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Model of Proposed Ventura County Forum of the Arts
Black and white photograph of a model of the proposed Ventura County Forum of the Arts building high above downtown Ventura on 14- acre site (Serra Cross - Grant Park)

Solari Ranch
Panoramic photo of Solari Ranch at Central Ave. and Highway 101. A Ford car is in the foreground with Mr. John (Jack) Mitchell standing. Tom Steele ran the thresher. Agricultural equipment, men, horses and wagons can be seen as well.

Steel Bridge Across Arroyo Sespe
Oversized image of the 300' steel bridge across Arroyo in Sespe. The bridge was erected by Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.

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Oxnard Plain
Composite view of the Oxnard plain with a large barn in the foreground. Mounted.

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Southern Pacific Railroad Depot at Goleta
Black and white photograph of the Goleta Depot of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The depot features prominently in the image, one man can be seen standing to the side of the building. Museum records indicate that this depot originally stood east of…

Mexican Construction Crew at Casitas Dam
A Mexican construction crew is standing in the ditch of Casistas Dam with large bins of boulders between them. The men are holding or leaning on shovels. In the ditch are men identified as Gruemell or Greenwell and Donlon, but it is unclear which men…

Ventura Senior High School and Junior College
Exterior panoramic view of Ventura Senior High School and Junior College with a fleet of buses. Over sized mounted composite.

Bus drivers L-R: Frenchy Esperance, Hap Stevenson, Ray Van Noy, Charles Day, Supervisor of Transportation, Lem Coy,…

Hanging Rock at Matilijia
Landscape of Hanging Rock at Matilijia. The creek runs under hanging rock with a stony shore on either side. There are mountains and trees in the background.

Morrill Feed and Livery Stable, Montalvo
Sepia photograph of Morrill Feed and Livery Stable, with a dirt field in the foreground.

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Dedication of Montalvo Bridge
Ceremony for the dedication of the Montalvo Bridge across the Santa Clara River. Crowds of people and what appear to be horses and carriages are gathered around.

C.O. Morrill
Portrait of C.O Morrill inside of his family's store: F.E. Morrill & Son in Montalvo, Ca. He is seen standing behind the counter with one arm learning on the glass counter tip. Housewares including dishes, glasses and pitchers are stacked on shelved…

School Buses and Cabrillo Middle School
Panoramic mounted image made up of three separate photographs showing school bus barns with parked buses and Cabrillo Middle School. The Methodist Church Tower can be seen behind bus barns. There are trees and what appears to be a field on the…

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Judge Walter J. Fourt
Oversized print of a bust portrait of Judge Walter J. Fourt sitting in his Judicial robe in front of an open bookcase of law books. "Robert Dana Teague" and "Judge Walter J. Fourt" are written on the back of photograph.

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J.C. Brewster
Oversized print of a bust portrait of John Calvin Brewster. The print is on a cardboard backing with Brewster's signature. He is seen here in a dark suit and tie with glasses sticking out of a pocket. He is bald but has a white or grey beard. The…

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Ventura Oil Fields
Panoramic view of an oil field. Many oil derricks are seen interspersed between winding roads and trees. Various buildings and large holding tanks are also visible.

Making Sugar Sacks in the Oxnard Sugar Factory
Mounted photograph of factory workers making sugar sacks at the Oxnard Sugar Factory. Three men wearing aprons are in large room with tables of what appear to be cloth sacks. Cloth is also hanging from the rafters in some places.

E.T. Hare, F.B. Dennis, and James Begg Jr.
Photograph taken at the Street Fair in 1900. (Left to Right): E.T. Hare, F.B. Dennis and James Begg Jr. The two men and young boy are standing in front of a building festooned with garlands of what appear to be corn and chiles. The photograph is…

Rincon Causeway
Photograph of the first automobile on the Rincon Causeway, which belonged to Fritz Huntsinger. An automobile can be seen driving down the highway with the ocean on the right and mountains on the left.

Rincon Road
Landscape view of Rincon Road, which appears to be a dirt road at this point in time. The ocean can be seen on the left and mountains to the right.

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South Side of 400 Block of Main Street
Street view of the south side of the 400 block of Main Street. Various brick buildings with signage can be seen along the street. Automobiles are parked in front of some buildings. White store front is Hobson Bros. Packing Company.

Jose De La Rosa with a Guitar
Seated portrait of Jose De La Rosa posing with a guitar. Handwritten on the image it says "Jose de La Rosa on arrival in California." He is seen here as a young man wearing plaid pants, white shirt and striped vest. He is looking to the viewer's…

South Side of Main Street
Street view of the south side Main Street from California St. to Chestnut St. A drug store is on the corner with a large Coca-Cola advertisement. Next to that is a taller building with what appears to be a clocktower. Other buildings can be seen as…

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Adelaide Comstock sits in a chair looking at the camera that is off to her right. Photo does not appear staged.

Fourth Annual Older Girls Conference of Southern California
Group photograph of young women holding signs taken outside the bath house at foot of Calif. St for the occasion of the Fourth Annual Older Girls Conference of Southern California. The conference dates were April 29-20th, 1939.
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Chautauqua Building
Chatauqua Building in the Pierpont Bay District. There is a stage decorated with many American Flags of various sizes with a piano sitting in the corner. Rows of wooden seats are arranged on the floor.
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