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View from Mountains of Simi Valley, 1904
Birds eye view, writing on bottom center states: "A view from the mountains of Simi Valley. Showing Oak Grove & 2500 acres of grain." Four hunters are also present in the photo.

The Footills Hotel, Nordhoff Postcard
A three-story brown hotel sits against a hill with mountains behind it. The first story is covered with a plant with pink flowers that climbs up to the roof at the edges of the building. A sloping lawn extends from the front. It's dotted with trees,…

Conejo Grade Postcard
A winding paved road going down a mountain, part of which has been cut away to accomodate it. Below it is a sprawling green valley with one large hill near the bottom of the road that stretches all the way towards a range of purple mountains in the…

Oak Ridge Oil Field Postcard
A road cuts through a rocky mountainside, and in the background is the Oak Ridge Oil Field and Santa Paula. Two duplicate postcards--one is typed, not postmarked and bears no date, while the other is postmarked August 6, 1926 and addressed to Mr.…

Conejo Valley Postcard
A lime green border surrounds a photo overlooking a sprawling hillside that makes way for a sea of brown roofs occasionally interrupted by trees that make up a large residential area.
[Columbia Publishing, P.O. Box 675, Ojai, California 93023, T010]

Highway 101 and Causeway Postcard
Photograph of Highway 101 and the parallel causeway titled "S.B. 101 Causeway, Coast Highway, Between Ventura and Santa Barbara, California" with the handwritten note: "Part of this Blvd. washed out last week - with high tides." A few cars are…

Looking Towards Piru Canyon, "Ridge Route", Los Angeles to Bakersfield postcard
Bird's eye view of the Ridge Route at Piru Canyon with two cars visible on the road.
[Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Cal.; Sohmer, Theo., Los Angeles, A-84436]

Overlooking Castaic Creek, "Ridge Route", Los Angeles to Bakersfield postcard
View of the Ridge Route at Castaic Creek with the back of a car going around a curve on the road.
[Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Cal., R-5; 84431]

Scenic Photo of Terrain
Scenery of terrain that included rocky mountain or hill side in foreground along with a yucca plant growing out of the rocks. Valley dotted with shrubbery on the right and mountains in the background. Library records indicate it is most likely…

Old Horseshoe Curve on Conejo Grade
Bird's eye view of a section of road on the Conejo Grade that is in a horseshoe shape. Mountain that the road is cut into visible in image, as are mountains in the background of image. Mountainsides are covered with brush. Some safety guard rails…

Tunnels on scenic highway 399. Wheeler Gorge near Ojai, California postcard
View of highway 399 tunnel, framed by another tunnel in foreground.

[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood 46, Calif., H283 & 8378]

Little Grand Canyon, South Mountain, Santa Paula, Calif. postcard
View of the "Little Grand Canyon" of South Mountain in Santa Paula. The strata of the of the mountain is clearly visible showing each layer of rock in the foreground. What looks like a guard railing is visible to the left of the image. Larger…
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