Olivas Adobe, 1977
Olivas Adobe (Ventura, Calif.)
Adobe houses--California
Front exterior view of Olivas Adobe, a two story building, showing hanging baskets hung along the roofs of the two porches on the first and second floors.
Roe, Tom
Tom Roe Collection, 1991
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1977
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12.7 x 12.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
19994
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Tram Wheels Sign at Hueneme Historical Museum
Horse-drawn rail cars
Horse-drawn rail cars--Wheels
Historical museums
Signs and signboards
Closeup view of tram wheels that were uncovered in 1975, along with a sign describing the historic use of trams in Hueneme. Sign and tram wheels are located on the outside of the Hueneme Historical Museum.
Unknown
David W. Hill, 1989
Museum of Ventura County
1979
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17.8 x 12.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16677
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)
Pansy Brewster in Fancy Cloak With Flowers in Hair
Brewster, Pansy Augusta
Sepia toned full studio portrait of Pansy Brewster, side view. She is dressed in a light colored lacy dress with shawl or cloak with collar and furry fringe. She wears her hair up with flowers in it. There is a fur in the foreground and a studio backdrop consisting of tall flowers and trees.
Brewster, John Calvin
Dana Teague Collection, 2008
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900
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Portrait, Full
9.6 x 13.9 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
38371
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Pansy Augusta Brewster, Age 21
Brewster, Pansy Augusta
Sepia toned full side view portrait of Pansy Augusta Brewster at approximately age 21. Pansy is sitting in a chair, holding two roses, and appears to be examining them. Pansy wears her hair in a Gibson Girl hairstyle and is wearing long gloves and a light colored dress.
Brewster, John Calvin
Dana Teague Collection, 2008
Museum of Ventura County
1900-1901
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Portrait, Full
16.5 x 21.5 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
38367
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura High School Graduation, Class of 1891
High school graduates
Ventura High School (Ventura, Calif.)
Group photo of seven young men and women pose sitting and standing in formal dresses and suits. The women are carrying bouquets and wearing corsages, and all hold large diplomas. A garland of flowers lays in front of the group.
Students are (l-r):
Standing: Mr. Stratton, Grace Bean, Josie Livingston
Seated: Agnes Selby, Mary Linn, Frances Bellah, Edgar Shaw
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1891
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Portrait, Group
25.25 x 20.25 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
819
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ruth Ruiz - Age 8
Ruiz, Ruth M.
Full portrait of Ruth M. Ruiz at age eight leaning against an ornate wooden chair. She is wearing a light colored dress with dark stockings and booths. She has ribbons in her hair in the pigtail fashion. A studio backdrop of a concrete wall and flowers is visible behind Ruth and the photograph is bordered by a black Artistic Portraits frame.
Slade, A. H.
Alice Ruiz Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900s
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Portrait, Full
Black and white negative
English
Image
30407 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Lucy V. Ruiz - Age 6
Elwell, Lucy V. Ruiz
Full portrait of Lucy V. Ruiz at age six standing in front of a painted backdrop of a concrete wall with flowers growing around it. She is wearing a white dress with dark stockings and boots. The photograph is bordered by a black Artistic Portraits frame.
Slade, A. H.
Alice Ruiz Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1890s
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Portrait, Full
Black and white negative
English
Image
30404 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Lucy Ruiz - Victorian Dress
Ruiz, Lucy, 1875-1950
Figure portrait of Lucy Ruiz from the knees up in a white frilly Victorian dress and matching floral hat. Lucy is standing straight with her hands in her pockets and her head looking diagonally to the right. Lucy Ruiz was the tenth child of Gabriel and Rafaela Ruiz. Born March 2 1875; died November 19 1950 in Los Angeles at 75 years of age.
Unknown
Alice Ruiz Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1890s
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Portrait, Three-quarters
Black and white negative
English
Image
30385 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Roses and Morning Glories
Roses
Morning glories
Closeup image of roses and morning glories in a garden. Flowers appear to be growing on a fence or trellis. Photo is mounted.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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21.5 x 13.3 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
993 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Pedro Ruiz Wedding Photo
Ruiz, Pedro
Weddings
Group portrait from the wedding of Pedro Ruiz. The bride and groom are seated. He is wearing a dark suit with a white lapel flower, she is wearing a white dress, a lace head covering and holding flowers. There are two women and two men standing behind the bride and groom. Both women are wearing light colored dresses, lace head coverings and holding flowers. Both men are wearing dark suits with a white lapel flower. Everyone is looking straight at the viewer.
Unknown
A. G. Real Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Group
Black and white negative
English
Image
27698 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
John Inadomi Funeral Service
Inadomi family
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Bardsdale Cemetery
Inadomi, Yoshiharu
Inadomi, John
Inadomi, Chiyeko
Inadomi, Manuel K.
Inadomi, Anna
Machida, Thomas
Inadomi, Midori
This image shows the Inadomi family gathered at the Bardsdale Cemetary for a funeral service for John Inadomi.
From left-right: John Inadomi, Chiyeko Inadomi (child), Manuel K. Inadomi, Yoshiharu Inadomi (child), Mrs. John Inadomi, Taduko Inadomi (child), Monda Inadomi, Anna Inadomi, Reverend Thomas Machida, unidentified man, unidentified woman holding Midori Inadomi.
Unknown
Inadomi Family Collection, 1995
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white negative
English
Image
28446 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Bardsdale (Calif.)
Wataru and Shizue Tagami Wedding
Tagami family
Buddhist Church of Oxnard
Weddings
This image is a group portrait of the attendees at the wedding of Wataru and Shizue Tagami. The portrait is taken inside the Buddhist Church of Oxnard. Attendees and wedding party sit or stand around the bride and groom who are in the center. Girl on far left, front, is Reverend Masanuga's daughter.
