Group Photo, Sun Lumber Company
Sun Lumber Company
Lumber-yards
A group of men (20-30) stand in a row, and a few sit in cars, in front of Sun Lumber Company. Photo taken from across the street from above. The sign on the front of Sun Lumber states "The very best in lumber serving all of Ventura County." Residences and/or business are visible on the right of image, street is in the foreground. The lumber company appears to be located on corner. Automobiles and lumber trucks in view.
Unknown
1988
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Group
14.5 x 10.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15994 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Norman's Blacksmith Shop
Blacksmiths
Four men stand in front of a "A. Norman and Son Blacksmithing Shop" in Camarillo. Around them are horse-drawn vehicles or farm equipment. The door to the shop is open. One man is in a suit and tie, and the other three men wear work clothes--overalls or aprons.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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16.5 x 10 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
3978
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Blacksmith Shop Interior
Blacksmiths
Blacksmithing--Equipment and supplies
Wilcox, Dale
Forbush, Frank
Three men stand in the interior of a blacksmiths shop. They are (l-r): ------, Dale Wilcox, Frank Forbush. They are surrounded by equipment and tools. There is an automobile in the background.
Unknown
1986
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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18 x 12.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
12709
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Two Blacksmiths Working
Blacksmiths
Blacksmithing
Interior of a blacksmiths shop, two men work together, both holding tools. One man is turned away from the viewer, face in profile and the other man faces the viewer looking off to the right of viewer. Equipment and tools around them, anvil between them. Library records state one man is possibly Arthur Norman.
Unknown
Grant Heil Collection, 2016
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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13 x 16.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
41326
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Chinese Cook Portrait
Chinese Americans
Cooks
Men--Portraits
Bust portrait of Wong (or Quong), a Chinese cook at Matilija 1916-1918 and Thacher School cook. He is wearing a suit and tie as well as a hat, and is gazing to the left of the viewer.
Brewster, John Calvin
Margaret Alice Slye Collection, 1993
J. Kelly Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1917
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Black and white negative
Black and white photograph
12.8 x 12.5 cm
Portrait, Bust
English
Image
25561 NP
15056
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
People's Lumber Company Employees, Old Mill, Santa Paula
People's Lumber Company
Lumber-yards
Employees
Historic buildings
Interior view of People's Lumber Company building. Scene show five men, employees probably, posing for a group photo. Tables, work equipment, and some piles of lumber visible in the image.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15.5 x 10.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
4143
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Man with Oil Drilling Equipment
Petroleum workers
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
A man in coveralls and hard hat sits at the controls of oil drilling equipment--"Rotary Table, Rotary Rig." He is looking intently at the controls, the rotary table and rig appears to be spinning. Two images mounted on cardboard.
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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33877 OS
25.4 x 20.5 cm
51 x 40.7 cm (mounted)
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33876 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
S. F. Catey Drilling at Zone Mutual Water Co. Well
Water well drilling
Pumping machinery
Wells
Three men stand at water well drilling equipment, looking toward the viewer. Caption reads "S. F. Catey drilling outfit at Zone Mutual Water Co. Well No. 8. with three unidentified men."
Unknown
Bard Collection
Museum of Ventura County
1929-12-17
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8 x 7.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2395
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Somis (Calif.)
Water Well Drilling with Drillers
Water well drilling
Wells
Pumping machinery
Bird's eye view of a water drilling scene. Caption reads "Zone Mutual Water Co. Well No. 8 in process of drilling water well. R.B. and H.G.L. shown talking to driller."
Unknown
Bard Collection
Museum of Ventura County
1929-12-17
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8 x 7.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2396
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Somis (Calif.)
Employees Waiting to Enter Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory
American Beet Sugar Company
Beet sugar industry
Employees
Men lined up outside of the employee entrance to the Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory waiting to enter. Employee entrance to the left of the main building. Sign above door "No Admittance This Entrance For Employees Only". To the right of the line is a fence and tree.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
No date
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
Black and white negative
English
Image
26521 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Off-Loading Beets at the Oxnard Sugar Factory
American Beet Sugar Company
Sugar beet industry
Sugar beet
Employees
Image shows beets being off-loaded from a large truck onto a storage area using a large net. There are three men helping move the beets with one man on the far left looking at the camera while the other two look towards the beets with their backs to the camera. The Oxnard Sugar Factory can be seen in the background.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1930s
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
26526, 26527, 26528, 26529, 26530, 26531, 26532, 26533
9.6 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26525
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Boiler Room, American Beet Sugar Co's Factory, Oxnard
American Beet Sugar Company
Beets and Beet Sugar
A view of the boiler room at the American Beet Sugar Company factory in Oxnard. Five men dressed in work clothes stand next to a table in the center of the room, looking towards the viewer. They are surrounded by large pieces of equipment and piping.
Caption: Boiler Room, American Beet Sugar Co's Factory, Oxnard, Ventura Co., Calif.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-16530]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20144 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Work Crew at Casitas Dam, Group Photo
Laborers
Casitas Dam (Casitas Springs, Calif.)
Eaton, Alex C.
A work crew of about 35 men seated on a hill of boulders. Looking in various directions, mostly looking at the camera. Most men are clean shaven, but a few have mustaches and one man in the front center has a full beard. Library records indicate that about half of the crew consists of Americans and the other half are Mexicans and that the cook is a Chinese man standing in front. Alex C. Eaton is indicated in the photo as the man with a "big hat and pipe at the Chinese cook's right elbow" who is presumably the father of Donald A. Eaton, donor.
