James Crothers looks at the camera from inside his horse drawn 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.
Herman Keene, district trapper with dead mountain lion caught in Santa Paula. Keene carries mountain lion shot with arrows on his back. Keene has a bow in one hand.
Group portrait of Santa Paula residents who have lived there for 50 years or more. Taken on the occasion of 63rd Anniversary of Santa Paula. Men and women are seated in rows on what appears to be risers. There are in a building that looks like it…
Panoramic view of lima bean fields, field workers, mountains in background. "James F. Fulkerson's Lima Bean Threshing outfit, operating near Camarillo, Ventura County, CA. Largest lima bean fields in the world."
Panorama of agricultural workers, mules, and lemon crates at Limoneira. Captions read: "Noon time scene, World's greatest Lemon Ranch owned by the Limoneira Company of Santa Paula, California, USA." and "Photograph #694 S.U. Bunnell, 45 Stevenson…
Sepia toned outdoor farming scene with men, threshing machinery, horses and wagons. Photograph is "rippled" from being glued to a backing. "Thermal Belt Thrashing Company operating in the Lima Bean fields near SantaPaula,Cal." "Photo#676 S.U.…
Street scene showing the 500 block of Main Street in Ventura. Cars parked along sidewalk in foreground, partially obscuring street. Opposite storefronts visible including McCauley's Cafe and Montgomery Ward (at 529 and 535 E. Main Street…
Outdoor group portrait of young women dressed in costumes (various ethnicities, nationalities, and time periods seem represented) with a few men in the group. The women are atop a brick retaining wall and there are chairs and a lawn in the…
looking west from Ash street. Tall building is the Ventura Grammar and Highschool (Combined) next to the school is the Rectory and Congregational church. Site now occupied by the Post Office
Group photograph of the Pacific Gasoline Company's Ventura plant. Their main office was in Los Angeles (700 Calif. Bank Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal.). Men are in front of some pipes out in a field near some buildings and equipment behind a sign.
Sepia toned outdoor scene of men sitting on top of a pile of sacks as well as machinery and cars. Some men are standing. They are surrounded by machinery, early automobiles and oil wells, a citrus orchard is visible. "Cementing Gosnell No. 23-90 in…
First page of handwritten copy of Assembly Bill Number 218, approved March 22, 1872, by the California State Legislature. Also contains original certification document, signed April 2, 1872 by H.H. Russell, deputy, for Drury Malone, Secretary of…
Portrait of J. F. Roth seated, with his wife Juanita standing behind him on the right of the photo. Roth wears a dark pinstriped suit, a thick mustache, and curly hair parted on his left. Juanita wears a dark dress with a lace collar, several tiers…
Arthur R. Pidduck home on Hueneme Road after Navy jet crash. Shows a house with a large burnt-out and collapsed portion. A smoldering crater, people, and a truck are visible in the foreground. A field and trees are visible in the background.
A.R. Pidduck home after Navy jet crash. Shows a house with a large burnt-out and collapsed portion. A smoldering crater, people, and a truck are visible in the foreground. A field and trees are visible in the background.
Group photo of people at the "Golden Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Crowley, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, May 20, 1910. There are names written on back of rolled photo, but writing is too faint to read. William Daily and family members are in…
Postcard of Westlake Village, reading "Westlake Village" in the bottom right corner. Image shows lake in foreground, many colorful sailboats in the water, and two buildings in the background, one of which is the Westlake Yacht Club on the…