Scene from the Ojai Festival Players' production of "The Cricket on the Hearth" by members of the Chekhov Acting Group at the Ojai Art Center. Scene shows two women and two men sitting around a fireplace.
Woody and Erica Ch---leliss in a play at the Upper Ojai Theater, 1946. Woody looks concerned and stands behind Erica, seated with a forlorn or concerned look on her face.
Ford Ramey and Iris Tree in a scene from Macbeth at the Upper Ojai Theater, 1946. Ramey stands behind Tree, who is seated, placing a crown on her head, while Tree looks off into the distance.
Outdoors photograph of Gabriel Ruiz sitting on top of a white horse named Teddy. He is in a Spanish dancer suit, smiling and looking down at his girlfriend, who is wearing a flats, a skirt, a multicolored striped sweater and a scarf. She is also…
Posed group photograph of Gabriel Ruiz's group of Spanish Dancers outdoors at Mission San Fernando de Rey. Listed from left to right, the dancers are: Joe Bush, Darlene Bush, Jose Garcia, Alice Ruiz Garcia, Julio Shelley [hidden], Josephine Shelley…
Outdoor photograph of Gabriel Ruiz's group of Original Spanish Dancers in action on the dance floor. There are approximately fifteen to twenty figures in the picture with a fountain and Spanish style building in the background with various trees and…
Outside group photograph of Spanish dancers dressed in traditional suits and gowns. Gabriel Ruiz is standing and smiling on the far right of the picture. Trees, grass, bushes and flowers are all visible in the background.
Outside posed photograph of Gabriel Ruiz with his wife (?). Gabriel is wearing what may be traditional Spanish dress or a costume and they are standing in front of trees and bushes.
Outdoor group portrait of young women dressed in costumes (various ethnicities, nationalities, and time periods seem represented) with a few men in the group. The women are atop a brick retaining wall and there are chairs and a lawn in the…
This image shows Iris and Kiyo Inadomi posing for a picture with a doll in a decorated stroller. They are dressed up in celebration of Oxnard's May Day Parade.
This image shows Iris and Kiyo Inadomi posing for a picture with a doll in a decorated stroller. They are dressed up in celebration of Oxnard's May Day Parade.
This image shows Toby Otani in costume during a live stage performance in Hollywood. Toby is a member of the Otani family of Oxnard. He went on to enjoy an acting career in Hollywood.
Pedro Soto, left, and Juan Salas dressed as old-time cowboys. The backdrop appears to be a saloon. The men face each other and each one has an arm resting on the "bar."
Portrait of J.C. Brewster and Mrs. Hall in costume in front of a painted backdrop. They are dressed to perform in Gilbert and Sullivan's opera, Pirates of Penzance. Brewster has a worried look on his face and Mrs. Hall appears to be waving a finger…
Carmen Camarillo in costume, riding a Camarillo white horse down State Street in Santa Barbara. It appears as though another person is seated behind Carmen.
A tiger trainer, identified as Miss Mabel, stands next to a tiger that is seated on a white stool with a red star on it. Tiger trainer is wearing a yellow shiny costume with a white cape and white thigh high boots.
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