Solari Ranch
Agricultural machinery
Solari Ranch
Lima bean
Panoramic photo of Solari Ranch at Central Ave. and Highway 101. A Ford car is in the foreground with Mr. John (Jack) Mitchell standing. Tom Steele ran the thresher. Agricultural equipment, men, horses and wagons can be seen as well.
Unknown
Donated by: Thomas A. Mitchell, 1985
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1916-1917
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Panorama
87.5 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
10870 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Steel Bridge Across Arroyo Sespe
Iron and steel bridges
Oversized image of the 300' steel bridge across Arroyo in Sespe. The bridge was erected by Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.
Unknown
1985
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1906
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37.5 x 70.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
11009 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard Plain
Oxnard Plain (Calif.)
Barns
Farms, Large
Composite view of the Oxnard plain with a large barn in the foreground. Mounted.
Unknown
1987
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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66.5 x 17 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
13154 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot at Goleta
Southern Pacific Company
Railroad stations
Black and white photograph of the Goleta Depot of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The depot features prominently in the image, one man can be seen standing to the side of the building. Museum records indicate that this depot originally stood east of Montalvo but was moved when the coast line was completed.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1902
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8.8 x 8.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
751
California
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Ventura Oil Field and Ventura Ave. Panorama
Oil fields
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Petroleum reserves
Panoramic bird's eye view of Ventura Oil Field and Ventura Avenue.
Isensee, B.
Oliva Collection, 1988 [16087]
Presented by: Makoto Matsumoto, 1981 [8510]
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Panorama
105 x 23 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16087 OS
8510 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Rincon Causeway
Rincon Causeway
Roads--Coast Highway
Scenic view of Rincon Causeway. A car is driving down the causeway and a group of people are leaning on the railing on the ocean side of the road. The ocean and mountains can be seen on either side of the causeway. Museum records indicate, that, the Rincon Causeway was built between 1911 and 1912 by subscription of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Dingman
Museum of Ventura County
No date
Dingman
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25.5 x 20.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
765
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Mexican Construction Crew at Casitas Dam
Casitas Dam (Casitas Springs, Calif.)
Laborers
Mexican American men
A Mexican construction crew is standing in the ditch of Casistas Dam with large bins of boulders between them. The men are holding or leaning on shovels. In the ditch are men identified as Gruemell or Greenwell and Donlon, but it is unclear which men they are.
Unknown
Donated by: Donald A. Eaton (Somerset, Calif.)
Museum of Ventura County
1906
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13.5 x 8.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
809
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Casitas Springs (Calif.)
Ventura Senior High School and Junior College
Ventura Senior High School
Ventura Junior College
School buses
Bus drivers
Esperance, Frenchy
Stevenson, Hap
Van Noy, Ray
Day, Charles
Coy, Lem
Williams, Howard
Exterior panoramic view of Ventura Senior High School and Junior College with a fleet of buses. Over sized mounted composite.
Bus drivers L-R: Frenchy Esperance, Hap Stevenson, Ray Van Noy, Charles Day, Supervisor of Transportation, Lem Coy, Howard Williams.
Unknown
Charles E. Day Collection, 1990
Museum of Ventura County
March 1932
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Panorama
97.5 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
18413 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Lima Bean Harvesting
Lima bean
Harvesting
Agricultural implements
Lima bean harvesting crew in the field. Men, horses, wagons and agricultural equipment in a panoramic view with mountains in the background.
W. P. Photographic Services
Robert Grether Collection, 1991
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Panorama
91.5 x 8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
19301 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Hanging Rock at Matilijia
Matilijia Canyon--Hanging Rock
Matilijia--Rivers
Landscape of Hanging Rock at Matilijia. The creek runs under hanging rock with a stony shore on either side. There are mountains and trees in the background.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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13 x 9.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
845
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Morrill Feed and Livery Stable, Montalvo
Agriculture
Barns
Morrill family
Montalvo (Calif.)
Sepia photograph of Morrill Feed and Livery Stable, with a dirt field in the foreground.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1914
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Salted paper print
9 x 9 cm
Sepia photograph
English
image
853
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Dedication of Montalvo Bridge
Montalvo Bridge (Ventura, Calif.)
Santa Clara River (Ventura, Calif.)
Ceremony for the dedication of the Montalvo Bridge across the Santa Clara River. Crowds of people and what appear to be horses and carriages are gathered around.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1899
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9 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Black and White Photograph
854
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Shell Oil Pump
Shell Oil Company
Gas lift pumps
Cadillac automobile
Mounted image of a man in a uniform, seen from behind, pumping gas from a Shell oil pump to a Cadillac car. Typed and pasted below the image is the following:
"Next time you go with your father or mother to have the gas tank of your car filled, perhaps you will remember some of the things that happened to the oil from deep underground before it got to be gasoline."
This image was a part of a series of Visual Aids to Learning for the Ventura City Elementary Schools.
for your car." Ventura City Elem. Schools.
Craft, Val
Ventura City Elementary Schools, 2002
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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35.5 x 28.2
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33886
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
C. O. Morrill
F.E. Morrill & Son Store (Montalvo, Calif.)
