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Bonita McFarland Standing in Dahlia Garden
Bonita McFarland at the McFarland Ranch, stands in a dahlia garden smiling at the camera wearing a calf length dress. Dahlias reach as high as her shoulder.

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Bonita Vorbeck Portrait
Bust portrait of Bonita Vorbeck, possibly a school proof. She wears a long pearl necklace and a dress with large flowers adorning it. She is looking to the right of camera. Taken in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Book Cover Proof-Pisgah
Proposed cover for a book about Pisgah, resembling a pamphlet or newsletter meant to be handed out to "the sick and the poor." Cover shows scenes from Pisgah Grande.

Cover states "Devoted to the Material Welfare, Bodily Healing, Moral Uplift and…

Bottle Village
View of Bottle Village in Simi, which shows a walkway between bottle covered buildings. Mountains are visible in the background. Bottle Village located at 4595 Cochran St. in Simi Valley.

Bottles at the Bottle Village postcard
View of bottles decorating the Bottle Village. They are lined up on pedestals and on the ground and are a variety of colors.
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Boulder Cave - Matilija
This photograph depicts a cave opening surrounded by jagged hillside rocks. Two people are visible at a distance, seated at the opening of the cave. One of the people appears to be a child. "Brewster Ventura, Cal." is embossed on the brown cardstock…

Boulder cave near Matilija
Shout of the outside of a boulder cave near Matilija hot springs

Boundary Map of Silveira Rest Home
Map showing the boundary of Silveira Rest Home in Subdivision 42, Rancho Colonia, City of Oxnard. Shows portions of Silveira Road, Dempsey Road, A Street, and two alley ways. Boundaries of the area of interest are indicated in bold, with four…

BOUQUET OF ROSES & FLOWERS
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Beautiful Bouquet of Roses & Flowers on Display in a Simi Valley Town Center’s Florist Dhop.

Boxing Match at 1948 Christmas Party Held at Ventura Police Boys' Club House
Boxing match at 1948 Christmas party held at Ventura Police Boys' Club House. The boys are 9 years old. Two boys are in the boxing ring, one is down on the mat. An adult is in the ring with them. Another adult and a group of boys are sitting on…

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Boxmakers at Blanchard Packinghouse in Santa Paula
Four male boxmakers (wooden crates for lemons) group portrait. The men are standing or sitting surrounded by boxes with brand seals and drawings of lemons on them. Leon Preciado, Sr. (left) and Jesus Gonzales (2nd from right) are among the group.…

Boxmakers at Blanchard Packinghouse in Santa Paula
Four male boxmakers (wooden crates for lemons) group portrait. The men are standing in front of boxes piled high. One man holds a box in one hand. Men are: Phillipe (possibly Felipe) Lopez, Jesus Gonzales, Leon Preciado and Enrique Vela. Location is…

Boy holding wooden toy
Unidentified young boy seated on a wicker chair and holding a toy wooden horse

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Boy Milking Cow
Shows a young boy sitting on a box and milking a black cow. The boy is wearing overalls and a wide-brimmed straw hat. He is looking over his shoulder to the right side of the view. Cow is facing the right side. A chain is looped around its horns.

Boy on tricycle portrait
Portrait of unidentified young boy on tricycle

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Boy Scout Troop 120 in Ventura
A group of boy scouts (Troop 120) and troop leaders sit on the steps in front of the Ventura County Court House (currently Ventura City Hall in 2021). They sit in rows on steps in front of the Junipero Serra statue (it was removed in 2020) and are…

Boy Scout Troop 203 at Wild Cat Decathlon
Group photo Boy Scout Troop 203 at the Wild Cat Decathlon. Two men and six boys of various ages. The boys are dressed in Boy Scout uniforms and displaying medals and awards. Man in center appears to be dressed as a scout leader, the man on the right…

Boy Scouts and Navy Personnel at Monument
Outdoor group photo of Cub Scouts, teenaged Boy Scouts, Scout leaders, and Navy personnel standing on either side of a monument and United States flag. Text on monument reads, "In Memoriam (date unreadable) J.N. Proctor President
Emeritus 1962,…

Boy Scouts Trail, Wheeler Hot Springs
View of horses and riders traveling along Boy Scouts Trail near Wheeler Hot Springs. Mountains surround the trail.

Boy With Snowman
John Putnam of Camarillo, age 4, poses alongside a snowman after a rare snowfall in 1949. Child and snowman appear to be on a front lawn of a house.

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Boys Boxing at FSA Camp
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.

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This panoramic photo was donated by a grandson of a bracero from Jalisco, Mexico. It features a Bracero crew or cuadrilla that worked in Ventura County in the 1950s and was supervised by Rudy (last name unknown) who is…

Female Freshman Student Kneeling on Lawn, with Other Students Braiding Her Hair, Freshman Day, Ventura
View of kneeling girl having her hair curled or braided by peers on a grass field. Other students and a brick structure visible in background.

Brakey Road, Ventura, CA
View of Brakey Road looking north from Poli Street toward houses at top and left of image. The courthouse annex (Ventura City Hall) and county jail are on the right.
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