Exterior view of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and school, later the Midtown Assembly of God, that was located at the northeast corner of San Clemente Street and Ocean Avenue. Building is adobe-style architecture with a spire above the entryway. Shows south and west walls. Car is visible parked in front of the church
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1960s
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Church buildings
Seventh-Day Adventists
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Relation
30794
Publisher
Museum of Ventura Count
Rights
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Shows an unidentified man securing a surfboard to a trailer with rope. Man is wearing a striped shirt and has coiffed hair. Automobile, house, and tree visible in background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Surfboards
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Santa Paula street scene showing white truck parked next to sidewalk. Sign standing in truck bed reads "We love [heart symbol] Santa Paula except for the double standards you have for Mexicans. King in City Hall! [rest of sign illegible]." Buildings visible on both sides of street. Other cars are visible parked and driving on the street.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Color photograph
27.5 x 12.7 cm
Subject
Protest movements
Signs and signboards
Trucks
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Two trucks parked at sidewalk curb, with political signs standing in truck beds. Signs were part of protest against Santa Paula City Council. Signs read, "We love [heart symbol] Santa Paula except the double standards you have for Mexicans. King in City Hall [illegible] Kiwanis [illegible]," and "Boycott Kiwanis Bigotry and Racism towards Mexicans [illegible]."
Creator
Unknown
Date
1989
Format
Black and white photograph
12.6 x 17.5 cm
Subject
Protest movements
Signs and signboards
Trucks
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Relation
17061, 17062
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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A Ventura County Free Library bookmobile parked with back door open. Two patrons, a woman and a man browse the books on one side of the bookmobile. A third patron can be seen browsing books at the back of the vehicle.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white photograph
9 x 14 cm (mounted)
Subject
Bookmobiles
Library users
Libraries
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
A view of the Plaza School's Santa Clara Street facade. The school was located at Santa Clara and Fir Streets. It is a large wood frame structure with a tower on the southeast corner. There is an arched entry to a covered porch at the top of several steps and a covered balcony at the second level. Palm trees, a utility pole, a parked automobile and a lamppost are visible.
Creator
Austin's Camera and Gift Shop
Date
1930
Format
Black and white photograph
11.8 x 9.3 cm
Subject
Plaza School (Ventura, Calif.)
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5859
Image appears to be one of two images that can be put together to create one large panorama. Second image is photo 786.]]>2022-10-07T17:59:02+00:00
Title
Pioneer Picnic, Foster Park
Identifier
787
Description
Panoramic view of men and women sitting at wooden picnic tables under oak trees on a sunny day at Foster Park. An estimate of 100 people in the image, some are facing the camera, some are facing with their backs towards the camera, some have turned in their seats to face the camera. Automobiles can be viewed in the background on the left side of the image.
Image appears to be one of two images that can be put together to create one large panorama. Second image is photo 786.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1945
Format
Black and white photograph
31.4 x 9.9 cm
Panorama
Subject
Picnics
Foster Park (Ventura, Calif.)
Ventura County Pioneers
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Relation
786
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5858
Image appears to be one of two images that can be put together to create one large panorama. Second image is photo 787.]]>2022-10-07T17:55:07+00:00
Title
Pioneer Picnic, Foster Park
Identifier
786
Description
Panoramic view of men and women sitting at wooden picnic tables under oak trees on a sunny day at Foster Park. An estimate of 100 people in the image, some are facing the camera, some are facing with their backs towards the camera, some have turned in their seats to face the camera. Automobiles can be viewed in the background on the left side of the image.
Image appears to be one of two images that can be put together to create one large panorama. Second image is photo 787.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1945
Format
Black and white photograph
31.4 x 9.9 cm
Panorama
Subject
Picnics
Ventura County Pioneers
Foster Park (Ventura, Calif.)
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Relation
787
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5762
Caption: Santa Paula Street. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., "Postcards of Quality]]]>2023-02-08T17:15:02+00:00
Title
Santa Paula Street, Santa Paula
Identifier
20222 PC
Description
Landscape view of Santa Paula street with an automobile coming toward the viewer. Street is wide and lined with trees and sidewalks and an intersection is visible with a fire hydrant on the corner in the middle of the postcard. Passing by automobile is an unknown person on a bicycle. A building is visible behind trees on the left side of the street, behind the intersection. Powerlines can be seen in the background.
