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Ventura - Main St., 1930
Looking at Main Street westward from the front of the library. Many hotels and businesses in are in view. Many cars parked along the street and man cars are driving in the street. Two images, one is zoomed closer in.
Two Ladies in Front of Oak Street Store in Ventura
Two women in floor length long sleeve blouses and floor length skirts stand under a covered sidewalk in front of a store that appears to be a dress shop. Sign on window behind them reads "fashionable dressmaking." Window lettering behind them reads…
Tico Adobe
Old Ventura Residence, Tico adobe on corner of Main Street and Spruce.
Three Palm Trees
Image shows three date palm trees standing in the San Buenaventura Mission orchard in early Ventura, CA. Originally there were four Arabian date palm trees in the orchard, which is in present day (2022) Mission Park. A man stands next to one of the…
Theodosia B. Shepherd's Gardens
View from above of Theodosia Burr Shepherd's gardens. Houses in the background, as well as a large hotel, possibly the Rose Hotel.
The Mission Church, 1866
Oval photograph of San Buenaventura Mission Church with 6 people in front. Hills can be seen in the background.
Taft Hotel and California Street
View facing north up California St. from the corner of Santa Clara St. Taft Hotel seen in photo, located at 695 California St. Other businesses include Astor Hotel, Hotel Ventura, Heavens the Cleaners, and Security National Bank. Writing on photo…
Survey of Part of Rancho Ex Mission Tract 1
Map of survey of part of Rancho Ex-Mission Tract No. 1 made for Mrs. Augusta Rodriquez. Shows Park Row Tract, Dubbers Tract and Fix Tract. Shows portions of Ventura Avenue, Park Row Avenue, Olive Street, and Garden Place. Shows properties belonging…
Survey of Part of Lot 4 Block 60 City of San Buenaventura
Southern Counties Gas Company map showing Survey of part of Lot 4, Block 60, City of San Buenaventura. Shows a portion of East Main Street and California Street and an easement for right of way alley and turning ground purposes. Shows the location of…
Survey of Lots 7, 8, 9 Simpson Tract, City of San Buenaventura
Map showing survey of Lots 7, 8, and 9 of Simpson Tract, City of San Buenaventura. Made for Emilio Lagomarsino. Shows portions of Prospect Street, Center Street, Simpson Street, the west line of Ventura Avenue, and the east line of Olive Street. Also…
Survey of Lots 2 and 3, City of San Buenaventura
Black line map showing survey of parts of Lots 2 and 3 of Hines and Brooks Subdivision of Block 61, City of San Buenaventura. Made for Union National Bank. Shows portions of Main Street, California Street, and Chestnut Street.
Survey of Lots 1 and 2, Mission-Palm Subdivision, City of San Buenaventura
Map of parts of Lots 1 and 2 of the Mission-Palm Subdivision, City of San Buenaventura. Showing survey for Marie Klimer. Shows portions of Santa Clara Street and Colombo Street, and an easement on the Mission-Palm Subdivision.
Survey of Lot 2 Block 46, City of Ventura
Map of part of Lot 2 Block 46, City of San Buenaventura, Ventura County, Calif. Showing Survey for Ernest Eastwood. Shows Lots 1-4 of Block 46, and portions of Santa Clara Street, Oak Street, Main Street, and Palm Street.
Survey of Block 61, City of Ventura
Map of part of Block 61 City of San Buenaventura, Ventura County, Calif. Showing Survey made for A. G. Wood. Shows portions of Chestnut Street, Main Street, Poli Street, California Street, the Hines and Brooks Subdivision, and lands belonging to Emma…
Street View of Ventura
First City Hall and the library built by the city of Ventura. Located on Main Street and California Street looking West on Main Street. Buildings can be seen on either side of the dirt road.
Street Scene, Ventura, Cal.
A view looking west on Main Street from the intersection with California Street. City Hall is on the northwest corner and a bank building is on the southwest corner. Pedestrians and horse buggies are visible in the street. The streets are unpaved.…
Souvenir, Ventura, California, 1913
A black-and-white collage of prominent sites in Ventura: the plaza, San Buenaventura Mission, the courthouse, a new bridge (Ventura River Bridge), an aerial shot of a residential area, and a "surf scene" of a beach.
[Photos by Dingman]
[Photos by Dingman]
South Side of Main Street
Street view of the south side Main Street from California St. to Chestnut St. A drug store is on the corner with a large Coca-Cola advertisement. Next to that is a taller building with what appears to be a clocktower. Other buildings can be seen as…
South Side of 400 Block of Main Street
Street view of the south side of the 400 block of Main Street. Various brick buildings with signage can be seen along the street. Automobiles are parked in front of some buildings. White store front is Hobson Bros. Packing Company.
Snapshot of Main Street, Ventura
Snapshot of automobiles and people on Main Street, Ventura. Many storefronts visible.
Schiappa Pietra Home and Mission Buildings
Bird's eye view of the Schiappa Pietra, or Schiappapietra, home and San Buenaventura Mission buildings taken from hills behind the mission just northeast of the mission. The back of the Schiappa Pietra home on Santa Clara Street visible on left of…
Santa Clara House Hotel
Exterior view of Santa Clara House, a two story hotel, with people standing and sitting on its front covered porch and on the second floor balcony. Two signs reading "Santa Clara House" are visible and two windows on the first floor read "Bakery."
Santa Clara House
Exterior view of the front of Santa Clara House with a group of men standing along the porch and four women and a child standing on the balcony. Some are identified as follows: Extreme right- E. M. Jones; 3rd from right, Dr. Isbell; 4th from right,…
San Buenaventura, Cal., 1877: Being a "Birds Eye" View of Downtown Ventura
Bird's eye view of Ventura in 1877, with a view "From the Bay, Looking North" as written along the bottom of the map. Ships, wharf, beach, Poli Street, Downtown Ventura, Ventura Avenue, and mountains in image.
[Notes: Lithograph by A. L. Bancroft…
[Notes: Lithograph by A. L. Bancroft…
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).…