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Overlooking Castaic Creek, "Ridge Route", Los Angeles to Bakersfield, California postcard
Bird's eye view of a winding road along a hill or mountainside, a car driving away from the viewer partially obscured by a bend in the road. Mountains in the background, left. Top left of image reads "Overlooking Castaic Creek, "Ridge Route", Los…

Plat Map of Subdivision 48 and a Portion of Subdivision 49, Rancho El Rio de Santa Clara o la Colonia
Map of Subdivision 48 and a portion of Subdivision 49, Rancho El Rio de Santa Clara o la Colonia. Made at the request of R. H. Roussey. Map shows properties located east of the intersection of Rice and Wooley Roads. Each parcel is labeled with the…

View of Hollywood by the Sea Beach
Bird's eye view of a busy beach scene at Hollywood by the Sea. Library notes indicate this was taken before 1935. Scene shows a road in the sand lined with utility poles running through the center of photo, water at left of image. Several houses and…

Rincon Causeway
Photograph of the first automobile on the Rincon Causeway, which belonged to Fritz Huntsinger. An automobile can be seen driving down the highway with the ocean on the right and mountains on the left.

Rincon Road
Landscape view of Rincon Road, which appears to be a dirt road at this point in time. The ocean can be seen on the left and mountains to the right.

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Construction scene with scaffolding.

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Stereoscopic view of horses and wagons along a road.

Lane of Trees at Camarillo Ranch
An view of a lane of trees on Camarillo Ranch. Portions of buildings can be seen behind the trees.

Quote associated with this negative explains, "Often the dining room would not accommodate its many guests. A string of tables would be set up down…

View of Somis From Camarillo
Photo states "Looking toward Somis from church tower in Camarillo." There is a grouping of business and residences in the foreground of photo and vast scenery of Somis in the background consisting of field. A road runs from the foreground to the…

Paving Crew on Oxnard Boulevard
This image shows a seven-man paving crew working on Oxnard Boulevard during the widening project that took place circa 1925. The men are using shovels and there is a large paving machine visible to the right of the frame. There are three men and a…

Car Trouble on Rincon Causeway
Rincon, east of causeway looking west, possibly showing the aftermath of storm in 1916. Causeway looks partially eroded in foreground and there is a wheelbarrow with equipment in it, perhaps for storm cleanup. There are people on the causeway near…

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San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct Ruins
A little girl holds the hand of a toddler as they walk on a road made through what used to be the San Buenaventura Mission aqueduct. Library records state "Ruins of 7 mile San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct, so solid after a century and a half that…

Lover's Lane Near Santa Paula
Street view of "Lover's Lane" near Santa Paula. Road is unpaved and lined with large trees. An unidentified person is shown walking in the distance.

Survey Map of Rancho Santa Rosa
Map of Rancho Santa Rosa, a portion of Rancho El Conejo. Property of interest is located south of Camarillo Road. Tracts A, B, C and D of Rancho El Conejo as well as boundary lines for nearby Rancho Simi and Rancho Calleguas are shown. Captions: …

Landscape with a Road
Landscape with a road running through it. Rolling hills and mountains make up the majority of the image. There are trees and shrubs covering the majority of the hills. There are two figures seen in silhouette along the road in the distance. The road…

Prince Barranca
Prince Barranca on Thompson Ave. in Ventura, looking west. Verso of photo has typed writing that reads:

Prince Barranca
On Thompson Avenue, makes an angle of 38 degrees with road line, length of deck 56 feet, width of roadway 30 feet, walls…

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Plat Map of Marshall Tract No. 1, Rancho Ojai (2 of 3)
Map of a portion of Marshall Tract No. 1, Rancho Ojai, being a part of Lots 2, 3 & 5 of the Ojai Land Company's subdivision. Area shown is located generally south of Grade Road, and east of Nordhoff Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad. Lots…

Plat Map of Marshall Tract No. 1, Rancho Ojai (1 of 3)
Map of a portion of Marshall Tract No. 1, Rancho Ojai, being a part of Lots 2, 3 & 5 of the Ojai Land Company's subdivision. Area shown on map is located generally southeast of Nordhoff Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad. Lots numbered 1 to 19…

Conejo Grade, Coast Highway, Los Angeles to Ventura & Santa Barbara, California postcard
Bird's eye view of the Conejo Grade. Postcard reads "Conejo Grade, Coast Highway, Los Angeles to Ventura & Santa Barbara, California."
[Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif., 847 & 104181]
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