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Charcoal drawing, bust portrait of Charles Augustus Borgstrom. Borgstrom emigrated from Sweden to Ventura 1870 or 1875. He is wearing a three piece suit and tie, gazing to the viewer's left.

Charcoal tinted, bust portrait of J. M. Egbert, pioneer, founder of Egbert Gardens, a Ventura Resort of 1870 at west end of Harrison Avenue. He is wearing a three piece suit and tie, gazing to the viewer's left.

Charcoal drawing, bust portrait of Daniel A. Smith (1845-1931). Smith was a rancher and civic leader in Ojai. He is wearing a suit and bow tie, gazing to the viewer's left.

Charcoal drawing, bust portrait of Winnie V. Smith, daughter of Daniel A. Smith, rancher and civic leader in Ojai. She is wearing a light colored dress with long, puffy sleeves and her hair is in an updo, and she is gazing to the viewer's left.

The exterior of Armory Hall. The cornerstone was laid in April 1890. The building was torn down in 1924.

The interior Pioneer Museum with Sol Sheridan, the first curator of the museum.

The office of the Ventura District Attorney Edw. Henderson. Others in the photograph have been identified as: R.E. Clark, E.M. Sheridan, J.C. Hollingsworth, John Doyle, and Burton Rogers.

Campaign meeting and feast for T.R. Bard at the Rose Hotel. His slogan was "Honesty, Integrity, and Industry."

A meeting of the Ventura Bicycle Club. They are riding through the streets of the town and include both men and women.

The Monumental Fire Company of Ventura marching in a Fourth of July parade.

Group portrait of the pupils of Hill School. The student's names are listed on the back of the photograph. Some are written on the child. 1892 listed on back of photo, although library records indicate it is 1894. Duplicate of 13215.

View of San Buenaventura Mission from the hill behind it and a view of the surrounding streets and coastline.

San Francisquito Canyon - remains of St. Francis Dam after break on 13 Mar 1928.

3/4 portrait of Walter Hoffman standing, looking into the camera, wearing a suit and tie. He appears to be outdoors.

Bill Baker's delivery truck advertising Lima Bean Bread, Ojai. White truck is parked with driver in it. Writing on truck reads: "Bill Baker's Lima Bean Bread Made in Ojai, California Ojai Good Bread - Soy Bean Bread - Gluten Bread - Whole Wheat…

Thacher School, house built by headmaster Sherman D. Thacher, for his bride, Eliza S. Blake, married 24 June 1896.
Buggy in front contains Thacher & wife.

Exterior of Ojai Presbyterian Church covered in snow in 1948.

Group photo of men and horses harvesting hay. Horses are hitched to wagons, there are several bales of hay. A wooden pallet lays in the foreground. A man and a horse stand atop a giant pile of hay.

Planting, weeding & harvesting carrots on J.S. Appleton
Ranch. Photo of farm laborers working in field, row of eucalyptus trees in background - windbreak.

Tombstone; given to Dorothy Mae Turner Browne Darracott, by a man who lived in the Upper Ojai & found some on his ranch. Epitaph on tombstone: Albert W. Browne, Capt. Co H, 7 Calif. Infantry Spanish-American War.

Exterior front view photo taken from across the street of the Thousand Oaks Lion Farm--Goebel's Jungleland.

Group photo of five men and boys working on Norwegian grade in Conejo Valley. Some are looking at the camera, and there is a horse with them.

Bird's eye view of a very crowded wharf, beach, and boardwalk at Hueneme. Shore in foreground and houses in the background, bottom left of photo reads: "Beach at Hueneme, Calif."

Nearly identical to 26963.

Photo of movie set--The Real Glory (1939) set up to be Fort Mysang. Movie starred Gary Cooper, David Niven, Andrea Leeds (pictured bottom center of photo), and Reginald Owen.

A police car rides alongside 5 cyclists on the Santa Paula Freeway for the 1984 Olympic bicycle trials