Caption: "Mission San Buenaventura, Founded 1784. Ventura, Cal."
Colorized photographic image. Streetview of Mission San Buenaventura and its bell tower on the left, a two-story wood paneled building in the center, and the corner of a one story building with a Spanish tile roof. Brick stairs line the Mission and its neighboring building. A human figure with a horse-drawn buggy stand on the street in front of the middle building.
Verso: Image appears on pg. 48 of "
Homeseekers' and Tourists' Guide and Ventura County Directory," 1898.
[MacGregor, J.J., Ventura, Cal. (Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.)]