Women at Steckel Park, Santa Paula
De La Rosa family
Mexican American women
Mexican American families
Hispanic American women
Group photo of women and one child standing in front of a car at Steckel Park in Santa Paula. Left to right: Theresa Alvarez De La Rosa, Lupe De La Rosa (Castaneda), Dee Duarte De La Rosa, Mary Lou Figueroa De La Rosa, Viola De La Rosa Valenzuela and daughter Amy, Rosalie De La Rosa.
Unknown
John De La Rosa Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
1953
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Black and white negative
English
Image
27988 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Men at Steckel Park, Santa Paula
De La Rosa family
Mexican American men
Mexican American families
Group photo of men standing near a parked car, left to right: John De La Rosa and son David, Frank De La Rosa, Amador De La Rosa, Rudy De La Rosa, John's nephew Mike Valenzuela, James De La Rosa (in sailor hat), John Valenzuela, father of John: Juan De La Rosa, and George Castaneda with son Georgie at Steckel Park.
Unknown
John De La Rosa Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
1960
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Black and white negative
English
Image
27989 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Picnic at Kenney Grove Park
Kenney Grove Park (Fillmore, Calif.)
Picnics
Sanchez family
Group photo of a group of people sitting at a picnic table at Kenney Grove park. There is a tablecloth on the table loaded with food. Picnic tables, trees, and parked cars in the background.
Unknown
Mary Sanchez Rios Collection, 1999
Museum of Ventura County
1942 June
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Black and white negative
English
Image
31764 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Pagoda in Plaza Park, Oxnard
Plaza Park (Oxnard, Calif.)
Pagodas
View of the pagoda at Plaza Park in Oxnard. Some people are standing around the structure and some buildings are visible in the background.
Unknown
Jacqueline Kelly Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1960s
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12.7 x 13 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15731
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Arvella Vorbeck Leaning against Cannon
Temple, Arvella Vorbeck
Plaza Park (Ventura, Calif.)
Ordnance
Women--California--Portraits
Arvella Vorbeck leans on a cannon, one arm resting on the cannon, in Plaza Park in Ventura. She looks at the viewer. She is wearing a cloche hat and gloves and a dark colored outfit and pumps. Park surroundings visible in background.
Unknown
Temple-McFarland Collection, 1995
Museum of Ventura County
1928 February
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Portrait, Full
6.5 x 8.9 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
29151
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
View of Pagoda, Masonic Temple, and Oxnard Hotel from Plaza Park
Plaza Park (Oxnard, Calif.)
Pagodas
Hotels
Freemasons--Lodges
View of Masonic Temple on left, Oxnard Hotel and Plaza Park Pagoda ion right, as seen from the middle of Plaza Park in Oxnard.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
No date
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
12.6 x 9.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26539
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Arcade, Nordhoff, Calif.
Ojai--Buildings--Arcade
Parks--Ojai
View of Libbey Park through arcade at entrance. A dog is on the right side of the image. Caption reads "Arcade, Nordhoff, Calif."
[AZO (Photographed by R.F. Batchelor, Nordhoff, Cal.)]
Batchelor, R. F.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Sepia postcard
English
Image
20082 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Entrance to Park, Ojai, Cal.
Parks--Ojai
View of Libbey Park through arcade at entrance. Groups of people visible in the park. Caption reads "Entrance to Park, Ojai, Cal."
[Artura]
Artura
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Sepia postcard
English
Image
20083 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Arcade, Nordhoff, Calif.
Ojai--Buildings--Arcade
Parks--Ojai
View of Libbey Park arcade entrances taken from across Ojai Avenue. Fountain between two entrance arches visible. Caption reads "Arcade Nordhoff, Calif."
[AZO (Photographed by R.F. Batchelor, Nordhoff, Cal.)]
Batchelor, R. F.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Sepia postcard
English
Image
20087 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Camp Comfort, Near Ventura, Cal.
