Former Olympian, Rosalyn Bryant, is seen here as a member of the Los Angeles' Police Department Track and Field Team competing at the Police Olympics held at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard. Bryant became a police officer after her career as an…
Portrait of the African American boxer Sam McVey. He is in a boxer's fighting stance with his front fist extended out & raised shoulder level. His back hand is raised to his chest & his palm is open. His backfoot is slightly raised off the ground as…
The Santa Paula High School Girl's Basketball Team poses for a group photo in uniform laying and/kneeling in a field. There are five girls and one girl holds a basketball that reads "S.P.H.S '04."
Santa Paula Merchants Baseball Team, July 1940.
Back row (L-R): Chon Vela (?); Gil Casteneda, owner of Gil's Market; Manuel Victoria, owner of Victoria Shoe Repair; unknown; Buddy Sibrian, printer at The Chronicle; Polo Coronado.
Front row:…
Group photo of a group of nine men wearing baseball uniforms emblazoned with the letters O & H. They are also wearing hats and a necktie of sorts. The five men in front are holding baseball bats. There are two men on the sides not wearing uniforms…
Shows Jim Larronde, George "Wimpy" Weston, and John Larronde surfing at a Topanga Canyon beach. The men appear mostly in silhouette, standing on their boards as they ride a wave.
Group portrait of the Ventura Baseball Club. Nine men and a young boy area seated in rows. All of the men are wearing baseball uniforms that say "Ventura" except for the man in the middle.
John Spear, center in the second row is wearing a suit…
The baseball players are standing and seated in two rows. A man in a suit, presumably the coach, is standing on the left. Library records indicate the names as: Jose Perez, George Owen, Alberto Osario, "Red" Walsh, Jack Lutz, Bob Garrett, Bud…
Group photo of the Ventura County Football Team outdoors. They appear to be in uniform except for one team member, who is laying on the ground with a football in front of him. The top of photo has writing in pen that reads: "Ventura County Football…
Shows an unidentified student pole vaulting at a sporting event at Ventura High School. Student athlete is shown mid-jump as he passes over the bar while still holding onto the pole. A second, unidentified student appears to be running towards the…
Group photo of the Ventura Police Boys' Club Baseball Team at Babe Ruth Field, Seaside Park. The team finished 2nd place in the 8-team County League of Sheriff's and Police Boys' Clubs. Taken in the summer of 1949.
Outdoor scene of part of a tennis court, likely in Ojai. A young man in light-colored shirt and pants stands just outside of the court. He holds a tennis racket in one hand and two tennis balls in the other. He looks towards the viewer. Bleacher…
Outdoor scene showing two young men standing together. Man on left is wearing a jacket and has his arms crossed with one hand on his chin. He appears to be smiling or laughing. Man on right is wearing a dark turtleneck sweater and holds a tennis…