Welcome Home Banquet for Aviators Lyon and Warren
Air pilots
Dinners and dining
Group photo showing people sitting at a long banquet table and several tables in large banquet hall. Caption reads "Examiner's welcome home banquet to aviators Lyon and Warren, Biltmore, Los Angeles, July 14, 1928.
Weaver
1982
Museum of Ventura County
1928-07-14
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Portrait, Group
25.5 x 50.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8514
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Ventura Fire Department on Parade Float
Ventura Fire Department
Fire fighters
Parade floats
Members of the Ventura Fire Department stand on a decorated horse drawn wagon. Most likely they are ready for the Ventura Street Fair in 1901. Wagon and horses are decorated with US flags and feathers.
Some of the fire fighters are named, but not necessarily identified. They are:
John Nichol (?)
Tom Maquire
H. O. De La Guerra
Adam Rodriguez (driver)
Bert Johnson
Tom Crawford
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1901
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27.5 x 22.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
411
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Railroad Depot Decorated for Presidential Visit
Railroad stations
Visits of state
Decoration and ornament
San Buenaventura Railroad Station decorated with bunting, U.S. flags, and other decorations for President William McKinley's visit. Image show the train tracks in foreground. There appears to be a portrait hung of President McKinley as a decoration as well.
Unknown
1987
Museum of Ventura County
1901-05-10
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7189
14024
8.5 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
14025
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Railroad Depot Decorated for Presidential Visit
Railroad stations
Visits of state
Decoration and ornament
San Buenaventura Railroad Station decorated with bunting and U.S. flags for President William McKinley's visit. A woman in a hat stands in front of the station.
Unknown
1987
Museum of Ventura County
1901-05-10
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7189
14025
8.5 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
14024
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Police Boys' Club Marching Unit
Ventura (Calif.) Police Department Boy's Club
Parades
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Group photo of the Ventura Police Boys' Club Marching Unit standing at present arms. The unit is preparing to march in the the 1948 Ventura County Fair Parade. A uniformed police officer stands with the unit at right of image. At center left of the image, a boy holds a U.S. flag. They appear to be in a park with houses in the background.
Unknown
Ventura City Clerk's Collection, 1984
Museum of Ventura County
1948
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Portrait, Group
16.2 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
10347
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Cavalry Unit at the Ventura County Fair
Cavalry
Cavalry horses
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Snapshot of a cavalry unit on the track at the Ventura County Fair in 1927. The unit is in uniform and one man at the front is holding a US flag and another man holds another flag (unidentified). Some spectators can be seen at right of the image along the fencing around the track infield.
Unknown
1983
Museum of Ventura County
1927
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11.7 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8973
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Railroad Depot
Railroad stations
Exterior view of the San Buenaventura Railroad Depot building. It is decorated with US flags and there is a woman standing at the left of the image. There is a sign on the building that reads: "San Buenaventura to San Francisco 500(?) miles." The building has a brick chimney.
Similar to Photo number 14024, which describes the depot being decorated for President McKinley's visit on May 10, 1901.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1901-05-10
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14024
13.8 x 13 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7189
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Sisquoc Rangers Holding Flags
Hunters
Six men pose on a large boulder with rifles and flags. The men hold their hats in hand. They are part of the Sisquoc Rangers, a hunting group. One flag reads "Sisquoc Rangers" and another flag is a US flag.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1900
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Portrait, Group
10.5 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
3045
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
United States Post Office, Oxnard 1935
Oxnard--Streets--B Street--circa 1935
Postal Service--Oxnard
Exterior view of the post office in Oxnard with cars parked in front of it. It appears to be a one and a half or two story building with a tiled roof. A US flag flies on the left side of the image. Post office is on B Street, seen in foreground of image. The bottom left of postcard reads "U.S.P.O. Oxnard Calif".