Unknown
Donated by: Donald A. Eaton
Museum of Ventura County
1906
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Black and white photograph
14 x 8.3 cm
English
Image
807
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Casitas Springs (Calif.)
Work Crew with Cement Mixer, Casitas Dam
Concrete mixers
Laborers
Casitas Dam (Casitas Spring, Calif.)
A work crew with a cement mixer at Casitas Dam. One of the workers is looking directly at the camera and smiling while working. Horses are harnessed to a wagon. Bags (of sand?) are piled high next to the cement mixer. One of the workers is wearing a tapered, sombrero-style hat.
Library records indicate the names Gruemell or Greenwell and Donlon.
Unknown
Donated by: Donald A. Eaton (Somerset, Calif.)
Museum of Ventura County
1906
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Black and white photograph
13.8 x 8.2 cm
English
Image
808
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Casitas Springs (Calif.)
Load of Asphaltum from Devil's Canyon Mine
Mining
A wagon is hitched to four horses and parked in front of a mine in Devil's Canyon. There are two men standing on a platform at the mouth of the mine shaft. There is a man in the driver's seat of the wagon. Library records indicate the driver as W. A. Wilde and also indicate C.J. Crothers and Bruce Mine Supt. Taken in the summer of 1890.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1890
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Sepia photograph
21.75 x 13.5 cm
English
Image
824
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai Arcade Construction
Buildings--Design and construction
Arcades
A view of the Ojai Arcade during its construction, taken from the street. Four unidentified men stand under one of the arches, facing the camera. One man wears a suit, the other three wear work clothes. All four men wear hats, each of a different style. A crate resting on top of a small pile of gravel is in front of the men. An early automobile is parked next to the Arcade. Young trees are next to the Arcade columns.
Unknown
Charles Outland Collection, 1987
Museum of Ventura County
1917
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Black and white photograph
12.5 x 17.5 cm
English
Image
13480
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Stacking Boxes at Fillmore Sespe Packing House
Packing-houses
Citrus fruit industry
Interior view of Fillmore Sespe Packing House, showing two workers handling crates branded with packing labels.
Unknown
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
12.4 x 16.2 cm
English
Image
8870
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Frank Howard's Team Leaving Town for the Oilfields, Fillmore
Carriages and carts
View of four men, possibly including Frank Howard, standing atop a carriage hitched by six horses.
Writing on picture: "Hauling up Sespe."
Unknown
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1907
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Black and white photograph
11 x 18 cm
English
Image
8874
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Hauling Lima Beans from East Oxnard to Port Hueneme
Oxnard Boulevard (Oxnard, Calif.)
5th Street (Oxnard, Calif.)
Lima bean
View of half-track towing carts of lima beans at Intersection on Oxnard Boulevard and 5th Street looking North. Blind stamp on lower right of photograph reads: "Harding photographers." Several buildings visible including Norris house with partial sign visible.
Museum records include notes: "Sugar beets were hauled in the same manner."
"On back of photograph was posted a partial document regarding: Pacific Fire Insurance Co. Document signed 8th day of Oct 1917."
Unknown
2004
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1912-1915
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Black and white photograph
25.1 x 19.8 cm
English
Image
35971
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Tents at the FSA Camp, El Rio
Agricultural laborers
Labor camps
Tents
View of rows of tents in the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp for migratory workers in El Rio. Automobiles and three children with bicycle also visible.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1941 June
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7445, 7446, 7447, 7448, 7449, 7450, 7451, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456
Black and white photograph
20.5 x 25.3 cm
English
Image
7444
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
El Rio (Calif.)
Children Under FSA Camp Sign, El Rio
Agricultural laborers
Labor camps
Child agricultural laborers
Group of five boys seated in a circle under the sign at the entrance to the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio. Trees and tents visible in the background.
Sign reads, "U. S. Department of Agriculture // Farm Security Administration // Farm Workers Community"
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1941 June
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7444, 7445, 7446, 7448, 7449, 7450, 7451, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456
Black and white photograph
20.2 x 25.2 cm
English
Image
7447
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
El Rio (Calif.)
FSA Camp Council Meeting
Agricultural laborers
Labor camps
Interior view of the Camp Council meeting at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio. Six men are seated at a table with radio. A woman stands at the table, turning pages of a document. Group of women seated on benches facing the table. Seated women are looking over their left shoulders away from the camera.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1941 June
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7444, 7445, 7446, 7447, 7449, 7450, 7451, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456
Black and white photograph
20.5 x 25.3 cm
English
Image
7448
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
El Rio (Calif.)
Worker Residence FSA Camp, El Rio
Agricultural laborers
Labor camps
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. The woman and girl appear to be talking to each other.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1941 June
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7444, 7445, 7446, 7447, 7448, 7450, 7451, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456
Black and white photograph
20.2 x 25 cm
English
Image
7449
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
El Rio (Calif.)
Boys Boxing at FSA Camp
Labor camps
Agricultural laborers
Boxing
View of two boys boxing and adult referee surrounded by crowd of seated and standing onlookers. Father Garcia of Oxnard is among the crowd. At the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1941 June
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7444, 7445, 7446, 7447, 7448, 7449, 7451, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456
Black and white photograph
20.2 x 25 cm
English
Image
7450
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
El Rio (Calif.)
Men at Work at FSA Camp
Agricultural laborers
Labor camps
View of three men woodworking outdoors. A young boy is seated on a work table and is watching the men. Men are wearing hats. Tent visible in background.
Shot taken at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1941 June
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7444, 7445, 7446, 7447, 7448, 7449, 7450, 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456
Black and white photograph
20.3 x 25 cm
English
Image
7451
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
El Rio (Calif.)