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Postcard of view from south side of Anacapa Island on the beach during sunset.

Full portrait of Celia Boquist standing by a table. She is wearing a high-collared dress, with ruffled, leg o' mutton sleeves, a bow on the sash, and a hem finished with ribbons.

Looking down Oak St. in Ventura. There are horse drawn carriages in the street and people are visible standing and walking. Bank of Ventura is on the right hand side and a brick building is on the left, possibly Revere House. Many business signs are…

Two Chumash women basket makers pose in the sun on the San Buenaventura Mission steps. Between them sits a little girl. Left to right: Apolonia Guzman, Soraida Garcia, Petra. The women are smiling at the camera. Bottom of photo reads "In the Sun."

Seated portrait of Jose de La Rosa, posing with a cane and guitar. He was the first printer in California and died in Ventura at the age of nearly 102.

Exterior of the Schiappa Pietra home

Parish house built by J.J. Mahoney under the direction of Fr. Rubio. J. Logan Kennedy is seen standing next to his horse and buggy.

View of Ventura County Court House from California Street, showing City Hall on the left.

Oil steamer, W. L. Hardison, on fire at Ventura wharf. Black smoke fills the air above it.

The San Buenaventura Mission quadrangle being razed. View of old quadrangle ruins prior to the restoration of the San Buenaventura Mission in 1928.

View of the Ojai Valley and citrus orchards.

Schooner tied up at Ventura wharf

The Santa Susana Pass with Joe Horner in horse-drawn surrey. It is likely the old stage and mail coach line between Simi Valley and San Fernando Valley.

Postcard captioned "7414 Bean Thrashing in Ventura Co. Cal." [sic] and showing the process of bean threshing on a farm. There are three carts with large spoked wheels, agricultural machinery with a flag, people working on the threshing, and draft…

First excursion train to Ventura - Southern Pacific Railroad. Men stand near the train and on the train. To the right, workers appear to be building, laying tracks.

Two male Chinese field hands, one man kneels while reaching toward the other, who is laying on the ground.

View from the deck of a battleship of two guns. A woman stands next to them.

A group of men on horseback form a circle around other men that have cattle tied and on the ground for branding. Large group of cattle visible in the background.

Chinese man follows a young child on the sidewalk in front of Reilly Bros. Funeral Directors. Child appears to be moving fast, while man tries to keep up. Both man and child are wearing hats. Photographer's shadow in foreground. Many advertisements…

A mounted piece of artwork featuring portraits of fifteen performers as part of Bartlett's Minstrels. (Left to Right, Top Row): Jule Wagner, Charlie Welch, James Clark, Carl Perkins, Harry Whitehouse. (Left to Right, Middle Row): Waldo Porter, Thomas…

Louis and Caroline (Kaufman) Pfeiler portrait, they were married November 29, 1911. He is sitting and she is standing with one arm resting on his shoulder.

Ojai Valley, street scene in Nordhoff showing what appear to be two large homes, many trees, and a horse drawn wagon. From article "Autumn Days in Ventura II" --by Ninette Eames in the Overland Monthly, January 1890.

"A. Camarillo residence, Camarillo. When first built 1895 (sic)". It was built in 1892. "Camarillo Rancho" written on one of the buildings in the lower right corner. Shows mansion on the right and grounds and fields to the left and in foreground.

View of an apricot pitting shed, Briggs Ranch. A group of four women stand at one table, pitting apricots, and a a group of two women pit apricots at another table. One man works a machine, while two other men look at the camera, one holding a broom.…

Ventura beach scene shows a group of mainly women and girls sitting near the beach shoreline at the foot of the photo, a horse and buggy with a man sitting in it next to them. The left side of the photo shows the Ventura Wharf with a docked oil…