Unknown
Kato Family Collection, 1995
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1936
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Portrait, Group
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
28244
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Guadalupe De La Rosa Standing By a Grave
Cemeteries
De La Rosa, Guadalupe Villa
Guadalupe De La Rosa standing by the grave of her child (?) at Maria Natividad Arroyo in Santa Paula. The grave is marked with a large cross and adorned with many flowers.
Unknown
John De La Rosa Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1927
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Black and white negative
English
Image
27979 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Decorated for Hobson-Hoffman Wedding
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Ventura, Calif.)
Weddings
Interior view of St. Paul's Church in Ventura decorated with flowers, ribbons and/or tulle for the marriage of Edith May Hobson and Walter Henry Hoffman Jr. Shows the center aisle of the church leading up to the altar with the decorated pews in view.
Unknown
Katherine H. Haley Collection, 1989
Museum of Ventura County
1914-10-02
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17142
17144
12.5 x 17.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
17143
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Decorated for Hobson-Hoffman Wedding
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Ventura, Calif.)
Weddings
Interior view of St. Paul's Church in Ventura decorated with flowers, ribbons and/or tulle for the marriage of Edith May Hobson and Walter Henry Hoffman Jr. Shows a close up view of the altar.
Unknown
Katherine H. Haley Collection, 1989
Museum of Ventura County
1914-10-02
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17143
17144
13 x 7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
17142
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Reverend and Mrs. Kusaburo
Baba, Kusaraba, Reverend
Couples--California--Portraits
Japanese American families
The image shows Reverend and Mrs. Kusaburo Baba on the occasion of his 77th birthday. The couple is standing together as they pose outside a white building, probably the Japanese Methodist Church in Oxnard. Mrs. Baba holds a cluster of flowing branches. This is a full exterior daylight portrait.
Unknown
Kiyomi Yanaginuma Collection, 1995
Museum of Ventura County
1933-02-26
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25.3 x 20.3 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
28985
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
First M.E. Church Ventura
Methodist Episcopal Church
Interior of First M.E. Church in Ventura with floral decorations.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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12 x 19.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
321
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
M.E. Church, Easter 1895
Methodist Episcopal Church
Interior view of flower decorated crosses and communion table. Stained glass windows also visible.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1895
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11 x 19 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
320
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Bonita McFarland in Dahlia Garden
McFarland, Bonita C.
Dahlias
Bonita McFarland stands within a dahlia garden, with flowers reaching her knees and hips. She is wearing a striped dress and holding a dahlia while looking at the camera. Photo location is McFarland Ranch in Oxnard. Photo has a decorative border.
Unknown
Temple-McFarland Collection, 1995
Museum of Ventura County
1932 July
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7.2 x 10 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
28456
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Matilija Poppies
Plants--Poppies
Botanical illustration of Matilija Poppies, a native Californian flower. Four blooms are depicted in front of a neutral background. Each has white petals, which have a crepe paper like appearance, loosely surrounding large, round clusters of stamens, each on a thin stem with petite, spade-shaped leaves and unopened pods.
Caption: "13194 MATILIJA POPPIES, CALIF."
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" Card), 13194]
Detroit Publishing Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20065 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
California State School for Girls, Ventura, Cal.
Schools--Ventura School for Girls
Landscape image of the California State School for Girls from a distance. Several buildings are visible along the base of rolling hillsides. A Model T vehicle drives along a winding road in the foreground, cutting through a field of flowers.
Caption: "CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA."
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art, Chicago, Ill.), A83619]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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20176 PC
21014 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20056 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Poinsettia Flower
Floriculture
Plants--Poinsettia
Color illustration of the blooming head of a poinsettia flower. In the center are its small flowers, framed by its voluminous red bracts.
Caption: "Poinsettia Flower."
Script: "Miss Arneill."
[Rieder, M., Publ., Los Angeles, Cal., 703]
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20042 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Portrait of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd
Shepherd, Theodosia Burr, 1845-1906
Horticulturists
Women--California--Portraits
A posed portrait bust of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd. She is in profile view of the camera. Taken from Theodosia B. Shepherd's book, <a href="http://m94040.eos-intl.net/M94040/library/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=433467" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Descriptive Catalogue, Flowers, Plants Seeds, Bulbs</em></a>. <br /><br />Typed text on bottom reads, "Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd." <br /><br />Theodosia B. Shepherd was born October 14, 1845 in Keosauqua, Iowa. She was a pioneer and leader of the California flower cultivation and hybridization industry. She died September 6, 1906 in Ventura, California.
Unknown
1982
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Bust
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8588
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Silver Spruce Motel
Ventura--Buildings--Motels
Image of the "Silver Spruce Motel on Highway 101 -- Ventura, California." A single car is in the parking lot, and shrubbery and flowers line the sides of the motel. The signage says: "Motel Silver Spruce Vacancy TV It's new! Just open! free Radios Welcome." Buildings, trees, and mountains are visible in the background. The finding aid states that the owners and managers are Fred and Frances Bergman.
[Mellinger Studios, Altadena, Calif., 87473]
Mellinger Studios
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
21185 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Santa Paula Flower Fields
Agriculture
Floriculture
Plants--Flowers
Photograph of bright yellow, pink, orange, and green flower fields in Santa Paula. Utility lines, a few small buildings, and mountains are in the background.
[Western Publ., Los Angeles, Calif., Curteicholor, J-28; 7CK-2754]
Western Publ.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
21167 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)