Foster Park Bridge Wreckage
Foster Park (Ventura, Calif.)
Bridges
Foster Park Bridge after it was wrecked in storm of 1914. Broken wooden beams tilt down towards the river on the left sides of the image. Two triangular supports can be seen with wire (?) stretching down to the ground. Hills and trees are on the opposite river bank. A typed paper attached to the image indicates that the bridge had just been completed but was not open to travel when the storm broke.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1914
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21 x 31.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
236
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Hanging Rock at Matilijia
Matilijia Canyon--Hanging Rock
Matilijia--Rivers
Landscape of Hanging Rock at Matilijia. The creek runs under hanging rock with a stony shore on either side. There are mountains and trees in the background.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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13 x 9.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
845
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Donald McArthur
McArthur, Donald
Snapshot of Donald McArthur, standing on viewer's right, facing a stream His side of the steam is covered in rocks. The far side is covered in trees.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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9.5 x 14 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
3153
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
First Concrete Bridge Over Ventura River
Bridges
Ventura River (Ventura, Calif.)
Petit, Charles W.
Photo of the first concrete bridge over the Ventura River designed by Charles Petit. The bridge features large arches supporting the road. A small group of men are in the lower left hand corner of the image, looking at the bridge. Two more men stand at the base of one pillar, and one man appears to be pointing upward.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1912
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13.9 x 9 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5306
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Auto Fording Portion of San Antonio Creek
Old Creek Road (Ventura, Calif.)
San Antonio Creek
Automobile driving
Scene showing a man in an open car fording San Antonio Creek at Old Creek Road. The car is in the middle of the water, and in the background is the dirt road where the man came driving from.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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18 x 11 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5785
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Main Street Bridge Construction
Bridges--Design and construction
Construction of Main Street Ventura River bridge with scaffolding and construction worker.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1910-1920
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp009
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Shacks in Canyon
Mountains
Rivers
Rocks
Trees
Shacks in canyon.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1880-1906
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp232
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Small Waterfall in a Canyon
Rivers
Rocks
Trees
Waterfalls
Small waterfall in a canyon with large trees.
Uknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp249
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Two Men in Devil's Canyon
Men
Mountains
Rivers
Two men in Devil's Canyon.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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gp251
Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp256
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Bridges
Bridges
Mountains
Trees
Bridge over a river or stream with trees in the foreground.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp260
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
River Waterfall
Rivers
Rocks
Trees
Waterfalls
River waterfall.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp280
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Flooded Area at Montalvo, 1928
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Dam failures--California
Flooded area at Montalvo, Ventura County, Cal., 16 Mar. 1928. Flooding followed St. Francis Dam Disaster, March 12, 1928.
Bernie's Photo Shop
Museum of Ventura County
1928-3-16
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Black and white photograph
Panorama
25 x 128.5 cm
English
Image
2871 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
View of a Canyon Stream
Rivers
Rocks
Trees
View of canyon stream.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp488
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Photograph of an Image of a Waterfall
Books--Pictorial works
Mountains
Rivers
Trees
Waterfalls
Photograph of a page in a book with an image of a waterfall.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp548
Ventura River Bridge, 1918
Bridges--Ventura
View of partial underside and side of Ventura River Bridge from the bank of the river. River is in the foreground. Caption top left of postcard: "Ventura River Bridge, Ventura, Cal."
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal.]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
1918-08-29
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15 x 10 cm
Black and white postcard
English
Image
21418 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
View of Santa Clara River View Looking East From Todd Barranca
Santa Clara River (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)--Views
Sepia-toned photograph of a winding Santa Clara River from above. View is looking east from about Todd Barranca, Santa Paula.
Unknown
Charles Outland Collection, 2016
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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12 x 9.6 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
41022
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ventura River
Ventura River (Calif.)
View of a section of the Ventura River with many visible boulder and mountains in the background.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
English
Image
254
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Keene Reel 17, Family Vacation Footage
Animal feeding
Picnics
Miniature golf
Family vacations
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Farmyards
This reel's footage includes a succession of short scenes that mostly show people of various ages on vacation:
A large group gather for miniature golf and an elaborate picnic deep in a wooded area, beside a wood cabin. Families drive to and from vacation areas near rivers and lakes, children in tow. People feed and play with chickens on small farms. A couple visit the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.; the camera lingers on ships and ferries.
Toward the end, a man dressed in a suit walks along a dirt path, and two women pack luggage into a Ford Model A car before driving into the distance.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
Funding support for the digitization of this material was generously provided by The Schwemm Family Foundation.
Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
1920s
1930s
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Black and White Film
Home Movie
10 min., 55 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.17 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3a1005vy3sbgba/2021-1.17AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 17)</a>
California
Keene Reel 14, Water Recreation, Hunting, Trapping, High School Football, Family, and Smoke Footage
Hunting
Trapping
Puma
High school athletes
Football players
Taxidermy
Hides and skins
Dogs
Family
Family reunions
Santa Paula Airport
Smoke
Black-and-white footage, some disturbing and graphic, mainly of water recreation, hunting and trapping animals, high school football, family gatherings, and a smoke-filled sky.
