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Adobe Construction
Adobe construction for Oxnard Sugar Factory housing. Bird's eye view of slabs and a line of trees in background.
Mrs. Frances Bell Portrait
Full studio portrait of Mrs. Thomas (Frances) Bell of Oxnard, wearing a long light colored dress. She is looking at the camera and has one had resting on a faux fence.
Fern Fisk Marita Portrait
Bust portrait of a young woman, identified as Fern Frisk Marita in library records. She is facing and looking at the camera, wearing a high collared blouse and dark jacket.
First Car Owned by Ventura County Sheriff
Four men sit in a car parked on Santa Clara Street in front of the first county courthouse. From image caption, lower left: "First Car Owned by Ventura County Sheriff-- 1906 Stevens Durea-- Left to Right: Dick Hayden, Undersheriff; Bill McGlinchey,…
Men in Military Uniform
A row of men in military uniform stand in a row on a street. Uniforms have knee length coats, belts, sashes, and hats .
San Buenaventura Mission and Museum
Front facing view of the exterior of Mission San Buenaventura from across Main Street running in front of it. The building next to the mission church clearly reads "Mission Museum" and a Camino Real bell is visible to the left of the mission steps.…
Mission San Buenaventura Drawing
Drawing of the front exterior of the San Buenaventura Mission produced for the Tidewater Oil Company. Illustrated in pencil on beige paper, the illustration reads "Mission San Buenaventura" across the bottom.
St. Francis Dam Disaster Aftermath
Bird's eye view of the aftermath of the St. Francis Dam disaster of 1928, looking toward Piru, with mountain range in the background.
Matilija Dam
View of Matilija Dam with R. W. Lefever in the left foreground. Photo is mounted on a buff color board, with "Matilija Dam" handwritten on bottom left.
Hamilton Diamond Company Store
Closeup exterior view of the Hamilton Diamond Company Store. The store seems to take up at least the bottom floor of a several stories tall building. The second floor seems to advertise Dr. Joseph Bloom, Optometrist. Store is on a corner, double…
Mr. Lincoln, Ventura Avenue Farmer Portrait
Oval, tinted bust portrait of Mr. Lincoln, who was a Ventura Avenue farmer in Ventura, California, according to library records.
Wilshire League Club Meeting, 1931
Large panoramic image depicting guests at the Wilshire League Club Meeting in the Fiesta Room, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Guests/members appear to all be men. The men are sitting at round tables and there is one long banquet table on…
Erle Stanley Gardner at Desk
Erle Stanley Gardner dictates into a machine at his desk.
Edith Bonestel Arneill
Full portrait of Edith Bonestel Arneill in a long short sleeved dress with a demi-train. She is standing in a studio in profile with face turned toward the camera. She leans on an upholstered armchair holding flowers in her hands. Photo is mounted.
Olive Mann Isbell and Champ Fanster
Full portrait of Olive Mann Isbell in wheelchair with Champ Fanster standing behind her. Isbell is looking at the viewer and Fanster is looking to the left of camera.
Elizabeth Hardison, Child Portraits
Four portraits of Elizabeth Hardison as a toddler, mounted. They show her posed seated and standing wearing a long white dress, necklace, and a bow in her curled hair.
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.
James Hollingsworth
3/4 portrait of James Hollingsworth wearing a suit and tie, one hand resting on a bookshelf holding California Annotated Codes and the other hand in his pocket. He is looking at the camera. Image is autographed "To my dear friend Dr. W. Achenbach."
Sketch of F. Molleda
Oval portrait of a man, F. Molleda, as a pen and ink sketch in color. He is looking at the viewer, wearing a brown three piece suit with a watch and chain visible and a small bowtie.
Charlotte Augusta Smiley Perkins
Bust portrait of Charlotte Augusta Smiley Perkins looking to the left of camera. She wears earrings and a brooch. Drawing is on buff colored board. She came to Ventura between 1870 and 1875.
Mrs. Tabitha Sharpe
Bust portrait, charcoal drawing of Mrs. Tabitha Sharpe, facing forward but looking slightly off center to the right. Sharpe wears small round glasses. She came to Ventura in 1875.
William G. Sharpe
Bust portrait, appears to be a charcoal drawing on buff colored board, of William G. Sharpe, who came to Ventura in 1875. He has a full white beard and is gazing to the viewer's left. Library records state "ship Anaconda."
Mrs. Robert Ayers
Portrait bust of Mrs. Robert Ayers (Christiane Conner). The portrait is a charcoal drawing on buff colored board. Mrs. Ayers is gazing to the viewer's left and is wearing a dark, high collared dress with a pattern drawn on it, presumably by the…
Robert Ayers
Portrait bust of Robert Ayers. The portrait is a charcoal drawing on buff colored board. Mrs. Ayers is gazing to the viewer's right and has a small beard. According to library records, the Ayers were "the first white family in Ojai Valley 1868."