[No publisher stated; EKC in stamp area]
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1935
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15 x 10 cm
Black and white postcard
English
Image
21124 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ventura Street Fair Parade, 1900
Parades
Fairs
Storefronts
Parade scene on Main Street in Ventura during the Ventura Street Fair in 1900. Storefronts are visible as are tents for fair vendors set up in front of the stores. In front of the tents, a large crowd watches the parade procession that includes men on horseback holding US flags. The street appears to be dirt and streetcar rail lines are visible on it. Banners decorate buildings.
According to library records, scene shows "U. S. Forest Rangers, W. M. Slosson (?) in lead., J. V. Reyes at rear and left. Standing third from left is Juan Camarillo." Some signs on buildings or tents that are visible read: "Conner & Blackstock; F. W. Baker; Armour Packing Company; Ventura News Agency."
Original photograph mounted on dark gray cardstock.
Unknown
Drapeau Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
1900
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20.5 x 12.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26003
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Largest Loaf of Bread Ever Made
American Bakery
Bread
Tractors
Bill Baker's "largest loaf of bread ever made" on trailer with Fordson tractor attached, parked in front of American Bakery in Ventura, CA. The trailer is decorated with US flag banners. The American Bakery is also adorned with US flags and banners. The side of the truck reads "Largest loaf of bread ever made; Donated to the American Legion; by Bill Baker - Ventura; A sandwich from this boat [or loaf?] of concessions."
Unknown
1985
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1920
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17.8 x 12.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
11707
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Masonic Gathering
Freemasons
Meetings
A large group of men, women, children gather in the outdoors and listen to a speaker on a platform in the center of the photos. Some automobiles are visible at top of photo. It is possibly Fourth of July because there are many US flags decorating the makeshift stage.
Unknown
1988
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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50 x 18.3 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15046 OS
California
Katherine Hoffman Haley at St. Catherine's School
Hoffman, Katherine Louise, 1919-1999
St. Catherine's School (Ventura, Calif.)
Students
Five children are seated at two tables in a classroom at St. Catherine's School. At the far table, there is a young girl looking directly at the viewer and a young boy reading a book. At the nearer table, Katherine Hoffman Haley is seated on the left with a young boy and another young girl. All three of these children are looking directly at the viewer. School paraphernalia can be seen around the room such as posters, and American flag and blackboards.
Unknown
Katherine Haley Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1920s
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Black and white negative
English
Image
30631 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Del Norte Grammar School Students, 1908
Del Norte Grammar School
School children
Classes (Groups of students)
Mounted school photo of the student body of Del Norte Grammar School. Top of photo reads "Del Norte Grammar School -- Santa Clara Avenue near Saticoy Road - burned down many years ago." Kids are standing in front of the school. Image was taken from a distance, the whole school building is visible, and the kids aren't clearly discernable because they are distant.
Names as listed on the photo:
Back row: Teacher -- Mrs. Moss -- all 8 grades in one room. Leland Owens, Walter Seely, Manuel Rose, Joe Enos, Joe Miller, Augustine Solari, Carlton Owens, Mary Enos, Virginia Correa, Ruth Ruiz, Lucy Ruiz, Eugenia Miller, Louise Silva, Dora Enos.
Front row: Margaret Enos, Mary Miller, Alice Correa, Margaret Silva, Laura Rose, Byron Cox, Harold Cox, Gabriel Solari, Angel Milani, Gabriel Ruiz, Alexandria Rose, Carrie Rose.
Unknown
Alice Ruiz Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
1908
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Portrait, Group
16.3 x 17.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
30443
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Max Riave and Kristen Witherspoon
Riave, Max, 1894-1982
Flag Day
Witherspoon, Kristen
Snapshot of Max Riave holding a small American flag while interacting with Kristen Witherspoon, a third grader at Pleasant Valley School on Flag Day. Max is an older man wearing black rimmed glasses, a light colored suit and striped tie. Kristen has blond pig-tail braids and is wearing a v-neck t-shirt. Various classroom posters can be seen in the background. The following is printed on the photograph: Pleasant Valley School Flag Day, Charter Monarrh (?) Max Riave April 1980.
