Opening of Maricopa Highway
California Highway 33 (Calif.)
Women
Special events
Six young women dressed in bathing suits and high heels pose in front of a sign at the opening of Maricopa Highway [California State Route 33]. A crowd of people is visible on the left side of the image. Motorcycles are visible in background. Sign reads, "Ventura extends a welcome to the people of San Joaquin Valley," and shows two hands holding a ribbon stretched at a diagonal across the sign.
Note: Museum records indicate that three of the women are Ruby Bounds [Peirano], Nell Haley [Bates], and Margaret Aneel.
Unknown
Nick Peirano Collection, 1987
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1930
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Black and white photograph
10.4 x 18 cm
English
Image
13853
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Parade along C Street, Men on Motorcycles
Motorcyclists
Parades
C Street (Oxnard, Calif.)
Seven men on motorcycles riding along C Street parade. Man on the far right has what looks like a banner or sign covering the front lights of the motorcycle but is unreadable. Image taken in front of residential homes, St. Joseph's Institute visible in the background of the homes. People watch the parades from both sides of the street. 1920s style car parked in the foreground with driver watching the parade. Image taken between 4th and 5th Streets.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1920s
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
26499, 26500, 26501, 26502, 26503, 26505, 26506, 26508, 26509, 26510, 26511, 26512, 26513, 26514, 26515, 26516, 26517
10.2 x 13.0 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26507
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Fillmore Fire Department and Chief of Police Group Photo
Hume, Earl
Fillmore Fire Department
Police chiefs
Fire fighters
Moisling family
Group photo of Fillmore Fire Department fire fighters in and around a firetruck. One little boy sits on the firetruck as well. Chief of Police Earl Hume is on a motorcycle parked next to the firetruck. All face the viewer. According to library records, third from left is Carl Moisling and second from right is George Moisling.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1922
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Portrait, Group
18 x 12.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8866
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Captain Howard E. Marsh, California Highway Patrol
Marsh, Howard E.
California. Department of the California Highway Patrol.
Traffic police
Full portrait of Captain Howard E. Marsh, California Highway Patrol, Ventura. He stands beside a motorcycle with a stretch of road and a hill or mountain in the background. He wears his uniform and smiles at the viewer.
Unknown
1986
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1940
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Portrait, Full
34.8 x 24 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
12799 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Police Department Group Photo
Ventura (Calif.) Police Department.
Police
Ventura Police Department officers standing in a row, with three sitting on chairs in a row in front. They are on a lawn in front of a building. Three motorcycles are parked in in a row in front of sitting officers.
One copy is damaged and a second copy is digitally enhanced by W.P. Photographs Inc.
Unknown
Donated by: Craig Held, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1940
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
21.5 x 28 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
30550
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Santa Barbara Motorcycle Club Meeting at La Conchita del Mar
Motorcycle clubs
Beach scene crowded with cars, people walking and standing around, and motorcycles. Ocean is in the background. Meeting of the Santa Barbara Motorcycle Club in 1925.
Ames, Forrest
Rutledge A. Mills Collection ("Courtesy of James G. Mills"), 1995
Museum of Ventura County
1925
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
28666
28667
7 x 11.3 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
28665
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
La Conchita (Calif.)
Police Officer Seated on Motorcycle
Motorcycle police
A police officer seated on a motorcycle. Writing in corner reads, "To my pal Bernie with best wishes for the New Year and a Merry Christmas. Rex."
Two copies available, one sepia and one black and white.
Unknown
1992
Museum of Ventura County
No date
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
20.3 x 25.3 cm
Sepia photograph
Black and white photograph
English
Image
25318
California
Ventura County (Calif.)