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Ojai Library
Exterior view of the Ojai Library in 1928. View taken from pathway to building. Building is a single-story adobe or Spanish mission style with tile roof. Trees are visible along the sides of the building.

Ventura County Historical Society Members
Group picture of members of Ventura County Historical Society, 16 in all. Some identified: Seated: Gird Percy on the right, Mrs. Hoffman, third from right. Standing: Grant Heil, second from left, Charles Outland, far right.

Photo nearly identical…

Ventura County Historical Society Members
Group picture of members of Ventura County Historical Society, 16 in all. Museum notes for this photo state this is the Board of Directors, 1964-1965.

Verso of photo identifies the members:

Front row (l-r): Waite Gerry, Henry Borchard, Lou…

Sexton Family Portrait
Outdoor family portrait of the Sexton family. Children in original picture standing above the Sextons are not identified. Top row (l-r): Harry Eugene, Charles Edgar, Lucy Foster Sexton, Joseph Sexton. Child on Lucy's lap is Edna Lora. Child on…

Oxnard Union High School Group Portrait
Panoramic group portrait of Oxnard Union High School students on the lawn in front of the school. Some students, mainly females are on sitting in the first few rows of students, while more rows of students, mostly male, stand in the back.

Antonio Maria Ruiz
Full portrait of Antonio Maria Ruiz standing and looking straight ahead. He is wearing a dark colored three-piece suit with a visible pocket watch chain, a western bow tie and a top hat in his right arm. A studio backdrop and shrubs are visible in…

San Buenaventura and Vicinity, 1855
Copy of map of San Buenaventura and vicinity, 1855. Prepared by U.S. Coast Survey, not printed until 1870. States "Topography and hydrography surveyed in 1855."

Richard Nixon and Congressman Charles Teague
Glossy photograph of Richard M. Nixon, left, in conversation with Congressman Charles Teague, right. Nixon holds a sheet of paper and Teague has a sheet of paper in his lap.

Captain John Quinn and Guests on U.S.S. Norton Sound AV-11
Official photograph U. S. Navy.

Group photo of Captain John Quinn with guests during an open house on the U. S. S. Norton Sound AV-11.

Left to right: Captain W. B. Jackson, Captain E. W. Parish, Jr., Adolpho Camarillo, Milton Ramelli, Captain…

Tomahawk CMP-2 Missile Performance Demonstration, Launched from A-6 Intruder Aircraft
Tomahawk CMP-2 missile performance demonstration, launched from A-6 Intruder aircraft. Shows a Tomahawk missile with orange test paint in free flight under an A-6 launch aircraft.

Barge Transporting Airstrip Matting
View of Military personnel on a pontoon barge transporting trucks, airstrip matting, and other equipment to the U.S. Naval Missile Center Pt. Mugu. Barge is beached in the surf at Point Mugu.

Includes note: "U.S. Naval Missile Center Pt. Mugu,…

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Aerial View of Oxnard Airport
Aerial view of Oxnard Airport. Number "27" appears on ground.

Writing on verso: "Naval Missile Center, Photographic Laboratory Pacific Missile Range Headquarters Point Mugu, California, RELEASED if published credit line should read: 'Official…

William A. Free
Upper torso portrait of Honorable William A. Free, turned slightly toward the right. He is dressed in a judicial robe. He is holding open a law book and sitting in front of shelves of law books.

According to library records: "He was appointed…

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Charles F. Blackstock
Oversize upper torso portrait of Honorable Charles F. Blackstock in Judges Robe. He was appointed as Judge of the Superior Court on May 21, 1946. He retired November 1, 1959. Judge Blackstock is holding a open law book and is sitting in front of a…

Louis C. Drapeau
Upper torso portrait of Honorable Louis C. Drapeau. Judge Drapeau is in a suit, right hand against chin in front of shelf of law books.

He was appointed to the Superior Court Oct. 1, 1937; Aug. 30, 1935, May 16, 1944. In March of 1949, he was…

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Aerial View of Ventura Marina, 1972
Ventura Marina post flood; being rebuilt. Looking eastward from the ocean.

Two women on beach early 1900's
"Eloquent pleading on the beach on a Sunday afternoon in Ventura." Two women at the beach--one is on her right knee looking up and the other is holding an umbrella and a book. Both of them are smiling at each other. Photo has a crease diagonally…

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H. P. Flint Jr. in Military Uniform
Snapshot of H. P. Flint Jr., standing amongst a crowd of men and women at a train station. Library records indicate:
"Ventura Southern Pacific Depot 1898."
"Spanish-American War."
"H. P. Flint in foreground (in uniform)."
"Died at San Francisco."

James Crothers and His Horse and Buggy
James Crothers looks at the camera while holding his horse and buggy in front of Seaside Oil Company gas station at the corner of California and Santa Clara Streets in Ventura. White Garage is behind him on the right. In the background is a…

William Quinlan on Transport Wagon
William Quinlan drives a team of horses pulling a transport wagon on California Street in Ventura (it is unpaved). Photo taken between Meta and Santa Clara Streets looking north to the hills. "F.J. Sifford and Ventura Transfer" painted on the wagon.…

Captain Robert Sudden
Portrait Captain Robert Sudden, he is wearing a suit and a bow tie and looking straight at the viewer. This portrait was taken later in his life.

Robert C. Sudden
Portrait of Robert C. Sudden. He is wearing a suit and tie and looking to the viewer's left.

Bank of Ventura
Interior view of the Bank of Ventura. Four men are behind they counter. (L-R): Mr. Foster, Mr. Bernheim, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Chaffee. A lone chair sits in front of the curved counter.

Santa Paula Minstrel Troupe
Group portrait of the Santa Paula Minstrel Troupe. (L-R) W. Robertson, H. H. Hackett, E. Alcorn, George Wilson, O. R. Titus, James Rae, Fred Fernald, Paul Haugh, Eugene Kohler, J. Anderson, Bob Clark, and L. Grimes. The men are all wearing suits and…

Ventura County Hospital
Ventura County Hospital, a two-story white building. A portion of tuberculosis (TB) ward is visible at lower left corner. According to library records, the TB ward/cottage was added in 1911.
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