Unknown
Kandy Riave Hutman Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
1980 April
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16.3 x 19.1 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
28133
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Potrero Seco Forest Service Station
Horses
Fire lookout stations
Los Padres National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Image is of Potrero Seco Forest Service Station. Scene shows two horses in a field facing each other (view of horses in profile) with a flag pole between them--a United States flag flying atop the flag pole.
Unknown
Cecelia Ruiz Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white negative
English
Image
25703 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Kaniye Sensei and Masako Moriwaki
Japanese American families
Flags
Moriwaki family
This image shows Mrs. Kaniye Sensei and Masako Moriwaki posing together in front of a festively decorated automobile. Automobile has US flag decorations and paper lanterns hanging from it. Masako appears to be in traditional Japanese clothing.
Unknown
Moriwaki Family Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
1928
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25.4 x 20.3 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
27409
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Manager Residence, Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory
American Beet Sugar Company
Two-story houses
Industrial housing
This image shows the daylight front exterior of the manager's residence on the grounds of the Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory.
Unknown
Tsugio Takasugi Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900
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12.8 x 17.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26054
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Japanese Serviceman's Monument, Rivers Arizona
Gila River Relocation Center
Internment of Japanese Americans, 1942-1945
Soldiers' monuments
Arizona
Nisei
This image shows two young women posing in front of the Gila River Relocation Center's Serviceman's Monument. During the war, these honor rolls were created within Japanese detention centers to recognize the camp residents who enlisted before the war was over.
Unknown
Helen Yamamoto Collection, 1995
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1944
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20.3 x 25.4 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
28226
Hobson Brothers Packing Company Parade Float
Parades
Fourth of July celebrations
Butchers (Persons)
Snapshot of a parade float in a fourth of July parade for the Hobson Brothers Packing Company. Image shows a man dressed in a white apron and hat, probably a butcher, sitting on the side of the float. Sign on the float cannot be seen completely but appears to read: "Hobson Bros. Packing Co."
Unknown
Virginia Gould Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
1924-07-04
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11 x 6.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26249
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai Valley House Illustration
Hotels
Illustration of Ojai Valley House, a large two story structure with a circular driveway in front and a picket fence around the property. It is a busy scene with people walking around the grounds, sitting, and playing croquet. There are tents set up on a lawn in the picture's left side. There are two drawings in the top corners, one of a grassy field and hill and one of a very small house or building. Bottom of illustration: "Ojai Valley House, James Huntington, Prop. Nordhoff Ojai Valley Ventura Co. Calif."
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and White Illustration
24.6 x 18 cm
English
Image
305
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Freight Cars at Oxnard Sugar Factory
Freight cars
Beet sugar industry
Sugar beet
American Beet Sugar Company
Closeup view of sugar beets piled into two freight cars on a track outside of the beet sugar factory in Oxnard. Factory buildings are in the background, and American flag flies above the buildings.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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12.7 x 10 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
462
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Group Photo of Children at Santa Clara Street Kindergarten
School children
Classes (Groups of students)
Santa Clara Kindergarten (Ventura, Calif.)
Three rows of children are seen seated and standing in front of a building. The children are wearing some sort of hat and holding American flags. Miss Oleson, teacher, can be seen with her arm around Mrs. Jeannie Van Delinder who is wearing blackface. Library records show the word "mammy" used after Mrs. Van Delinder's name and also mention the occasion was in celebration of her birthday.
Unknown
J. Kelly Collection, 1988 [14563]
Gift of Steve Shafer, 2010 [39562]
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1930
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12.5 x 16.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
14563
39562
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Main Street Parade
Central business districts
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Parades
Main Street Parade
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp113
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Wheeler's Hotel
Hotels--California--Ventura County
Wheeler's Hotel with a large group of people standing on the porch. Verso of photo states: "probably Wheeler Hot Springs Ventura Co."
Unknown
Pleasant Valley Historical Society, 2015
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1890s
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Sepia photograph
Group Portrait
23 x 18 cm
English
Image
40682-15
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Wheeler Springs (Calif.)