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Old Ortega Adobe
Exterior view of the old Ortega Adobe on West Main Street in Ventura. Photo is undated, but appears to be decades prior to the restoration in the 1970s.
Clyde and Kitty Wykoff
Full portrait of Clyde Wykoff and Kitty Wykoff, standing in an orchard in Nordhoff. They were Ventura County pioneers.
Ventura County Hospital, 1900
Exterior side view of the Ventura County Hospital taken from the street in front of it. Garden at side of the hospital in the foreground. Two boys or men are sitting on the fence along the front of the hospital, while three figures stand on the…
Ventura County Hospital
Exterior view of the Ventura County Hospital, with land around the building and sidewalk and fencing around building in view.
According to museum records: "The hospital was built in 1882, demolished in 1922. Near the site of May Henning School…
According to museum records: "The hospital was built in 1882, demolished in 1922. Near the site of May Henning School…
Train Wreck West of Ventura, 1901
Scene of a train wreck occurring west of Ventura. Rail cars are seen laying across the tracks. Many men and women stand around the wrecked train cars along the tracks and along the fencing along the coastline. Mountains or hills on the right side of…
Ventura County Courthouse Annex
Exterior side view of the Ventura County Courthouse Annex building, taken shortly after it was built. Jail visible in rear of the annex.
Dingman Family at Foster Park, Ventura
W. H. Dingman and family sit at a picnic bench under a very large tree at Foster Park in Ventura, CA. There are two women, a man, and a boy looking at the viewer. A convertible or open car is on the left of the image, parked in the grass.
Erle Stanley Gardner and Judge Blackstock
Erle Stanley Gardner, left, and Judge Blackstock, right, stand in the outdoors behind some barbed wire fencing. They both hold rifles and look off to the left of the viewer.
Frank Marr on Samson Tractor
Frank Marr sits on a Samson tractor pulling farm equipment. Photo taken from behind, Frank turned toward the viewer. Field and farm building in the background.
Ortega Adobe
Exterior view of the Ortega Adobe on West Main Street in Ventura, CA. Snapshot taken prior to its refurbishment in the 1970s. There is some graffiti on the building and some chicken wire fencing around a section of the building.
Oil Drilling Equipment, Close View
Closeup view of oil drilling equipment, company name EMSCO visible. Museum records indicate "Drill Station Draw Works", "Brake", "Rocky Mountain Air Slip Control." Two images mounted on white cardboard.
Oil Well Rig Lower Portion
Closeup view of the lower portion of an oil well drilling rig. A truck is visible on the left and a pumping unit visible on the right. Library records indicate the location is "Getty Oil Company Ventura Field, UL and W Lease?" Two images mounted on…
Oil Field Scene
Bird's eye view of a large oil field with oil derricks, buildings, trucks, equipment, and workers on the scene. Library records indicate it is possibly "Shell Oil Company Taylor Lease, Ventura Field." Two images mounted on white cardboard.
Oil Well Rig Bird's Eye View
Bird's eye view of oil well rig with cars and equipment all around it on a hilltop. Location unclear, but library records indicate it may be "Shell Oil Company Taylor Lease, Ventura Field." Background show another hillside to the right of image with…
Closeup View of Oil Drilling Equipment
"Rotary Table, Rotary Rig" closeup view.
Man with Oil Drilling Equipment
A man in coveralls and hard hat sits at the controls of oil drilling equipment--"Rotary Table, Rotary Rig." He is looking intently at the controls, the rotary table and rig appears to be spinning. Two images mounted on cardboard.
Oil Well Christmas Tree
Oil equipment and pipes labeled "Christmas Tree."
Continental Oil Company, Rincon Gasoline Plant
Exterior view of Continental Oil Company, Rincon Gasoline Plant on Pacific Coast Highway. Railroad tracks in foreground, hills with oil derricks in background. Two images mounted on cardboard.
Continental Oil Company, Rincon Gasoline Plant
Exterior view of Continental Oil Company, Rincon Gasoline Plant on Pacific Coast Highway. Railroad tracks in foreground, hills with oil derricks in background. Two images mounted on cardboard.
Chancelor Canfield Midway Oil Company, Rincon Field
Distant view from across a highway (Pacific Coast Highway in foreground) of Chancelor Canfield Midway Oil Company at Rincon Field. Buildings and oil derricks dotting the hillside in the background are visible.
Continental Oil Company, San Miguelito Oil Field
View of San Miguelito Oil Field, with a Continetal Oil Company sign at the entrance. There is a railroad track in the foreground, oil tanks and equipment visible, and a hillside dotted with oil derricks along in the background. A Conoco motor oil…
Oil Well Rig Along 5th Street in Oxnard
View of an oil well (rig) at Oxnard Field. 5th Street is visible in the photograph. Cars parked alongside the street. Two images mounted on cardboard.
Man Working at Ventura Field
A man in coveralls and hard hat works on the back of a truck, appears to be working with a tube or cable attached to the truck.
Two Men at Oil Field
Two men stand next to each other with backs to the viewer. They stand next to a Shlumberger truck next to the base of an oil well rig. Location is possibly Hartman Lease at Ventura Field. One of the men is identified as Steve Mulqueen. Photo mounted…
Standard Derricks Along Railroad Tracks
Standard derricks are lined up along railroad tracks at Rincon Field. Railroad tracks run from foreground through the center of image, derricks and small buildings on left, utility poles on the right, and mountains in the background.