 x 15 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20924 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
The Rodeo or Round-Up
Horsemanship
Ranching
Drawing showing men on horseback, corralling cattle. Two men are in the center of the image. Man on left is holding a lasso and facing away from viewer, and is wearing a Mexican-style poncho. Man on right is shown wearing a jacket and bandana, and is pointing towards the background. Their horses appear in motion, as though reeling from being reigned in. Other men wielding lassos are visible in background, riding around groups of cattle.
Hilton, W. H. (Artist)
From <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pictorial History of California</span>, edited and compiled by Owen C. Coy. Plate #88.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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14439, 14440, 14441
Black and white drawing
English
Image
14442
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Billiwhack Stock Farm Dairy Truck in Parade
Billiwhack Dairy
Parades
Bulls
Trucks
A dairy truck from Billiwhack Stock Farm in a parade. Truck is leading prized bull Prince Aagie, seen on the left of image behind the truck. Two men in dairy uniforms hold a large banner announcing Prince Aagie just behind the truck. Truck reads "Your milk twice a day on ice all the way, Billiwhack Stock Farm." In the background is a row of large tents with US flags atop them.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
1920s
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
12.5 x 9.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26841
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ruth & Perky Kneel in Front of Wooden Building
Hotels--Washington (State)
View from the roadside. Ruth and her dog Perky kneel in front of a Hotel on Whidbey Island in Washington. To the left of the building there is a much smaller wooden structure with two canoes inside of it and one on top of it. In front of the building is a wooden cross planted in the ground. Forest in the background.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1940
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Black and white photograph
10.1 x 7.8 cm
English
Image
34211
Irish Setter Dog
Irish setters
Image of an Irish Setter dog on a sidewalk of a street. The dog stands in profile view. In the background is a paved road with car parked on the side of the street. The sidewalk on the other side of the street in the background is lined with small trees. To the right of the image, in the foreground, is a tire of a parked car.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 2002
Museum of Ventura County
1933-10-18
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Black and white photograph
11.4 x 8.6 cm
English
Image
34228
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura Street Fair Parade, 1900
Parade floats
Parades--California--Ventura
Fairs
Parade scene on Main Street in Ventura during the Ventura Street Fair, 1900. Storefronts and tents for fair vendors are visible behind large crowd watching the procession. Parade float passing crowd is pulled by two white horses. Six men dressed in white suits walk along the sides of the float. A woman dressed in a costume stands on the float.
Park & Rogers
Drapeau Family Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
1900 October
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25992
Black and white photograph
12.5 x 20.4 cm (mounted)
English
Image
25991
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Street Fair Parade, 1900
Parade floats
Fairs
Parades--California--Ventura
Parade scene on Main Street in Ventura during the Ventura Street Fair, 1900. Storefronts and tents for fair vendors are visible behind large crowd watching the procession. Parade float passing crowd is pulled by two white horses. Six men dressed in white suits walk along the sides of the float. A woman dressed in a costume stands on the float.
Park & Rogers
Drapeau Family Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
1900 October
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25991
Black and white photograph
12.5 x 20.4 cm (mounted)
English
Image
25992
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Nadine Webb with Camarillo White Horses
Webb, Nadine
Camarillo White Horses
Stables
Nadine Webb in a stable with two Camarillo White Horses.
Ventura County Star-Free Press taken 12 Oct 1988, published 16 Oct 1988.
Sayer, Victoria
1988
Museum of Ventura County
1988-10-12
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15824
12.7 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15823
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Nadine Webb with a Camarillo White Horse
Camarillo White Horses
Webb, Nadine
Nadine Webb posed with a Camarillo White Horse.
Ventura County Star-Free Press taken 12 Oct 1988, published 16 Oct 1988
Sayer, Victoria
1988
Museum of Ventura County
1988-10-12
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15823
12.7 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15824
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Clark Gable Holding Lion Cubs
Gable, Clark, 1901-1960
Lion
Portrait of Clark Gable holding two lion cubs. He is wearing a turtleneck shirt, sweater and slacks. A building can be seen in the background. He is smiling and looking at the camera.
