Monumental Hose Co. Parade with New Pump
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Parades--California--Ventura
Bird's eye view of a parade on Main Street, looking west from Palm Street. A float shaped like a ship, marching band, flags, and other miscellaneous floats are visible. The San Buenaventura Mission and Ayer's Hotel are visible in the background. Main Street is unpaved in the image.
Library records indicate "Monumental Hose Co., Ventura's first volunteer Fire Brigadeon parade with new pump" and "Adobe of Juan Sanchez 1874."
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1876
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7650
Black and white photograph
13 x 8.5 cm
English
Image
920
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
The Glen Tavern, Santa Paula
Santa Paula--Buildings--Hotels--Glen Tavern Inn
A view of the Glen Tavern taken from across the street. A multi-story building with half-timbered and wood panel facade. Palm trees and street lampposts are visible. There are two American flags flying from poles on the building's roof.
Caption: The Glen Tavern, Santa Paula, Calif. on Scenic Inland Route Between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara
[Tichnor Art Company, L.A., 138009]
Tichnor Art Company
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20162 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Arnaz School Near Ventura, Ventura Co., Cal.
Schools--Arnaz
Hand-colored photographic postcard. Students of various ages and teachers are posing for a picture in front of the Arnaz School. The girls and women are wearing dresses. Most of the boys appear to be wearing bib-style overalls. The white clapboard school building has green shingle roofing and several double-hung windows are visible. There is a large tree near the building with many other trees and hillside vegetation in the surrounding area. An American flag is visible.
Caption: Arnaz School Near Ventura, Ventura Co., Cal.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, 1915; Slogan: "On The Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3100 and A16532]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20142 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula, Calif.
Banks
Santa Paula--Buildings--Bank--Citizen State
A street view of the two-story Citizens State Bank building, located on Main Street in Santa Paula. The building has an arched entry and ornate ironwork over two windows facing Main Street. American flags mounted on poles line the sidewalks on Main as well as a side street. Brick and stone, or stone-faced, buildings are visible. Cars and a pickup truck are parked on the streets. Lampposts for street lighting line both streets. Mountains are visible in the background.
Caption: Santa Paula Calif.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1940s
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20137 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Cavalry Unit at the Ventura County Fair
Cavalry
Cavalry horses
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Snapshot of a cavalry unit on the track at the Ventura County Fair in 1927. The unit is in uniform and one man at the front is holding a US flag and another man holds another flag (unidentified). Some spectators can be seen at right of the image along the fencing around the track infield.
Unknown
1983
Museum of Ventura County
1927
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11.7 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8973
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
May Davison Riding in Float
Neville, May Davison
Parade floats
Fourth of July celebrations
May Davison (Mrs. Jack Neville) rides in a float along with a man in what appears to be a sailor suit and cap. May Davison holds an umbrella. The float is a car decorated with flowers and shrubbery that is made out to look like a boat. A US flag hangs in the back of the car/boat/float and a flag that says "Old Glory" hangs in the front. Parked cars and houses visible in the background.
Dingman
Museum of Ventura County
1913-07-04
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21.8 x 15.4 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
3206
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Sisquoc Rangers Holding Flags
Hunters
Six men pose on a large boulder with rifles and flags. The men hold their hats in hand. They are part of the Sisquoc Rangers, a hunting group. One flag reads "Sisquoc Rangers" and another flag is a US flag.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1900
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Portrait, Group
10.5 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
3045
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Stagecoach Inn, 1942
Stagecoach Inn
Red cross (Symbol)
Exterior front view of the Stagecoach Inn in Newbury Park. Building appears to be in disrepair. There is a US flag and a Red Cross flag hanging from the front porch. Note on photo reads "Stage Coach Inn Taken 1942."
Unknown
Donated by: Miss Hays
Museum of Ventura County
1942
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7390
20.5 x 25.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7387
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Parade Float, Fillmore May Festival
Parade floats
Parades
Children
Parade float carrying three children for the annual Fillmore May Festival/Cinco de Mayo parade in 1928. The float has a large ball and one girl sits on the ball while two older children, a girl and a boy, stand on either side of the ball. There are flags adorning the edges of the float.
Unknown
Mary Sanchez Rios Collection, 1999
Museum of Ventura County
1928-05-05
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Black and white negative
English
Image
31696 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Sketch of a Clipper Ship
Robinson, Richard, 1817-1896
Clipper ships
Sketch of a clipper ship Richard Robinson built in 1854 by W. Stetson & Co. The sketch shows a black and white drawing of a three-masted ship on the waves. A banner reading: R. Robinson is flying from the middle mast of the ship. A smaller ship is in the background.
Museum records indicate that it was captained by Richard Robinson who, in 1873 moved to Ventura, CA and purchased land in the Santa Ana and Upper Ojai areas.
Unknown
Donated by: Shirley Robinson (Mrs. Wesley L.) Bliss, 1982
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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12.5 x 18 cm
Black and White Illustration
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8447
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Walter Hoffman at Ventura County Historical Museum Ground Breaking
Hoffman, Walter W.
Ventura County Historical Museum
Walter W. Hoffman, wearing a suit, tie, and sunglasses, stands outdoors at a podium with a rendition of the Ventura County Historical museum in front of the podium. He is addressing an unseen crowd in front of him at the ground breaking ceremony for the museum. At his right is a flag and at his left a shovel leans against the podium.
Unknown
Bob Pfeiler, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1976
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Color Photograph
9 x 12.5 cm
English
Image
15725
California
Ventura (Calif.)
