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The long row of poinsettias are an iconic must-stop in Camarillo during the winter months. The sea of red and green get you in the Christmas spirit.
Marguerite Welton, portrait full, with large black fish caught from boat at Pt. Mugu in the 1930s. Fish is possibly a Goliath Grouper. The fish is hanging by its mouth and appears longer/taller than Welton. Welton wears nautical or sailor style…
Bird's eye view of the construction of the harbor at Port Hueneme. Shows a large warehouse building and train tracks running alongside it on a platform over the water. People are working in various locations.
Bird's eye view of Camarillo State Hospital. Library records state: "Camarillo State Mental Hospital, portion of $7,000,000,00 (sic) 3 miles from Camarillo, 9 miles from Oxnard. Bain Photo Service, ND."
This snapshot shows Yas Yamada and Nao Takasugi posing for a friendly picture. The boys are dressed in bathing suits and they are standing in the center of four tire innertubes. The photo appears to be taken in a residential backyard. A wooden fence…
Image of the statue of Father Serra in front of Ventura County Court House (now Ventura City Hall, 2022). Courthouse building in background, grass and landscaping around the statue's base in foreground. Museum records indicate "To go with poem of Fr.…
Exterior view of the buildings at the Oxnard Sugar Factory, showing a railroad track at the bottom right of the image. Smoke is coming out of some of the many smokestacks on the buildings.
Outdoor scene showing Nellie Daily holding two Siamese cats next to a wooden house. Nellie wears a floral print dress and glasses and has curled hair. She looks down at the cats. The two cats look towards the viewer. Bush growing alongside house is…
View of a corrugated metal Quonset hut being constructed at Santa Paula Airport. View taken from inside the structure. Framing of the building is visible, only partially covered with metal sheeting.
Hueneme High School graduates Andy Gibson and Peter Sanzone, who were both participants in the wrestling competition at the 1989 Police Olympics held at Rio Mesa High School. Andy and Peter are seen here with their arms around one another. It is a…
ATV Motocross at VC Fair, showing several riders on ATVs going over a hill, spectators in the background. Photo taken for the Ventura County Star Free Press 18 Aug 1989, published 20 Aug 1989.
Plan and profile of improvements to South Frontage Road, City of Ventura. Top half of sheet shows map of South Frontage Road with improvements indicated, a vicinity map, water plan notes, and drawing of a half section of Frontage Road. Bottom half of…
Map showing survey of the resubdivision of a portion of Pleasant Valley. Showing poritons of Lot A, Parcel 16 and Lot A, Parcel 17 made at the request of Judge Dana R. Weller. Shows a portion of Loop Drive and Mesa Drive.
Map showing Survey of a portion of Tract 96, Rancho Las Posas made at the request of The Las Posas Water Co. Shows a portion of Stockton Road and the site for Las Posas Water Co. Reservoir.
Map of Survey of a portion of Tract C Rancho Las Posas made at the request of the Berylwood Investment Company. Shows a portion of East Street and North Street.
A Partition of Lot B in Block 13, part of a Resubdivision of the Pleasant Valley Subdivision. Recorded in Book 16 of Maps page 33. Surveyed and monumented for Florence Blundell. Shows portion of Loop Drive.
Drawn image portrait of Father Junipero Serra sitting in a wooden chair. His hair is styled in a tonsure (shaved at the crown) and he wears the simple hooded robe of the Franciscan Order, with a rosary on his corded belt. Text below the portrait…
Survey of a portion of Lot 3 of the Broome Estate Ranch in Rancho Guadalasca. Made for the American Sugar Beet Company and Thornhill Broome. Shows a portion of the California State Highway and the grant line of Rancho El Rio de Santa Clara o la…