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The center piece of the dam following the St. Francis Dam disaster.

View of construction of the Saint Francis Dam. A partially built dam wall with scaffolding set up next to it and rods sticking up are visible. Image shows some heavy equipment, a scaffolding bridge, and a couple of buildings. There is a walkway with…

Closeup view of face of St. Francis Dam with outlet pipe visible.

Panoramic view of the damage to the St. Francis Dam area one week after the March 12-13, 1928 dam failure. View is looking across side canyon just below right abutment. "Photo No. 2844."

Panoramic view of the damage to the St. Francis Dam area one week after the March 12-13, 1928 dam failure. Photo depicts remaiins of Power Station No. 2, and tents set up by rescuers and Edison Co. officials, clean-up crews, etc. Men and horses also…

Panoramic view of the damage to the St. Francis Dam area one week after the March 12-13, 1928 dam failure. Photo is large scale, but depicts failed west abuttment looking downstream. People in photo for scale. Note: One of best photos of slide area.…

Panoramic view of the damage to the St. Francis Dam area one week after the March 12-13, 1928 dam failure. Distant view of the canyon. "Photo no. 2839."

Panoramic view of the damage to the St. Francis Dam area one week after the March 12-13, 1928 dam failure. View is close-up of canyon, a man is in view. "Photo no. 2839."

Panoramic view of the damage to the St. Francis Dam area one week after the March 12-13, 1928 dam failure. Bird's eye view across canyon. People can be seen in the distance on the top portion of dam. "Pnoto no. 2841."

Panoramic view of the damage to the St. Francis Dam area possibly taken one week after the March 12-13, 1928 dam failure, like photos 33785-33790. Dam to the right of photo. Rolled negative available as well as print.

Panoramic group photo of the student body at St. Catherine's School/St. Catherine's-by-the-Sea seated and standing in two rows on a lawn with some trees in the background. Not all students visible in image, but a list of names is provided in library…

Group portrait of St. Catherine's High School Class of 1933-34. (Left to Right, Standing): Katherine Hoffman, Rita Mae McGraf, Mary Ida Daly, Betty Lou Bonstell [possibly Bonestel], Eleanor Lagomarsino and Janice Daly. (Left to Right, Seated):…

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LORD SRINIVASA KALYANOTSAVAM was performed on Sat 4-29-23 at VENKATAKRISHNA TEMPLE in Thousand Oaks.

It is a VERY SPECIAL POOJA ( Prayer Meeting ) attended by over a 1000 Hindu Devotees.

In it, the Supreme Lord…

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A weekly walk with friends at the Ventura Harbor Nature Preserve (aka the settling ponds) is a tradition we started during the Covid pandemic. It is a place of such beauty and serenity. Great Blue Herons, Night Herons,…

View of the Springville Cemetery. Trees in foreground, gravestones visible in background.

View of the Springville Cemetery. Trees in foreground, some headstones visible in background.

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This postcard is from a special exhibit for the Museum of Ventura County from 2002. The pastel drawing was created by artist Jannene Behl and is called "Spring Passion."

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Spring of 2023 has been particularly gloomy this year. This bird was enjoying the weather at the Ventura harbor.

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A beautiful plum tree shades my front yard in Oxnard and I love to watch the seasons unfold under its leafy branches. In March, it bursts forth with beautiful white blossoms. By April, the blossoms have floated down…

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In 1873, the first county offices – including the courthouse – were located on the second floor of Spear’s Saloon, owned by Henry Spear. The building was located in downtown Ventura on the corner of Main and Palm…

Image of mosaic commissioned by Museum Docent Council. Artistic representation of a Spanish expedition of California.

Outside group photograph of Spanish dancers dressed in traditional suits and gowns. Gabriel Ruiz is standing and smiling on the far right of the picture. Trees, grass, bushes and flowers are all visible in the background.

Steel plate, curved at the waist, chest and shoulders. One hole is pierced in the center of each shoulder and underarm. Short split in metal at center of neck opening.

In the 1870s, two boys reportedly found this breastplate on the beach when it…

Poster showing Liberty sowing seeds. War I poster with painting of woman dressed in red, white and blue bunting scattering seeds. "Sow the Seeds of Victory" printed at top. "Plant and Raise your own Vegetables" at left. "Every Garden a Munition…

A black-and-white collage of prominent sites in Ventura: the plaza, San Buenaventura Mission, the courthouse, a new bridge (Ventura River Bridge), an aerial shot of a residential area, and a "surf scene" of a beach.
[Photos by Dingman]