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Color snapshot of Max Riave, left, and Hal Lovette. They appear to be stepping off of a bus or train. Museum records indicate that Max became a trip organizer after retirement so he and his wife, Ruth, could travel and enjoy their retirement.

First excursion train to Ventura - Southern Pacific Railroad. Men stand near the train and on the train. To the right, workers appear to be building, laying tracks.

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…

A panoramic view of Ventura, looking over houses and towards the mountains. A red train cuts across the left of the image, just past a railroad intersection with a large street.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal (Panama/California Exposition, San Diego,…

Train in neighborhood.

Train on railroad tracks.

Image of mosaic commissioned by Museum Docent Council. Artistic representation of the development of transportation in Ventura County.

Man sitting on miniature train, Fillmore.

A train is seen facing to the east. Museum records indicate this was the first train load of beans ever to be shipped out of Ventura County. Two men are standing on the train and 12 more are standing by the tracks.

Museum records indicate the…

Snapshot of a the Ventura County Railroad train being boarded for an excursion from Oxnard to Hueneme. A large group of people can be seen gathered around the tracks and appear to be boarding an open air car.