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San Buenaventura Mission (Founded 1783) Ventura, California
Caption: "SAN BUENAVENTURA MISSION (FOUNDED 1783) VENTURA, CALIFORNIA."
Color image of San Buenaventura Mission. The bell tower of the Spanish style adobe building is to the right of the image. Just below, several figures in are at the steps to the…
Color image of San Buenaventura Mission. The bell tower of the Spanish style adobe building is to the right of the image. Just below, several figures in are at the steps to the…
Main Street, Ventura Postcard
View of Main Street in Ventura, looking westward from California Street. Main Street is not paved, trolley tracks are visible on the ground, and there are many horse and carriages in the street and stopped in front of businesses. City Hall with…
San Buenaventura Mission Restoration
View of the exterior back of the San Buenaventura Mission during its restoration in 1928. Scaffolding and men working are visible. Some children are visible at bottom of image. Cars are parked in the bottom left of image.
Jason Bradley Home
Exterior front view of the Jason Bradley home. It is a two story home with a porch and balcony in the front. Image shows the sidewalk in front of the home as well as yard areas at the side of the home. Built in 1871 for first newspaper office…
Main St. East, Ventura, Cal.
Caption: "Main St. East - Ventura Cal."
Street view of Main Street, from the middle of the middle of the street. Mission San Buenaventura and its bell tower are in the foreground on the left. Businesses line the right side of the street, with an…
Street view of Main Street, from the middle of the middle of the street. Mission San Buenaventura and its bell tower are in the foreground on the left. Businesses line the right side of the street, with an…
Christian Church-Ventura
Front face of the Christian Church in Ventura on Santa Clara Street. Two men in hats stand by the front steps of the church building.
[Western Card Co., Reedley, Fresno Co., Calif]
[Western Card Co., Reedley, Fresno Co., Calif]
Ventura County Courthouse
View of California Street from Main Street in Ventura. Ventura County Courthouse is at top of hill with banners and decorations displayed. American flags visible on stands on sidewalks. People visible walking on sidewalks. Automobiles parked along…
Livery Arts Center
Exterior view of the Livery Arts Center on Palm Street in Ventura. Murals cover the street-facing walls of the building. Metal gate at entrance is opened and a truck is parked in the entrance. Sign on side of entrance reads, "The Livery Arts Center…
San Buenaventura, 1875
A view of early San Buenaventura taken from the hills behind Poli Street, with the back of the Mission visible on the left side of the view. Center of view shows area where the Museum of Ventura County is located (at time of cataloging, 2025).…
Northside of Main Street, 1876
View of the northside of Main Street in Ventura, near Palm Street. Shows the Jones and Hall Livery Stable and hay yard. Crowd of people outside livery entrance. Horse and cart with driver in center of view. Second horse and two carts also visible.…
Ventura from Hills Looking Along Chestnut Street
View of Ventura from hills, looking down Chestnut Street towards the ocean. Dirt road and field in foreground, with a young child standing along a wire fence.
Ventura (Pier, etc.)
Bird's eye view of downtown Ventura taken from above the ocean, near Ventura Pier. Foothills and downtown Ventura are visible in background, beyond beach. "Ventura" in white, curved font.
[Card Source, The National Publishing Inc., V001].
[Card Source, The National Publishing Inc., V001].
Downtown Ventura
Aerial view of Ventura, looking south towards the ocean. Shows downtown Ventura with pier, Main Street, 101 Highway, and beaches visible. Ocean waves breaking on shorelines. Upper left shows Pierpont and Ventura Harbor area in distance. Far…
Ventura Clocktower Inn & Mission San Buenaventura
Bird's-eye view of downtown Ventura. Shows Santa Clara St. and Palm St., Ventura Avenue area visible is upper left corner. In middle view is San Buenaventura Mission and Clock Tower Inn. Left side shows Mission Park and Albinger Archaeological…
Bob Stuarts Ventura Toys Storefront
Nighttime exterior view of Bob Stuarts Ventura Toys store located in the 200 block of E. Main Street. Products visible through windows. Store signage is illuminated. Parking meters along sidewalk.
Cal Worthington Dodge Agency
Exterior view of Cal Worthington Dodge Agency at corner of Main Street and Ventura Avenue. Shows storefront and drive-in entrance.
Weatherly Motor Company
Exterior, frontal view of Weatherly Motor Company at 52 E. Main Street in Ventura. Shows storefront and headlight station 92. Sign for Dodge Plymouth on top of building. Two automobiles parked in front.
Weatherly Motor Company
Exterior view of Weatherly Motor Company at 52 E. Main Street in Ventura. Shows storefront with automobile visible through windows. Signs for Dodge Plymouth on top of building and painted on side. Portion of adjacent building and side parking lot…
Golden Gate Saloon Exterior
Exterior of the Golden Gate Saloon on Main Street west of Oak Street, owned by Lagomarsino and Varoy. A group of five men stand by the entrance of the saloon, one man wearing a long apron around is waist and one wearing work overalls, others wearing…
Ysoardy Building
View of a long one-story building, with group of people standing on the porch for a group picture. Library records indicate, "Bakery and Saloon of Ysoardy where now stands Palace Hotel across from mission." Main Street visible in the foreground.…
Aerial View of U.S. Route 101 in Downtown Ventura
Color aerial view of the downtown Ventura area, looking south. U.S. Route 101 is prominent in the image, running at a diagonal from the upper right corner to the center bottom of the image. Ventura Pier, Thompson Boulevard, Santa Clara Street, Main…
View of Ventura
View of Ventura taken from the hill behind the Mission. Principally between Palm and Oak Streets, lumber yard is about 150 feet east of the Mission.
View of Ventura
A view of Ventura from the hill behind the Mission.
Library records include note: "Mission in foreground, Santa Clara House at far right. Court house is about in center, surrounded by trees, only the roof visible. This picture is probably later…
Library records include note: "Mission in foreground, Santa Clara House at far right. Court house is about in center, surrounded by trees, only the roof visible. This picture is probably later…
View of Ventura Residential District
View of Ventura, looking southeast from a hilltop. First street ahead is Oak Street. Cacti visible on hilltop. Pacific Ocean is visible to the right.
Library records include note: "The Ventura Library was first located 1874-75 on the second floor…
Library records include note: "The Ventura Library was first located 1874-75 on the second floor…
Bird's Eye View of Main and Palm Streets, July 4 Parade
Bird's eye view from Main and Palm Streets of the Fourth of July Parade in Ventura. Spectators are standing along the street and in storefronts, horse-drawn carriages and horses in the street.