Glass Plate Negatives
Title
Glass Plate Negatives
Description
Over 500 glass plate negatives with images of Ventura County are presented. These include works of John Calvin Brewster, first resident photographer during 1874–1909, Waldo F. Dingman, Sr., in Ventura 1911–1955, and others.
Creator
Museum of Ventura County © All rights reserved.
Contact the museum library for information regarding reproductions.
Contact the museum library for information regarding reproductions.
Date
Circa 1800s to 1900s
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Collection Items
House on Poli (?)
House with palm trees and evergreen tree. Possibly on Poli Street. One glass plate negative.
Man with rifle(?) in front of house
Man leaning on either long handled farm implement or rifle, standing in front of house with picket fence. Mountains in the background.
Orchard and farm house with mountain backdrop
Trees in foreground, orchard in middle ground, mountains in background.
Ventura Main Street Bridge Construction
Construction of Main Street Ventura River bridge with scaffolding and construction worker.
Parade on Ventura Main Street
Parade on Main Street in Downtown Ventura. Crowds line the street with procession down the middle. Storefronts.
Ventura Parade
Parade between Oak and California, looking West, Ventura. Procession of vehicles and riders on horses, buildings draped in flags.
Ventura High School
Ventura High School (now Cabrillo Junior High) circa 1920s. Houses and hillside in background.
House at Chestnut and Poli Streets
View of side of house, including porch and yard with trellis and climbing vines.
Parade on Main Street, Ventura
Parade on Main Street between Oak and California Streets, Ventura, California. [Note banner of the Native Sons of the Golden West]
Ventura County Courthouse and Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital
Ventura County Courthouse and Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital.