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Georgiana Mongari Brown and Fritz Zapf
Shows Georgiana Mongari Brown seated on a wooden chair on a lawn. She is holding baby Fritz Zapf on her lap. Georgiana is wearing a light-colored dress and has her hair pinned up. Fritz is standing on Georgiana's lap and is wearing light-colored baby…
Ruth Standing Among Plum Trees
Image depicts Ruth standing among plum trees in Rancho Ladera with her dog, Perky. The surrounding environment is heavily vegetated. The plum trees planted in a row with a walking path beside the orchard. In the background there is taller grove of…
Ruth & Perky Kneel in Front of Wooden Building
View from the roadside. Ruth and her dog Perky kneel in front of a Hotel on Whidbey Island in Washington. To the left of the building there is a much smaller wooden structure with two canoes inside of it and one on top of it. In front of the building…
Portrait of Two Livingston Women
Portrait of two women from the Livingston family, taken at their cabin in Oregon. Mrs. Lee Ruth sits on a chair, wearing sunglasses. Behind her stands an unidentified younger woman. The young woman's eyes appear closed or pointed downward. In the…
Delee S. Marshall in the Research Library
Interior view. Shows Delee S. Marshall standing behind a counter in the Research Library at the Ventura County History Museum (now called the Museum of Ventura County). She appears to be working with stacks of paper arranged on the counter. Rows of…
Olivet Baptist Church Workers
Group photo of women workers at Olivet Baptist Church in Ventura. The women are seated around a table and are looking at the viewer. Portion of an upright piano is visible on the right side.
Left to right: Annie Walker, Bennie May Bryant,…
Left to right: Annie Walker, Bennie May Bryant,…
Portrait of Reverend Baba Kusaburo and His Wife
Portrait of Reverend Baba Kusaburo and his wife. Kusaburo stands on the left side of the image, holding a cane in one hand, a book in the other. He is wearing a dark coat and has a long, white beard and mustache. Kusaburo's wife sits on the right…
Falkner Farm Apricot Pitting Crew
Outdoor group photo of the apricot pitting crew at Falkner Farm, standing under covered patio. Crew includes men, women, and children.
Bertha Tumamait Blanco Teaching Yucca Cordage
Bertha Tumamait Blanco (left) seated and instructing Courtney Marie Wallace on yucca cordage. Taken in the Museum of Ventura County courtyard during the Chumash Youth Program.
Note: Museum records indicate that Bertha Tumamait Blanco was born 20…
Note: Museum records indicate that Bertha Tumamait Blanco was born 20…
Carmen Camarillo Riding in Fiesta Parade
Carmen Camarillo and two unidentified men riding horseback during the Fiesta Parade on State Street in Santa Barbara. Carmen is riding a Camarillo White Horse, the two men are riding dark-colored horses.
Julia Sandoval Protesting "English Only" Ordinance
Julia Sandoval carrying a sign and child at protest of the "English only" ordinance in Fillmore. Child is holding small American flag and is drinking from bottle. Sandoval's sign reads "Down with Insensitivity." Other protesters visible on sides and…
Embrace at Special Olympics Track and Field Meet, Camarillo
A man and woman embracing at the Special Olympics track and field meet at the Camarillo State Hospital. Man is wearing baseball cap and is kissing the woman's cheek. Woman has short blonde hair and is smiling. Other people visible in background.…
Ventura County Bookmobile
A Ventura County Free Library bookmobile parked with back door open. Two patrons, a woman and a man browse the books on one side of the bookmobile. A third patron can be seen browsing books at the back of the vehicle.
Preparing Food at FSA Camp
View of two women and young child seated on chairs in a tent at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp, in El Rio. One of the women is peeling a vegetable over a bowl on her lap. Other tents visible in background.
Women Doing Laundry at FSA Camp
View of two women cleaning laundry at outdoor wash sinks. A young girl stands next to the sinks. A boy is leaning on the frame that covers the washing area. Tents and drying line visible in background.
Shot at the Farm Security Administration…
Shot at the Farm Security Administration…
Worker Residence FSA Camp, El Rio
Interior view of a worker residence at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio. Woman wearing apron and checkered dress stands by stove with back to viewer. A young girl is seated nearby at a table, and is turned away from the viewer.…
Gillibrand Family of Simi Valley
Group portrait of the Gillibrand Family sitting in front of a wooden building. A child seated in the center holds a small dog.
Alice B. Chick Portrait
A half body portrait of Alice B. Chick. Alice wears a light-colored, long sleeve dress and a large decorated hat. She is turned slight towards the viewer's right.
Chick Family Portrait
Group portrait of Alice Chick, Amelia L. Bristol, Leroy B. Chick, and baby Gwendolyn M. Chick. Amelia is seated in the center and is holding Gwendolyn. Door and wooden building shown behind the family.
Four Generations of Chick Women, Moorpark
Group portrait of Antoinette Chick, Amelia L. Bristol, Alice B. Chick, and Gwendolyn M. Chick. Amelia is seated and holding Gwen. Door and wooden building visible behind the women.
Note: Museum records indicate that Antoinette Chick was…
Note: Museum records indicate that Antoinette Chick was…
Chick and Bristol Family Portrait
Outdoor group photo of Alice B. Chick, Amelia L. Bristol, Leroy B. Chick, and Allan. Allan is shown as a young child standing in front of Amelia Bristol.
Note: "Allan was Leroy B's son by his first marriage."
Note: "Allan was Leroy B's son by his first marriage."
Gathering Flowers
Outdoor group photo of five people in and around an automobile, some holding armfuls of flowers. L-R: Anne Gould Yelland (wife of carpenter, Raymond Yelland), Belle Taylor, Ruth Taylor (later Whitaker), John B. Taylor, Jr. (inside vehicle), and…
Montalvo Home
An exterior view of a single-story wood home in Montalvo, possibly belonging to the Eaton family. An unidentified woman wearing an apron stands on the front lawn. Flowering bushes, shrubs and a small cypress tree decorate the front lawn.
Library…
Library…
Queen Bertha and Her Court, Ventura Street Fair
Group photo of people dressed in Baroque-style costumes at the Ventura Street Fair. Two people are seated in thrones in the center of the image, the one seated in the left throne is a woman wearing a crown and identified as "Queen Bertha." Two girls…
Picnic Party at Grimes Canyon
A group three men, three women, and a child pose while on a picnic in Grimes Canyon. The group is seated on a hillside with foliage around them. One man is seated on a blanket.