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Mexican Construction Crew at Casitas Dam
A Mexican construction crew is standing in the ditch of Casistas Dam with large bins of boulders between them. The men are holding or leaning on shovels. In the ditch are men identified as Gruemell or Greenwell and Donlon, but it is unclear which men…

Masonic Temple Ground Breaking
Group photo of residents standing on land going to be used to build the Masonic Temple on Santa Clara and California Streets in Ventura. Photo is made up of two photos.

Ventura County Courthouse Construction
The skeleton of concrete construction and scaffolding shown for the building of the new Ventura County courthouse on Poli and California Streets in Ventura.

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Construction of Main Street Ventura River bridge with scaffolding and construction worker.

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Construction scene with scaffolding.

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Main Street Bridge construction

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Courthouse construction.

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Construction of county courthouse in Poli Street.

Construction of Casa Conejo
A man, possibly Jesse Wilbur and a young boy, son Carroll (Jack) Craig work on the construction of Conejo House (Wilbur Adobe).

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Courthouse construction.

Looking South on First Street postcard
A view looking down Fir Street, although caption at top reads: "Looking South on First Street, Ventura, Cal." There are buildings on both sides of the street, and palm trees are visible in the foreground.
[Benham Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 2379 and…

Building a Jetty at Ventura Harbor
View of a jetty being lowered into the Ventura Harbor by a crane. A person stands on rocks between the crane on the right of photo and jetty on the left of photo.

Pacific Coast Highway During Construction
Scene of a section of Pacific Coast Highway during its construction, circa 1915. Train cars on a track, a few men and other equipment is visible. Some smoke is visible at the top right of photo along the mountainside. Ocean on the left of photo.

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Scene of a section of Pacific Coast Highway during its construction, circa 1915. A smoothed out surface ready for paving is shown. Rocky mountainside is on the right of photo, ocean on the left of photo.

Adobe Construction
Adobe construction for Oxnard Sugar Factory housing. Bird's eye view of slabs and a line of trees in background.

Adobe Construction
Adobe construction for Oxnard Sugar Factory housing. Bird's eye view of slabs and a line of trees in background.

Oil Derrick
Bird's eye view of an oil derrick that appears to be under construction. Construction equipment and scaffolding around the derrick is visible.

Library records indicate this is part of "The Petroleum Industry - transportation & refining. Marguerite…

Helicopter Placing Equipment on Roof
A helicopter from Wright Airlift International puts fans and other heavy equipment on the roof of the Ventura County Government Center. The helicopter is seen from underneath as it lowers a piece of machinery to the roof and places it among a metal…

Ventura County Courthouse Renovation to Become Ventura City Hall
Construction scene at Ventura County Courthouse for a renovation to become the new Ventura City Hall. A truck is parked below some scaffolding.

Ventura County Courthouse Renovation Showing Scaffolding
Construction scene at Ventura County Courthouse for a renovation to become the new Ventura City Hall. Image shows the front of the building with scaffolding all along the front. Photo taken from California Street possibly, as the right foreground…

St. Francis Dam Construction
View of construction of the Saint Francis Dam. A partially built dam wall with scaffolding set up next to it and rods sticking up are visible. Image shows some heavy equipment, a scaffolding bridge, and a couple of buildings. There is a walkway with…

Ventura County Hospital TB Unit Construction
Panorama of a construction scene showing the building of the 100 bed Tuberculosis Unit to be added to the Ventura County Hospital. Construction workers are seen working on various sections of the building.

Port of Hueneme Construction
Bird's eye view of the construction of the harbor at Port Hueneme. Shows a large warehouse building and train tracks running alongside it on a platform over the water. People are working in various locations.

Dredging to Build Channel Islands Harbor, Aerial View
Aerial view of a dredging boat in the process of dredging prior to the construction of Channel Islands Harbor. Surrounding Hollywood-by-the-Sea buildings, houses, beach visible.

Beginning Work on Courthouse Annex
Group photo of several men in suits and construction clothing standing on top of heavy machinery with wooden beams below the machinery. Photo marks the beginning of construction of Ventura County Courthouse annex and jail in 1931 on corner of Poli…
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