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San Buenaventura Mission
Front side view of San Buenaventura Mission facing northeast, showing an empty lot on its western side. A brick wall runs in front of the mission and in front of the empty lot. A sidewalk and utility poles run along the front of the mission. Bottom…
Somis School
A group of children and a dog stand in front of Somis School, established 1895, which stands prominently in the background. An adult, possibly the teacher, stands at the steps to the school. A sign on the school reads "Somis School 1895." Writing on…
Somis School
Photo of Somis School from a distance, full building is in view as well as a tall flag pole with a United States flag flying. Children and horses are in view along a fence that appears to surround the school grounds. Writing on photo: "For Artie,…
Pleasant Valley School
Student body portrait taken in front of the Pleasant Valley School--first built in Camarillo on the Hughes Ranch. Photo is faded, but several rows of students can be seen on the front steps and porch. The school is in a Victorian style and has a…
Thresher on Cloyne Ranch
Donlon thresher taken on the Cloyne Ranch. A group of men with mule or horse drawn wagons stop their work to pose for a photograph. View is from above the group. The thresher is in the middle and right of the image. A pile of sacks is stacked neatly…
A. Ruiz Liquor Store
Mounted group photograph of "Uncle Arturo's Liquor store" with many people standing along the sidewalk in front of the liquor store that reads "A. Ruiz" on a sign above the door. "Uncle Tomas" drives a horse drawn buggy parked in front of the store.…
John Brown's son outside a cabin
Two of John Brown's sons outside a cabin on Brown's Trail
Gally Hotel and Cottages
Gally Hotel & Cottages in Ojai Valley, health resort. Was formerly Oak Glenn Cottages, McKee Cottages. View of open field between the cottages, a man and woman stand in the grass on the left.
Carl Phleger
Bust portrait of Carl Phleger, wearing a suit jacket and tie, looking toward the viewer. Photo is mounted.
Dr. Stephen Coray Vaccinating Child Against Measles
Stephen Coray, M.D. (left) with a young patient. Dr. Coray is pressing a jet injector to the child's arm. The child is smiling and pointing to his arm. A sign that reads "Measles Stop Measles" in the shape of a traffic stop sign is visible behind the…
Adolfo Camarillo on Horseback
Side view of Adolfo Camarillo on horseback on a dirt road or path amongst eucalyptus trees. He is wearing a suit and hat.
Carmen Camarillo Astride a Horse
"One of the Camarillo ladies."
Carmen Camarillo wearing riding attire, sitting on horseback. An automobile is visible behind her. An unidentified man dressed in cowboy attire stands to the right of the horse.
Carmen Camarillo wearing riding attire, sitting on horseback. An automobile is visible behind her. An unidentified man dressed in cowboy attire stands to the right of the horse.
Linda Merrill Surfing the Rincon
View of Linda Merrill riding a surfboard at Rincon Point. She is crouched on her board and is holding her arms out for balance. A wave is curling over the back of her board, to the viewer's right.
View of Great Wave
A closeup view of a wave mid-curl. Shoreline visible in background. The Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii.Used as the cover of "In the Curl, Evolution of Surfing in Ventura County" Ventura County Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 3.
Surfer on the Rincon
View of a surfer riding a wave at Rincon. Surfer is crouched on his surfboard, facing away from viewer.
Museum records include note: "Rincon Myata"
Museum records include note: "Rincon Myata"
Truck Loaded with Surfboards
View of a light green pickup truck parked behind a van alongside beach. Several surfboards loaded into bed of truck.Museum records include note: "Sesquit." Printed on back page of "In the Curl, Evolution of Surfing in Ventura County" Ventura County…
Little Boy Netting Fish at Ventura County Fair
Corey Salter netting fish at Ventura County Fair. Salter concentrates as the extends a net toward fish. Photo taken for the Ventura County Star Free Press 25 Aug 1988 published 27 Aug 1988.
Horse Pulling Contest at Ventura County Fair
View of a two-horse team competing in a horse pulling contest at the Ventura County Fair. Five men are also in the photo, some may be judges. Photo taken for the Ventura County Star Free Press 21 Aug 1988, published 22 Aug 1988.
Ventura River
View of the Ventura River.
San Buenaventura Mission
San Buenaventura Mission exterior showing front and west
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St. Francis Dam Post Disaster
Image showing the St. Francis Dam after the dam broke. A car is on the bottom left of the image, and a small tent/camp is at the bottom right of the image. Library records indicate photo was found at Blanchard estate in Terra Bella, CA.
Pierpont, 1950
Kodak color photo of Pierpont - 1950, looking down Seaward Avenue from bluff. Note Seaward curving bluff as you went over railroad tracks. Note hangar for airstrip on north side of Pierpont Blvd.
Two Santa Paula Flood Images
Two flood scenes showing the destruction after the St. Francis Dam disaster of March 1928.
First image possibly taken near Isbell School showing buildings and trees that are still standing, but debris and some fallen trees or bushes and water in…
First image possibly taken near Isbell School showing buildings and trees that are still standing, but debris and some fallen trees or bushes and water in…
Beet Sheds at American Beet Sugar Company
Beets being loaded into beet sheds at the American Beet Sugar Factory in Oxnard. A child looks on at the group of men working There are several sheds and pulleys on overhead rafters over the sheds.
New York Giants vs Chicago White Sox, Game in Oxnard, CA
Panoramic shot of baseball field with players on it, and stadium seating on both ends of photograph. Stadium seats appear filled to capacity. Cars are parked in the background, behind the field. Game is New York Giants versus the Chicago White Sox,…