Parks--Camp Comfort--Circa 1910-1915
Parks--Ojai
A wagon drawn by two horses being driven under oak trees at Camp Comfort. One oak tree is in the foreground, to the viewer's left.
Caption: Camp Comfort, near Ventura, Cal.
[Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal., made in Germany, A75204]
Rieder, M.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20131 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Untitled, (Parade Floats)
Parades--Decorated Car
Parades--Floats--Circa 1915-20
A parade scene. A woman riding in a cart is holding the reins of four small horses. An automobile decorated in flowers is partially visible behind the horses. The parade appears to be passing a park. Several people, standing and seated, watch the parade from a paved sidewalk that lines the unpaved street. Houses are visible in the background.
[AZO in stamp area]
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20169 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Casitas County Bridge, Showing Entrance To Eugene Foster's Memorial Park
Bridges--Casitas
Bridges--Foster Park
A view of a bridge crossing the Ventura River at the entrance to Foster Memorial Park. Large stone pillars flank the dirt road just before the crossing. The bridge is supported by a steel overhead structure. A hillside is in the background.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Polychrome Co., San Francisco, Cal.)]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
1909
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20172 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Casitas Springs (Calif.)
The Palms, Ventura
Parks--Native Daughters
Parks--Palm
Trees--Palm
Portrait view a park with a small building in the center and two large palm trees, known as the Native Daughters Palms. Short brick wall separates park from sidewalk. Other buildings and trees are visible in background behind the park.
Verso: Addressed to Private Edgar G. Smith at the University of Nevada in Reno from his mother and includes contents relating to Turkey and Austria as well as community members catching the flu.
[MacGregor Bros., Ventura, Cal. (Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.)]
MacGregor Bros.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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20644 PC
Black and white postcard
10 x 15 cm
English
Image
20214 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Proposed Land Exchange, Ventura
Figueroa Street (Ventura Calif.)--Maps
Palm Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
Oak Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
California Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
Chestnut Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
Harbor Boulevard (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
United States Highway 101 (Calif.)--Maps
Southern Pacific Company (Calif.)--Maps
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Regional planning
Grey pencil map of proposed land exchange between locality to state and state to locality in Ventura. One small area near Palm Street and Beach street is highlighted in red. Area detailed on map spans from the Fairgrounds and Figueroa Street to Chestnut Street with Front Street, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) running along the top. Museum records indicate Front Street is now Harbor Boulevard. Blocks 1 and 13-16 are depicted on map with streets between them being Palm Street, Oak Street, and California Street. Land on the bottom left of the map is sectioned for land owning to the Tidewater Oil Company and a proposed park.
Map is stored in project file F-1926 concerning the Beachfront Redevelopment Project in Ventura. See MVC084-F-1926-17 for updated draft of this document.
Unknown
Martin and Associates records collection, 2014
Museum of Ventura County
No date
Funding: Digitization funded in part by a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Access to Historical Records Grant (RH-103424) awarded to the Museum of Ventura County. Funding also provided by the County of Ventura and private donors.
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MVC084-F-1926
26 x 56 cm
Map
English
Image
MVC084-F-1926-09
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Proposed Land Exchange, Ventura
Figueroa Street (Ventura Calif.)--Maps
Palm Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
Oak Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
California Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
Chestnut Street (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
Harbor Boulevard (Ventura, Calif.)--Maps
United States Highway 101 (Calif.)--Maps
Southern Pacific Company (Calif.)--Maps
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Regional planning
Grey pencil map of proposed land exchange between locality to state and state to locality in Ventura. Land from locality to state is shaded in red and land from state to locality is shaded in green. Area detailed on map spans from the Fairgrounds and Figueroa Street to Chestnut Street with Front Street, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) running along the top. Museum records indicate Front Street is now Harbor Boulevard. Blocks 1 and 13-16 are depicted on map with streets between them being Palm Street, Oak Street, and California Street. Land on the bottom left of the map is sectioned for land owning to the Tidewater Oil Company and a proposed park.