Oxnard High School Graduation, 1939
Takasugi, Nao, 1922-2009
Speeches, addresses, etc., English
This image shows Nao Takasugi delivering the valedictorian address to the Oxnard High School class of 1939. This event took place on the athletic field at the High School. The school band can be seen in the orchestra pit below the elevated stage. Family and friends are visible seated in the stadium stands, facing the stage. This is a full view exterior group photo.
Unknown
Nao and Judy Takasugi Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
1939
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20.3 x 25.4 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
27904
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
New York Giants Visit Oxnard
New York Giants (Baseball team)
Baseball players
Parades
Bird's eye view looking south on A Street in Oxnard at a parade scene when the New York Giants came to town, circa 1911. The players appear to be walking in front of and alongside a decorated horse-drawn carriage. The carriage is followed by two more decorated horse-drawn carriages or wagons.
Unknown
Madeline Miedema Collection, 1990
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1911
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12 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
18339
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Priest Speaks to a Crowd
Crowds
Priests
Speeches, addresses, etc., English
An unidentified priest speaks to a large crowd from a podium draped with a U.S. flag in front of Lehmann & Waterman Office building in Oxnard. There are people sitting in the windowsills and leaning out of windows of the building's second floor.
Unknown
1990
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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12.5 x 16.1 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
17904
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ventura Police Boys' Club with Chief of Police Thomas W. Neel and Sgt. Anthony Natale
Ventura (Calif.) Police Department Boys' Club
Group photo of the Ventura Police Boys' Club posing with Chief of Police Thomas W. Neel (under the flag) and Sgt. Anthony Natale (at right). It is taken in front of Bath House. The boys are dressed in uniforms and hats and they are holding a banner that reads "Ventura Police Boys' Club" with a star in the center.
Unknown
1984
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1939-1940
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9.8 x 16.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
10701
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
County Fair Grounds at Seaside Park, Ventura
Fairs--Ventura County--1920s
Far view of County Fair Grounds at Seaside Park in Ventura. Appears to be a view from the grass in the middle of the horse track. The grandstand with spectators is in view on the right and a few horses are visible on the left. Grass in foreground, fair rides including a ferris wheel in background. Caption at top reads: "1322: County Fair Grounds at Seaside Park, Ventura, Calif."
[Kashower Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 18316; 1322]
Kashower, M. Co.
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1920s
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
21455 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Oxnard City Hall
Oxnard--Buildings--City Hall
Oxnard City Hall with the straight path leading up to it through a lawn and garden in the foreground. The water tower is in the background. A person walks on the path. There are palm trees in the distance and shadows of palm trees cast on the city hall. There is a flagpole with an American flag in front of the building.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, 46, Calif., H1318 & 19640]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20824 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ventura Community Memorial Hospital
Hospitals
Street view of Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura. Two cars are parked on the street. In front of the hospital is a lawn with trees and shrubbery and a US flag on a flagpole.
[Henry McGrew Printing of Kansas City, Mo. (Photo by Bob Pieser Photography, Ventura, California), Community Memorial Hospital]
Bob Pieser Photography
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20771 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Plaza Park, the Poinsettia City
Parks--Plaza
Ventura--Views
View of a sidewalk that cuts through Plaza Park in Ventura. View is from the corner of Thompson Blvd. and Fir St. Running the edge of the intersection are two rows of short bushes with orange flowers, one row on each side. Various trees dot the lawn of the plaza, and several smaller, winding walkways shoot off from the one cutting through. Duplicate of 22701 PC.
[Kashower, M. Co., Los Angeles, California, 1203 & 31727]
Kashower, M. Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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22701 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20657 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Oxnard Public Library
Oxnard--Buildings--Libraries
A large, white, classical-style building with columns and triangular ends. Massive pine trees sit at the corners of the building, obscuring the view somewhat. An American flag on a flagpole sits on the lawn.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood 46, Calif., H1319 &19641]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20651 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Oxnard High School
Schools--Oxnard--Oxnard High School
A two-story grey building sits seemingly by itself on a dirt road. An American flag on a tall flapole sits out front.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: San Diego, Panama, California Exposition; Slogan:"On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3094 & A16526]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20534 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Grammar School, Oxnard
Schools--Oxnard--Grammar Schools
A cream-colored building with a red roof and columns around the front entrance on a street corner. A flagpole with an American flag stands in the lawn surrounding the schoolhouse.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-80123]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20519 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Entrance to Sulphur Mt. Springs Near Santa Paula
Health Resorts--Sulphur Mountain Springs
Sulphur Mountain Springs
A square wooden arch with Sulphur Mt. Springs in white on a black background. Above it is a smaller sign that says 'automobiles slow down'. The left-hand leg of the arch as two US flags, one above the other, and the right-hand leg has one, with a sign above it that says 'stage coach entrance'. The arch is over a road lined with trees and grass, and down the road are a group of people looking in the direction of the viewer. On the right a long brown building is visible through the trees.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-67982]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20511 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ventura Police Department Personnel Group Photo
Police
Law enforcement
Group photo - Ventura Police Dept. personnel in formation, May 1967. They are in a lot next to the police department. Two men stand on top of the police department building watching from above. A billboard is in the background, left, partially reads: Stamp Out Crime, Cooperate with Your Law Enforcement Officers.
Unknown
1985
Museum of Ventura County
1967 May
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Portrait, Group
12.8 x 17.3 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
11321
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Co. "H" State Militia
United States--Militia
Co. "H" State Militia off to Spanish War in front of Armory Hall. Uniformed men stand at attention. Duplicate photo with caption naming men in photo: 2035 OS
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1898
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2035 OS
Sepia photograph
19.3 x 10.8 cm
English
Image
5323
California
Ventura County (Calif.)