Unknown
Donated by: Judy Triem, 1984
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Full
13 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
10583
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Delfina A. R. Zapf and Baby Karl E. Zapf
Dally family
Meta Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Mounted snapshot of Delfina Aldegunda Ruiz Zapf and Baby Karl E. Zapf. The baby is sitting on a calf while Delfina supports him. Buildings can be seen in the background.
Unknown
1996
Museum of Ventura County
1908-06-08
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29685
29686
29688
29689
9.5 x 9.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
29687
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Olivas Adobe Grape Trellis
Climbing plants
Grapes
Trellises
Olivas Adobe (Ventura, Calif.)
A glass plate negative of a woman standing under a grape trellis at the Olivas Adobe. A pet deer is visible standing next to the woman. Ripe grapes are visible hanging in the foreground.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp360
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Children on Goat Drawn Wagon
Ordoñez family
Goats
Children
A boy sits on a goat that has a wagon hitched to it. Two little girls sit in the wagon. Jose Ordoñez on goat, Cruz and Lola Ordoñez seated in the wagon--children of Baraquiel Ordoñez.
Unknown
Ricardo Ordoñez Collection, 1999
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white negative
English
Image
31568 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Keene Reel 9, Campsite, Town, and Animal Footage
Animal feeding
Farmyards
Campsites
Taxidermy
Cooking
Keene, Herman, 1878-1965
Black-and-white footage of camping and general frontier life, some disturbing and graphic, featuring a variety of animals, interspersed with scenes of activity in and around a newly developed town.
Men cook, roll cigarettes, pose for portraits in campsites; some camps are set along dry hills, others in the shade beside small creeks. The longest section of the camping footage focuses on one elaborate creekside campsite, with a large tent, shaded dining area with a hammock, a private bathing area. Later, men guide horses to a campsite with a large flagpole, bearing an American flag and a plaque that reads, "Forest Fireman Station – Maps, Information and Campfire Permits."
In town, the camera focuses on a large, two-story house, and captures various men posing in front of it. Various people are pictured in front of their homes; men socialize in the street. Later, a small café appears, with a neon sign noting "Dick's Sandwiches." An employee in a clean white paper hat, shirt, and apron steps outside and poses before the building.
One section shows a zoo or wildlife preserve of some sort, where men inspect a snake, an African lion cub, and a field of beehives. Elsewhere, men feed and pet donkeys and horses before large barns. One man feeds a large crowd of swans and other birds; another man guides a small wagon driven by (and full of) dogs. A taxidermist examines a dead mountain lion; a kitten studies a dead coyote. A small child climbs onto a stuffed mountain lion (later became part of the Museum of Ventura County collection). A bearded man in a cap, possibly Herman Keene, later poses beside the same taxidermized lion.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
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Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
1900-1940
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Black and White Film
Home Movie
14 min., 12 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.9 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nf3tsmdjtz3ziat/2021-1.9AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 9)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Keene Reel 8, Mountain Life and Fishing
Mountain life
Horses
Camping
Boats and boating
Fishing
Black-and-white, with some sepia, footage of different scenes, some disturbing and graphic, that mainly include wilderness, mountains, camping, and fishing.