Morrill family
General stores
Family-owned business enterprises
Portrait of C.O Morrill inside of his family's store: F.E. Morrill & Son in Montalvo, Ca. He is seen standing behind the counter with one arm learning on the glass counter tip. Housewares including dishes, glasses and pitchers are stacked on shelved behind him.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1893
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Portrait, Bust
Salted Paper Print
8.9 x 8.8 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
859
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Port Hueneme Harbor
Port Hueneme Harbor (Calif.)
Panorama made of 5 separate photographs mounted, showing Port Hueneme Harbor, channel, buildings, automobiles, docks, Port Hueneme lighthouse and breakwater.
Pfeiler, Bob
2003
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Panorama
Image Dimensions (Left to Right)
23.5 x 20.4 cm
25.4 x 20.4 cm
14.5 x 20.4 cm
25.2 x 20.4 cm
25.7 x 20.4 cm
Mounted (114.2 x 20.4 cm )
Black and white photograph
English
Image
34754 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Port Hueneme Harbor
Port Hueneme Harbor (Calif.)
Lighthouses
Panoramic view of Port Hueneme Harbor made of 6 separate images mounted, includes: main channel, Port Hueneme lighthouse, docks, water, construction being done on docks in foreground.
Pfeiler, Bob
2003
Museum of Ventura County
1939-10-20
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Panorama
Image Dimensions (Left to Right)
22 x 20.2 cm
24.1 x 20.2 cm
23.5 x 20.2 cm
17.5 x 20.2 cm
20. x 20.2 cm
22.2 x 20.2 cm
Mounted (130 x 20.2 cm)
Black and white photograph
English
Image
34755 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)
Port Hueneme Harbor
Port Hueneme Harbor (Calif.)
Lighthouses
Panoramic view of Port Hueneme Harbor includes: main channel, Port Hueneme lighthouse, docks, water, construction being done on docks in foreground.
Pfeiler, Bob
2003
Museum of Ventura County
1940-05-01
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Panorama
Image dimensions Left to Right:
25.0 x 20 cm
20 x 20 cm
18.2 x 20 cm
22.3 x 20 cm
25.4 x 20 cm
17.8 x 20 cm
Mounted (129 x 20)
Black and white photograph
English
Image
34756 OS
School Buses and Cabrillo Middle School
Cabrillo Middle School (Ventura, Calif.)
Buses
Panoramic mounted image made up of three separate photographs showing school bus barns with parked buses and Cabrillo Middle School. The Methodist Church Tower can be seen behind bus barns. There are trees and what appears to be a field on the right side of the image.
Unknown
2005
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1940
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Panorama
17.6 x 74.6 cm
Mounted on board (17.6 x 80)
Black and white photograph
3 separate photographs (12 x 26.6, 12 x 24, 12 x 24)
English
Image
37050 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Judge Walter J. Fourt
Fourt, Walter J.
Oversized print of a bust portrait of Judge Walter J. Fourt sitting in his Judicial robe in front of an open bookcase of law books. "Robert Dana Teague" and "Judge Walter J. Fourt" are written on the back of photograph.
Museum records indicate that he was Justice of the Superior Court and late Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Los Angeles, Ca. On November 7th 1950 he became a Judge of the Superior Court. In October of 1955, he was appointed to the Appellate Court.
Unknown
2009
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s-1970s
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Portrait, Bust
50.9 x 40.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
38737 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
J. C. Brewster
Brewster, John Calvin
Oversized print of a bust portrait of John Calvin Brewster. The print is on a cardboard backing with Brewster's signature. He is seen here in a dark suit and tie with glasses sticking out of a pocket. He is bald but has a white or grey beard. The image appears damaged in areas.
Unknown
2009
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900
J.C. Brewster
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Portrait, Bust
53 x 43 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
38741 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Masonic Temple Ground Breaking
Freemasons--Lodges
Group photo of residents standing on land going to be used to build the Masonic Temple on Santa Clara and California Streets in Ventura. Photo is made up of two photos.
Bernie's Photo Shop
Ventura City Clerk's Collection, 1984
Museum of Ventura County
1929-02-20
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Panorama
10.8 x 16.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
10387 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Avenue Oil Field and Ventura Avenue
Oil fields
Petroleum reserves
Panoramic view of the Ventura oil field from a mountain. Oil wells can be seen on the left.
Bernie's Photo Shop
Oliva Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1928-01-16
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Panorama
115.5 x 25 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16088 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Oil Fields
Oil fields
Panoramic view of an oil field. Many oil derricks are seen interspersed between winding roads and trees. Various buildings and large holding tanks are also visible.
Unknown
Oliva Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Panorama
24.5 x 120 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16089 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
The Old Rice Rancho
Rice Rancho (Ventura, Calif.)
Panoramic landscape view of the Old Rice Rancho in Matilija Canyon, Ventura. A large field with trees is in the foreground with a mountain in the background.
Isensee, B.
Oliva Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1928-12-18
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Panorama
24.8 x 126.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16091 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Saticoy Rock Company
Saticoy Rock Company (Saticoy, Calif.)
Machinery
Panoramic view of Saticoy Rock Company. A very large piece of machinery reaches across a rocky field. A row of eucalyptus trees runs along the background.
Bernie's Photo Shop
Oliva Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1928-04-14
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Panorama
24.5 x 122.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16092 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Saticoy (Calif.)