Main Street, Ventura, 1877

Image

Main Street, Ventura, 1877
Main Street, Ventura, 1877

Title

Main Street, Ventura, 1877

Identifier

118
1027

Description

View of Main Street in downtown Ventura in 1877. Shot is straight down the dirt and businesses are lined up on the outer edges of image. Several people are in front of businesses and men on horseback as well as horse drawn wagons are in the street. Some business signs are visible, reading "harness shop", "drug store", "photographs", "stoves", "groceries" and "Dexter Stables." Also, the San Buenaventura Mission is in the distance on the right.

Creator

Brewster, John Calvin

Date

1877

Format

16.7 x 11.7 cm
Black and white photograph

Subject

Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Storefronts

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Citation

Brewster, John Calvin, “Main Street, Ventura, 1877,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed December 30, 2024, http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/1241.