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Lima Bean Ranch postcard
View of a Lima bean ranch near Ventura. There is a car and two palm trees in the field. Caption at bottom reads: "A Lima Bean Ranch near Ventura, Cal." Duplicate of 22873 PC.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T.American Art, Chicago), A-67988]

Fifth Street postcard
View looking down Fifth Street. There are buildings on both sides of the street. Cars are parked along the right side, and two people are walking down the middle of the street. Caption at bottom: "Fifth Street, Looking East, Oxnard, Ventura Co.,…

Fir Street postcard
View of Fir Street intersection. There is a large house on both corners. The street is lined with trees, and there is a car driving on the street. Caption at bottom reads: "Fir Street, Ventura, Cal.'
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art),…

Chautauqua Grounds Postcard
A scene of the coast in Ventura, California (as listed). A green field has a path cut through it, leading to a large brown house (?) is slightly to the right of center, surrounded by small white tents. Smaller brown buildings are at either edge of…

Panorama of Ventura Postcard
A panoramic view of Ventura, looking over houses and towards the mountains. A red train cuts across the left of the image, just past a railroad intersection with a large street.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal (Panama/California Exposition, San Diego,…

Ventura Bath House Postcard
A large, 3-story rectangular grey building with an American flag on top and many cars lined up in front and along the side. A few people, appearing to be men and women alike, are seen coming out and going towards the entrance. The parking lot is…

Methodist Church, Oxnard postcard
A drawing of the Church, a large, grey building on a street corner. The entrance is rounded with steps and columns, but the sides of the building are straight with yellow stained-glass windows.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art),…

Entrance to Sulphur Mt. Springs postcard
A square wooden arch with Sulphur Mt. Springs in white on a black background. Above it is a smaller sign that says 'automobiles slow down'. The left-hand leg of the arch as two US flags, one above the other, and the right-hand leg has one, with a…

Santa Susana Pass postcard
Green mountains stretch off into the distance, a highway cutting through them. An orange car has pulled to the side of the road, with a group of people standing next to it at an overlook.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, CAl. (C.T. American Art), R-83325]

Grammar School, Oxnard Postcard
A cream-colored building with a red roof and columns around the front entrance on a street corner. A flagpole with an American flag stands in the lawn surrounding the schoolhouse.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-80123]

Ventura Bath House, Ventura, California undated postcard
The inside of a bathhouse. The majority of the picture is a swimming pool, with dark blue-green water. Roughly a dozen people (gender unclear) are in the water, and a long yellow slide leads down from an upper level, packed with people behind a…

In Foster Memorial Park, Near Ventura, Cal. undated Postcard
An oak tree with a curved trunk frames the right side of the image. Behind it is a wide dirt path, and on the other side is a forest with mountains in the background. Two men, one if a grey suit and one in orange, lean against a triangular wooden…

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Bathing at Hueneme postcard
The Port Hueneme wharf is in the background of a crowded beach. A large wooden ship is docked at the end of the pier. Several dozen people are in the water and on the beach, men and women alike. Two men stand together, looking towards the camera. A…

Bathing at Lyon Springs, Matilija Canyon postcard
A river or pond with a rocky beach made up of large white stones and boulders backing up to a forest. A man in a suit and yellow hat sits near the top of the beach. A woman in pink sits closer to the shore. In the water are two children on a yellow…

The Limoneira, Near Santa Paula Postcard
A lemon orchard with trees in perfect rows stretches off into the distance where it backs up into mountains. A dirt road in the far left cuts the orchard in two and is dotted with electric poles. A pair of brown houses sit in front of the left…

St. Joseph's Institute, Oxnard Postcard
A two-story grey building lined with windows. Two small spires rise from different points on the roof, each with a cross on top. The main entrance to the building has standard roofing in dark green, and the rest of the building's roof is in a flat…

Plaza-Oxnard, Ventura Co Postcard
An aerial view of a grassy square plaza, cut perfectly into 4 pieces by walkways leading to a gazebo at the center of the park. Each walkway starts as a half-circle on the sidewalk. Various palm trees and shrubbery dot the edges of the plaza and the…

Oxnard High School postcard
A two-story grey building sits seemingly by itself on a dirt road. An American flag on a tall flapole sits out front.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: San Diego, Panama, California Exposition; Slogan:"On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3094 &…

El Roblar Hotel Postcard
A side view of a white, two-story Spanish-style hotel. The front and side have covered patios suspended by rounded columns. A rounded stone archway is above the main entrance and attached to the stone walls that surround the entire hotel property.…

First National Bank Postcard
A three-story yellow building on a street corner. The entrance is rounded and directly at the corner. A sculpted sign above the door says 'BANK', and on that corner of the third floor is a plaque declaring '1899'. On the left side of the building,…

Caterpillar Engine Hauling Beets to Sugar Factory Postcard
On a field is a caterpillar engine tractor with two young men sitting on the back of the engine, one at the steering wheel and one smiling. The vehicle is attached to four white carts with red wheels, filled above the brim with beets.
[Brakey,…

Ventura Wharf Postcard
Postcard with the caption "Bathing on the Beach near the Wharf, Ventura, Cal." showing the wharf in Ventura. The masts of ships are visible at the end of the wharf. In the foreground, people, including many children, gather and wade in the shallow…

Ventura Fire House Postcard
Photograph captioned "Fire House, Ventura, Cal." Two people stand at the entrance of the fire house, as someone rides toward the entrance on a horse. Mountains are visible in the background. There are houses and buildings on both sides of the fire…

Beach Scene at Ventura Wharf Postcard
Postcard titled "Beach Scene, Ventura, California" showing the Ventura Wharf in the background and a beach full of people, horses, a bicycle, carriages, a picnic bench, and a small lagoon. A handwritten note reads: "See inside the circle Pilie,…

Veranda, Pierpont Cottages, Ojai Valley, Near Nordhoff, Ventura Co. postcard
Veranda of the Pierpont Cottages showing a series of rocking chairs, a floor rug and benches. Various types of plants, including palm trees, are shown in the view off of the veranda.
[John R. Brakey, Ventura, Cal. (C.T. Photochrom), A-57611]
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