Caption: Santa Paula Street. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., "Postcards of Quality]
Creator
Albertype Co.
Date
No date
Format
Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
Santa Paula--Streets
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Painting of the exterior view of the Ventura County Court House building. There is an ample street leading up to the building with lawns on either side of the street. An automobile is visible in the foreground, another in the distance, near the building. There are groups of people walking in the vicinity of the building. Trees, hills and a blue sky with white clouds is visible in the background.
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5741
Caption: Main Street. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. "Postcards of Quality" (Published for Cauche's DrugStore)]]]>2022-12-21T22:38:32+00:00
Title
Main Street, Santa Paula, Looking West
Identifier
20190 PC
Description
Street view on Main Street, Santa Paula, Calif. Looking west from the Bootery store. Automobiles are visible driving on the street, and parked in angled rows along the sidewalk. Storefronts are visible on each side of the street, including Wrigley's P.K., a drug store, and a hotel.
Caption: Main Street. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. "Postcards of Quality" (Published for Cauche's DrugStore)]
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white postcard
Subject
Santa Paula--Streets--Main Street
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5740
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. "Post Cards of Quality" (Published for Cauche's DrugStore)]]]>2022-12-21T22:17:25+00:00
Title
Main Street, Santa Paula Looking East
Identifier
20189 PC
Description
Street View, looking east on Main Street, Santa Paula, Calif. Automobiles visible driving and parked in angled rows along the storefronts. Many businesses are visible on both sides of the street, including the Limoneira Building, Wineman Co., Bootery, a drug store, a bank, and a cafe.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. "Post Cards of Quality" (Published for Cauche's DrugStore)]
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
Santa Paula--Streets--Main Street
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5734
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood 46, Calif., H488 and 9426]]]>2022-11-18T21:46:00+00:00
Title
Main Street, Santa Paula, California
Identifier
20183 PC
Description
Street view of Main Street in Santa Paula, Calif. Cars are parked diagonally along both sides of the street. Several other cars drive down the street, both towards and away from the viewer. A variety of businesses appear in the image, including Chapek's Hardware and a 5-10-25 Cent Store.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood 46, Calif., H488 and 9426]
Creator
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Date
No date
Format
Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
Santa Paula--Streets--Main Street
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5724
[AZO in stamp area]]]>2023-02-07T00:23:28+00:00
Title
Untitled, (Parade Floats)
Identifier
20169 PC
Description
A parade scene. A woman riding in a cart is holding the reins of four small horses. An automobile decorated in flowers is partially visible behind the horses. The parade appears to be passing a park. Several people, standing and seated, watch the parade from a paved sidewalk that lines the unpaved street. Houses are visible in the background.
[AZO in stamp area]
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
Parades--Decorated Car
Parades--Floats--Circa 1915-20
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5714
Verso caption: California Oil Museum - Santa Paula, California. On Route 126, connecting Routes 101 and 99. Ths is the oldest of all western oil buildings, where Union Oil Company was organized in 1890. Bricks and wood for this structure were brought around the Horn in the early eighties.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood, 46, Calif., H490 and 9428]]]>2023-02-02T00:55:27+00:00
Title
California Oil Museum
Identifier
20155 PC
Description
A view of the front and side facades of the California Oil Museum in Santa Paula. The museum is in the same building where the Union Oil Company was organized in 1890. Building is made of brick or stone facing, with large glass windows on its ground floor. Five oriel windows on the upper story, with the window over the street corner appearing to be the most ornate.
Verso caption: California Oil Museum - Santa Paula, California. On Route 126, connecting Routes 101 and 99. Ths is the oldest of all western oil buildings, where Union Oil Company was organized in 1890. Bricks and wood for this structure were brought around the Horn in the early eighties.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood, 46, Calif., H490 and 9428]
Creator
Mahan, Max
Date
No date
Format
Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
California Oil Museum
Petroleum--Santa Paula
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5701
Caption: Santa Paula Calif.]]>2023-02-01T17:52:31+00:00
Title
Santa Paula, Calif.
Identifier
20137 PC
Description
A street view of the two-story Citizens State Bank building, located on Main Street in Santa Paula. The building has an arched entry and ornate ironwork over two windows facing Main Street. American flags mounted on poles line the sidewalks on Main as well as a side street. Brick and stone, or stone-faced, buildings are visible. Cars and a pickup truck are parked on the streets. Lampposts for street lighting line both streets. Mountains are visible in the background.
