Moorpark, Bird's Eye View
Churches
Moorpark--Buildings
Schools--Moorpark
A view of Moorpark, with a school, church, residences in view. Orchards and mountains are in the background. Simi Hills visible.
[No publisher stated; AZO in stamp area]
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Black and white postcard
English
Image
21279 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Moorpark (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Shearing Shed Interior
Shearing sheds
View of the interior of a large shearing shed on Santa Cruz Island. Library records indicate: "Gates that form partitions between pens (on left) are rolled out (middle right) seat from which fichas are given out. On both sides of seat are shelves on which wool is thrown. On other side of shelves are low gates leading into weighing and packing portion of shed."
Unknown
Helen Caire Collection, 1987
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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18 x 10.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
13073
California
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Santa Cruz Island (Calif.)
Pierpont Inn, Ventura
Pierpont Inn
Ventura--Buildings--Hotels--Pierpont Inn
A view of the northern and eastern facades of the Pierpont Inn. It is a two story building clad with wood shingles. There is an automobile parked near the front entrance on a circular entry driveway. A sailboat is visible in the distance on Pierpont Bay.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915), 3358 and 13233]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20106 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Street Scene, Ventura, Cal.
Ventura--Buildings--Government--City Hall
Ventura--Street Scenes--Circa 1910
Ventura--Streets--Main St.
A view looking west on Main Street from the intersection with California Street. City Hall is on the northwest corner and a bank building is on the southwest corner. Pedestrians and horse buggies are visible in the street. The streets are unpaved. Many wooden buildings as well as some masonry structures line both sides of the street. A single streetlight is suspended over the intersection on a cable or wire. Two dogs are visible in the lower left corner of the image.
There are two versions of this postcard. One is sepia colored and the other one is in color.
[Rieder, M., Publ., Los Angeles, Cal., made in Germany, A75206]
Rieder, M. (Publisher)
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Sepia postcard
Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20115 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
"Doc" Cody, Wells Fargo Agent on Oak Street
Wells, Fargo & Company
Horse-drawn vehicles
Oak Street (Ventura, Calif.)
A horse-drawn Wells Fargo and Company wagon is pictured parked at the side of a dirt street in front of a wooden house on Oak Street. A tree and palm are shown growing in the home's yard. "Doc" Cody, an agent of Wells Fargo is shown driving the wagon. He is bearded and wearing a suit and hat. Brewster's photography studio is visible to the right.
Library records indicate that this home was built by J. J. Sheridan.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1890
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Sepia photograph
22.9 x 14 cm
English
Image
966
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Front of Point Mugu Store After 1939 Storm
Commercial buildings
Signs and signboards
Rainstorms
View of a heavily damaged clapboard sided wooden building after a storm in 1939. The word "Store," in capital letters, is on a sign over the front entrance. One end of the building appears to be collapsing and many of the windows are broken. Frank Whitlock, with hands on his hips, is surveying the damage. Two unidentified men and child are in the scene.
Unknown
Neilson Collection
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1939
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Black and white photograph
12.5 x 17.5 cm
English
Image
10093
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Point Mugu (Calif.)
Building New Cabins at Point Mugu After 1939 Storm
Wooden-frame buildings
Construction projects
Construction workers
A view of several wood cabins being constructed at Point Mugu after a storm in 1939. Siding is being nailed to the front side of one building by two men who are standing on scaffolding. Another man is standing nearby.
Library records indicate that a couple of wooden bait receivers are on the beach in the foreground of the photo.
Unknown
Neilson Collection
Museum of Ventura County
Circa 1939
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Black and white photograph
11.7 x 18 cm
English
Image
10094
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Point Mugu (Calif.)
A Bachelor's Dwelling in Moorpark
Wooden-frame houses
Exterior view of a plain wood building. A trellis is next to a door, with vines growing from the trellis to the roof of the building. An unidentified man holding a hat stands in front of the house. A side door on the right of the house is open.
Unknown
Gwendolyn Greene Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
1901
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Sepia photograph
9.3 x 11.5 cm
English
Image
30919
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Moorpark (Calif.)
Montalvo Home
Wooden-frame houses
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 records include note: "Home of Mr. E."
Unknown
Gwendolyn Greene Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
1899
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Sepia photograph
9.5 x 12 cm
English
Image
30920
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
People's Lumber Company Yard, Oxnard
Lumber-yards
People's Lumber Company
Exterior view of a lumber yard. Lumber stacked in piles in front of wooden structures. Trees visible in background.
Originally from the Oxnard Press Courier, Annual Beet Sugar Edition.
Oxnard Press Courier
1989
Museum of Ventura County
1899-08-15
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Black and white photograph
10.2 x 18 cm
English
Image
16571
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley
Los Angeles Avenue (Simi Valley, Calif.)
General stores
Street view of several buildings on Los Angeles Avenue in Simi. Street is unpaved and several buggies are parked beside buildings.
Signage on leftmost building reads: "W.S. KEIR. DEALER IN GEN'L MERCHANDISE. SIMI STORE."
Unknown
Simi Valley Historical Society, 1985
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
9 x 12.5 cm
English
Image
11140
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Library, Strathearn Park, Simi
Libraries
Parks--Strathearn
Exterior view of the library at Strathearn Park. Metal drum barrel visible in front of library. Trees, a fence, a buggy, and additional structures visible in background.
Unknown
Simi Valley Historical Society, 1985
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
9 x 13 cm
English
Image
11142
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Gillibrand Family of Simi Valley
Portraits, Family
Gillibrand family
Group portrait of the Gillibrand Family sitting in front of a wooden building. A child seated in the center holds a small dog.
Unknown
Simi Valley Historical Society, 1985
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
15.5 x 20.5 cm
Portrait, Group
English
Image
11144
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Early Bardsdale School
Schools--California--Bardsdale
Exterior view of an early Bardsdale school, with small crowd gathered. Trees visible in background.
Note: Museum records indicate that the school was torn down in 1918.
Unknown
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
10.7 x 17.5 cm
English
Image
8873
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Bardsdale (Calif.)
Ruth & Perky Kneel in Front of Wooden Building
Hotels--Washington (State)
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 is a wooden cross planted in the ground. Forest in the background.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1940
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Black and white photograph
10.1 x 7.8 cm
English
Image
34211