Two views showing Frankie Umbro playing an accordion and kneeling in front of Orpha Foster (right) and Marie Louise Canet. Orpha wears a heather-weave dress and jacket, and a black pillbox hat. Marie wears a patterned dress. Taken at the California…
Outdoor scene showing a woman and child holding hands and standing on a beach near Rincon. Woman wearing dark skirt, light shirtwaist, and a brimmed hat. Child wearing checked dress. Group of woman and two children partially visible on left edge.…
View of a Chinese man standing on a porch. He is posed with one hand on a closed umbrella. He leans his other hand he holds a flower bloom and leans his arm on a freestanding emblem or embossed display of an eagle. Small table with vase of flowers in…
Portrait of a Chinese man identified as a worker at Dudley Ranch in Ventura. He wears a brimmed hat and western-style suit jacket and waistcoat. He looks directly towards the viewer with a slight smile.
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Close up portrait of Hank Brokaw at the Ventura…
Seated portrait of photographer John Calvin Brewster. Brewster sits sideways on a chair with one leg crossed over the other, and an arm resting on the back of the chair. Brewster wears a thick coat and brimmed hat. He looks directly at the viewer.
Outdoor scene of Lydia Sexton Hearn holding baby Virginia Hearne. Lydia stands in front of an automobile parked on grassy field. Lydia wears a dark skirt and coat, and a large hat. Virginia is dressed in white gown.
Outdoor scene showing Bonita McFarland holding her three-month old son, Thomas B. McFarland, Jr. Bonita is wearing a light-colored dress and a sunhat. Baby Thomas is swaddled in a white blanket. Both smile at the viewer. Tree in background.
Outdoor scene showing Bonita McFarland holding her infant son, Thomas B. McFarland, Jr. Bonita is wearing a light-colored dress and a sunhat. Baby Thomas is swaddled in a white blanket. Bushes or hedges on both sides.
Shows Reverend J. P. Ralston on left, wearing a long, dark coat, bowler hat. He has a chest-length, greying beard. On the right is a woman wearing a dark dress and embellished hat. She holds a baby wrapped in white blankets in her arms. They are…
Polaroid of an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura, showing Chumash elder, Vincent Tumamait standing and looking towards camera. Vincent wears a brown vest over white shirt, gray trousers, and a "cowboy" hat. He also wears a bolo tie and…
Outdoor scene of an unidentified woman crouched down and feeding a squirrel from her hand. She wears a long, thick coat and a brimmed hat with feather. A door and rock wall behind them.
Outdoor scene showing Carmen Camarillo as a young woman. She holds a bottle of champagne in one hand and a large bouquet in the other. She wears a light dress and a straw hat.
Museum records indicate that this photo was taken during a ceremonial…
Outdoor scene showing Adolfo Camarillo sitting in a small horse-drawn cart. Spotted pony or small horse is pulling the cart. House visible in background.
Outdoor scene showing a group of two men and two women standing in front of a parked automobile. From left to right: Isabel Camarillo, Charles Donlon, Laura Donlon, and Adolfo Camarillo.
Library records include note on individuals' death dates:…
Group photo of several woman and a young girl outside holding bouquets of wildflowers, including poppies. Three women are seated in an open-sided carriage. Four women and a girl stand in front of the carriage. Two unidentified women stand on the back…
Photo of two men and woman standing in front of automobile and residential buildings. Woman is wearing furs. Man on left is E.W. Daily. Man in middle holding two round items, one in each hand.
Outdoor photo of Daily family grouping under trees. Some family members in hammock. Three couples standing in front of barn. Scene is on E.W. Daily property with family members in photo.