Map is stored in project file F-1926 concerning the Beachfront Redevelopment Project in Ventura. See MVC084-F-1926-09 for previous draft of this document.
Martin & Associates
Martin and Associates records collection, 2014
Museum of Ventura County
No date
Funding: Digitization funded in part by a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Access to Historical Records Grant (RH-103424) awarded to the Museum of Ventura County. Funding also provided by the County of Ventura and private donors.
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MVC084-F-1926
28 x 59 cm
Map
English
Image
MVC084-F-1926-17
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
View of the Plaza, Oxnard, California
Parks--Oxnard Plaza
Bird's-eye view of a park at the Oxnard Plaza.
[Roberts, Mike Color Production, Berkeley 2, California (Published for Schulze News Co.,Ventura, California), C3259]
Roberts, Mike
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
8 x 10 cm
English
Image
20556 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Survey Map of Portions of Sections 17 and 18, T2N R18W, Rancho Simi
Madera Road (Simi Valley, Calif.)--Maps
Real property--Maps
Survey map of portions of Sections 17 and 18, T2N R18W, Rancho Simi. Area of interest outlined in bold. Shows Simi Valley Recreation and Park District bordered by property of Joseph C. and Bernice M. Arend, Hacienda Estates, Sinaloa Lake Owners Association, Vista Lago Estates on Madera Road, and a 1.028-acre parcel of land. Parcels of land in Hacienda and Vista Lago Estates numbered and indicated in red ink.
Martin and Associates
Martin and Associates records collection, 2014
Museum of Ventura County
No date
Funding: Digitization funded in part by a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Access to Historical Records Grant (RH-103424) awarded to the Museum of Ventura County. Funding also provided by the County of Ventura and private donors.
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.
MVC084-F-2047
MVC084-D-3077
45.5 x 66.3 cm
Map
Drafting cloth
English
Image
MVC084-D-3077-01
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Plaza Park Ventura California
Parks
Palms
Plaza Park (Ventura, Calif.)
View of Plaza Park shows big grass lawn that takes up most of the image. Various large trees are planted in the lawn including large palm trees that can be seen in the middle and to the right of the picture. A picnic bench is placed in the bottom right. A decommissioned cannon is placed to the left of the image.
Hill, David
Museum of Ventura County
1979
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Black and white photograph
13 x 17.8 cm
English
Image
16694
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Zapf Girls at Foster Park
Zapf family
Children--Portraits
Zapf, Jeanne
Zapf, Ruth Ventura
Minister, Celia Zapf
Foster Park (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows three young girls, Jeanne, Ruth Ventura, and Celia Zapf sitting on a tree branch in Foster Park. Jeanne and Celia are wearing light-colored dresses. Ruth Ventura is in a dark-colored dress.
Museum records indicate that the ribbons worn in Jeanne's hair were a gift from her godmother, Mrs. Peirano. The ribbons were imported, possibly from Italy.
Unknown
Inez Shakman & Lynda Minister Tremaine Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1922
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Black and white negative
Portrait, Group
Portrait, Full
English
Image
27921 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Group at Foster Park Picnic Table
Zapf family
Manzo, Epifanio
Zapf, Karl
Zapf, Jeanne
Foster Park (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows people standing and sitting at a picnic table in Foster Park, possibly for a picnic. Epifanio Manzo is seated closest to the viewer. He is sitting on the table bench backwards and is looking to the viewer. He is wearing a suit and fedora-style hat. Karl Zapf is next closest person to viewer. He is sitting backwards on the table bench. A box or package is on the bench between Karl and Epifanio. Jeanne Zapf is standing at far end of the table and appears to be preparing or cutting something on the table. Trees are visible surrounding the picnic table.
Museum records indicate that Epifanio Manzo was a caretaker for Foster Park. He planted Rincon cypress trees in the park.
Unknown
Inez Shakman & Lynda Minister Tremaine Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
Circa early 1930s
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Black and white negative
English
Image
27930 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)