A dog swims and fetches a stick in a body of water, possibly a lake; A remote control boat rides in a river, bridge in background; Footage of a flat area possibly flood damaged, possibly a dry riverbed; Men build some sort of structure on the ground outdoors; Keene catching snakes; Keene with a dead boar hanging upside down at a campsite; Bird flying; A snake eating another snake; A store window display featuring Keene’s taxidermized animals and animal skins (sign next to window reads: Shaffer’s); Snake moving along grass (video may be upside down); Keene exiting his car with a mountain lion carcass tied to top of car; caged mountain lion (video upside down); Two snakes in a wooden box; Man running with a rifle in hand to examine something on the ground; Waterfall closeup; Belligerent, possibly drunk, man stands in the street in Downtown Ventura, talks into the camera, interacts with another man, examines an animal skin, and smokes a cigar; House and garage exterior; Bird flying; Dogs chasing a possum up a tree and a man shoots the possum down; Snake being chased with a stick; People gathered outside—many closeup shots of people; Damaged film not viewable (8:23-9:31); Kids gather together for a photo; Exterior shot of a home with a car pulling up; Large tree; Elderly group of people visit a home and walk outdoors; Gathering at an airport (Santa Paula Airport); High school football game and melee, where a large group of boys run onto a football field and try to tie each other up with ropes; Smoke in the sky, view of mountains through smoke.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
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Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and White Film
Home Movie
15 min., 44 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.14 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/921xbfxm3zwtplc/2021-1.14AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 14)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Devil's Gate, Sespe Canyon
Sespe Canyon
Los Padres National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Fishing
View of Devil's Gate in Sespe Canyon, showing a river at bottom of canyon, canyon sides imposing on either side of image. Tall mountain in background. Two men fish in a river at bottom right of image, both looking at the viewer.
Unknown
1987
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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17.8 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
14071
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (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.)
A Shady Nook, Sulphur Mt. Springs Near Santa Paula
Health Resorts--Sulphur Mountain Springs
Sulphur Mountain Springs
Color view overlooking Sulphur Mountain Springs and health resort situated on the riverbank. Resort is made up of several wooden buildings, with patio area supported by stilts, and a walkway down to the water. View taken from a trail, with trees partially obscuring the view.
Caption :A Shady Nook, Sulphur Mt. Springs Near Santa Paula, Ventura Co., Cal.
Verso:
Addressed to Miss Lottie G. Morehouse
R.F.W. #2 Box 34
Santa Barbara, California
Message describes the writer's trip to Sulphur Mountain Springs with persons Ralph and Mary Ellis.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art, Chicago), A-67983]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
1919
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20193 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Waterway on Thornhill Broome Ranch
Broome Ranch
Estuaries
Panoramic view of a river or estuary on Thornhill Broom Ranch. A directional sign is shown in the bottom center of image. Shows a water way and embankment.
Pfeiler, Robert
Robert Pfeiler Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
1943 October
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Black and white negative
Panorama
English
Image
34808
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura County Coastal Area Aerial Photo
Ventura (Calif.)--Aerial views
Santa Clara River (Calif.)
Aerial photograph showing the area south from Seaward Avenue, from pier to Santa Clara River. The Pacific Ocean is on the left side of the photograph. Agriculture fields and beaches visible. Photo 9 of a group of 36 photos.
Scale approximately [1:16800].
[APM-034 in map index, Photo ID # 28, index B - 6, Jun 1929, C 563; L - 4 Automobile Club of Southern California, Map of Ventura County, ©2003]
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.
1986
Museum of Ventura County
1929 June
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12464
12465, 12466, 12467, 12468, 12469, 12470, 12471, 12472, 12474, 12475, 12476, 12477, 12478, 12479, 12480, 12481, 12482, 12483, 12484, 12485, 12486, 12487, 12488, 12489, 12490, 12491, 12492, 12493, 12494, 12495, 12496, 12497, 12498, 12499, 12500
Black and white photograph
Aerial photograph
19 x 24 cm
English
Image
12473
California
Ventura County Coastal Area Aerial Photo
Ventura (Calif.)--Aerial views
Aerial photograph showing the vicinity of the mouth of the Santa Clara River. The Pacific Ocean is on the left side of the photograph. Photo 11 of a group of 36 photos.
Scale approximately [1:16800].
[APM-036 in map index, Photo ID # 30, index # B - 8, Jun 1929, C563; L - 4, Automobile Club of Southern California, Map of Ventura County, ©2003]
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.
1986
Museum of Ventura County
1929 June
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12464
12465, 12466, 12467, 12468, 12469, 12470, 12471, 12472, 12473, 12474, 12476, 12477, 12478, 12479, 12480, 12481, 12482, 12483, 12484, 12485, 12486, 12487, 12488, 12489, 12490, 12491, 12492, 12493, 12494, 12495, 12496, 12497, 12498, 12499, 12500
Black and white photograph
Aerial photograph
19 x 24 cm
English
Image
12475
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)