Caption: Santa Paula Calif.
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1940s
Format
Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
Banks
Santa Paula--Buildings--Bank--Citizen State
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5700
Caption: Santa Paula, Calif. Bank of America]]>2023-02-01T17:52:04+00:00
Title
Santa Paula, Calif., Bank of America
Identifier
20136 PC
Description
A view of the Bank of America building on Main Street in Santa Paula, Calif. The bank is a square building with neo-classical design features on its facade, including molded columns and a diamond pattern below flat roof. There is a brick building with an awning next to the bank. Shown on a side street are several buildings with signs advertising liquors, used cars and a tavern. Cars are being driven on Main Street and the side street. Cars are parked on the side street. Lampposts for street lighting line both streets. Mountains are visible in the background.
Caption: Santa Paula, Calif. Bank of America
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1940s
Format
Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
Banks--Bank of America--Circa 1940's
Santa Paula--Buildings--Banks--Bank of America
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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A view of a wooden derrick in the Ventura Avenue oil field. Smoke or dust cloud by building in front of the derrick. Other buildings, an automobile, tanks and two other wooden derricks in the background.
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5681
Caption on both cards: "Main Street. Ventura, Cal."
One card has a typed caption taped over the lower part of the image: "About 1921 looking east from Oak St."
A view looking east on Main Street from Oak Street showing many commercial brick buildings. There is a sign projecting over the sidewalk on the north side of the street advertising "Magby's Garage". A single gas pump is located in front of Magby's. Passenger cars are diagonally parked along both sides of Main Street. In addition, there are a couple of small trucks on the street. Two bicycles are propped up against a curb. The street and sidewalks are paved. Lampposts for street lighting are visible along the sidewalks.
Caption on both cards: "Main Street. Ventura, Cal."
One card has a typed caption taped over the lower part of the image: "About 1921 looking east from Oak St."
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Looking north on California Street toward the front facade of the Ventura County Courthouse. The street is dirt but there are paved sidewalks on either side. An automobile is parked on Poli Street in front of the building.
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5677
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915), 3358 and 13233]]]>2023-01-11T21:25:32+00:00
Title
Pierpont Inn, Ventura
Identifier
20106 PC
Description
A view of the northern and eastern facades of the Pierpont Inn. It is a two story building clad with wood shingles. There is an automobile parked near the front entrance on a circular entry driveway. A sailboat is visible in the distance on Pierpont Bay.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915), 3358 and 13233]
Creator
Brakey, J.R.
Date
No date
Format
Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
Pierpont Inn
Ventura--Buildings--Hotels--Pierpont Inn
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5676
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A67991]]]>2023-01-11T21:23:16+00:00
Title
Hotel De Leon, On The Coast Highway
Identifier
20104 PC
Description
A view of the eastern and southern facades of the Hotel De Leon, located on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Main Streets. Part of the Ventura County Courthouse building is visible on the right side of the postcard. Main Street is lined with young palm trees. An automobile is parked on Main Street in front of the hotel.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A67991]
Creator
Brakey, J.R.
Date
No date
Format
Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
Subject
De Leon Hotel
Ventura--Buildings--Hotels--Hotel De Leon
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Is Referenced By
MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards
]]>http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5675
Verso: Addressed to Mrs. Wm. Marker, 6240 Lindenhurst Ave, Los Angeles, Calif. Postmarked 1938. In pen is the notation, "taken circa 1914."
A view of the eastern and southern facades of the Hotel De Leon, located on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Main Streets. Part of the Ventura County Courthouse building is visible on the right side of the postcard. Main Street is lined with young palm trees. Parked in front of the hotel is a horse and buggy as well as an automobile.
Verso: Addressed to Mrs. Wm. Marker, 6240 Lindenhurst Ave, Los Angeles, Calif. Postmarked 1938. In pen is the notation, "taken circa 1914."
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A view looking west on Main Street showing the eastern and southern facades of the Hotel De Leon. The building is located on the northwest corner of Chestnut and Main Street in Ventura, Calif. Main Street is lined with palm trees and there are several circa 1920s automobiles on the street.
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