Man and pack horse walking up steep trail; Woman stalking deer in brush; Giant pine trees; Man walking through boulders; Body of young man in casket at funeral home; Two men at a gravesite under a tent that reads "Bardsdale"; Parade walkers with sign that reads "Junior Auxiliary Unit 48"; Keene posing with car; Man leading horse down steep path on sheer cliff, appears to duplicate other footage; Two men rolling a mesh or screen contraption that is about 18" in diameter and 6 feet long with a bicycle tire under it in the middle; Wilderness clearing; Car driving below snowy hillside; Horse tied up outside cabin in snow, man walking out of cabin and splitting firewood; Indiscernible upside down and reversed footage; Housecat walking through yard and drinking milk; Man carrying box in outdoors; Car driving down busy street with horse tied to it, running alongside; Exterior of white house with large columns, man leading horse through yard, with footage of the horse's feet; Deer in a field; dilapidated or burned cabin; Man exiting car next to large sign on roadsite that reads "No Smoking Beyond This Point, Ord. No 201"; Sign with woods beyond that reads "Camp and Picnic Fires Permitted Only at Designated Camp Grounds", camera pans to show wooden fencing and metal gate; Camp site with two cars, small table, women in background and cooking holding small child; Man walking through tall grass and scanning the ground; Pile of tires in front of theater with sign advertising Shirley Temple and Baby Face Harrington, people gathered around truck with sign that reads "Good Year Tires", children and women lined up with tires, turning them in to men at truck; Upside down footage of cabin; Dog running into woods; Panorama of valley; Cabin or animal pen; Large birds circling in the sky; Backwards, upside down footage of rattlesnake; Same young man in coffin, same scene in cemetery; Footage of wilderness, panorama of hillsides, possibly Piedra Blanca; Five horses and six people in the yard of a large white house, then riding away; Large body of water at bottom of steep hillside; Group of people inspecting something in rocks at ocean; Sepia footage of wilderness, out of focus; Man and boy walking through brush, pulling a cart or trailer out of the brush; Fishing boat, large fish carcasses, one being lifted with a hoist; Men transferring wooden crates or fishing pots into small boat at pier; Yard scene, with two girls, two horses, a boy, and dogs; Man walking onto platform, inspecting field with trees and tall grass; Keene lifting leg of pack horse; Two men talking next to car with train in background; Two dogs in woods; Fishing boat, men in boat, birds flying above water; Cliffs; Three small row boats, two larger boats on water; Man walking up steep hill with boulders; Man standing on bowsprit of boat, holding long ploe in the water, possibly spearing something; Group of people fishing with rods from boat; Confused footage of man on bowsprit spearing animal with large dorsal fin; Same building that is either animal pen or cabin; Man and horse walking up steep trail.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
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Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and White Film
Sepia Film
Home Movie
15 min., 8 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.8 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/u5q9ttet2mus2hr/2021-1.8AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 8)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Keene Reel 10, Boats, Zoo, Parades, and Glacier Footage
Boats and boating
Parades
Marching bands
Glaciers
Santa Paula (Calif.)--Views
Zoos
Captive wild animals
Black-and-white footage of people on deck of a large boat and some smaller boats in the water, zoo animals, parades, views of glaciers and snow, and a post office dedication.
People gather on deck of a large boat; Smaller boats in the water; Animals in enclosures, possibly a zoo, including deer, goats, zebras, reindeer, kangaroos, polar bears, bears playing, and elephants; Parade footage taken in Santa Paula of parade participants rounding a corner including bands (one is Ventura County American Legion Post 48), Boy Scouts of America, Santa Paula Camp Fire Girls, floats, and decorated cars; Glaciers along the water and snowy mountains in the background taken from the deck of a boat, briefly interrupted by shot of a woman walking on boat; Man running down steps away from a home toward camera; Brief shot of a marching band in parade; A street scene (possibly Santa Paula) with the words "Post Office Dedication" over the scene; three men standing on a street.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
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Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and White Film
Home Movie
5 min., 34 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.10 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/9m57tl5w3h7d1jz/2021-1.10AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 10)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Mother Dog and Puppies
Hounds
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."
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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32 x 24 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
527 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Elephant and Ape Seated Together
Costume
Garrett, Spencer
Garrett, Nancy
Fund raising
Elephants
Apes
Spencer Garrett (left) wears an elephant costume while Nancy Garrett (right) wears an ape costume. They are seated at a banquet table at a United Way fundraiser in Camarillo, Cal. There are many people in the background. Ventura County Star-Free Press taken 6 Sep 1986, published 11 Sep 1986.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1986-09-06
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18 x 12 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
12803
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Irene Sanchez in Goat Cart
Sanchez, Irene
Carriages and carts
Goats
Irene Sanchez smiles adorably at the viewer while driving a goat-drawn cart. The cart reads "Fillmore Calif. 1927" in the front and is attached to a large white goat with horns.
Unknown
Mary Sanchez Rios Collection, 1999
Museum of Ventura County
1927
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Black and white negative
English
Image
31738 NP
31780 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Mound School, 5th and 6th Grades, 1933
Mound School (Ventura, Calif.)
Classes (Groups of students)
School children
Hill, David
Group photo. Mound School fifth & sixth grade class 1933. Mr. Hartman, principal & teacher. David Hill, third from right, second row from bottom. Some children hold various items--balls, flowers, a cat, a turtle.
Unknown
1988
Museum of Ventura County
1933
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Portrait, Group
18 x 10.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15949
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)