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Dynamite blast for Southern Pacific Railroad tracks on Rincon. View from above of smoke and debris spewing from the side of a mountain or hillside.

Bust portrait of Mrs. Cyprus E. Soule (Addie Koger) looking into the camera, at age 61.

Sepia toned Stereoscope outdoor photograph depicts President McKinley, sitting with top hat, and other men sitting and standing on what appears to be the deck of a ship. Writing at bottom of photograph states: "President McKinley and Major Generals…

Portrait of J.C. Brewster and Mrs. Hall in costume in front of a painted backdrop. They are dressed to perform in Gilbert and Sullivan's opera, Pirates of Penzance. Brewster has a worried look on his face and Mrs. Hall appears to be waving a finger…

Street view of Main Street in Ventura looking east down the center of the dirt street with businesses on the right and left visible. San Buenaventura Mission property is first on the left and next to it is the Anacapa Hotel, where a timber yard was…

Photo on cardboard black background. "One of the first artesian wells in Las Posas--in the bez of the Arroyo."

Group photo of five men standing in front of a store with its double front doors open. Writing on bottom of mounted photo numbers the men from left to right and lists them as: "1. DeTroy, 2. Fowler, 3. Bartlett, 4. Rasmussen, 5. Melchor". First…

A Chinese man and toddler aged child stand in a dirt road in Ventura's Chinatown. The San Buenaventura Mission is prominent in the background. Another older child and two men are in the background. Building visible on the right side of photo.…

Ventura beach scene shows a group of mainly women and girls sitting near the beach shoreline at the foot of the photo, a horse and buggy with a man sitting in it next to them. The left side of the photo shows the Ventura Wharf with a docked oil…

View of an apricot pitting shed, Briggs Ranch. A group of four women stand at one table, pitting apricots, and a a group of two women pit apricots at another table. One man works a machine, while two other men look at the camera, one holding a broom.…

Interior view of the Superior Court in the Ventura County courthouse. View of the judge's bench and plaintiff and defendant desks.

"A. Camarillo residence, Camarillo. When first built 1895 (sic)". It was built in 1892. "Camarillo Rancho" written on one of the buildings in the lower right corner. Shows mansion on the right and grounds and fields to the left and in foreground.

Ojai Valley, street scene in Nordhoff showing what appear to be two large homes, many trees, and a horse drawn wagon. From article "Autumn Days in Ventura II" --by Ninette Eames in the Overland Monthly, January 1890.

Louis and Caroline (Kaufman) Pfeiler portrait, they were married November 29, 1911. He is sitting and she is standing with one arm resting on his shoulder.

A mounted piece of artwork featuring portraits of fifteen performers as part of Bartlett's Minstrels. (Left to Right, Top Row): Jule Wagner, Charlie Welch, James Clark, Carl Perkins, Harry Whitehouse. (Left to Right, Middle Row): Waldo Porter, Thomas…

Chinese man follows a young child on the sidewalk in front of Reilly Bros. Funeral Directors. Child appears to be moving fast, while man tries to keep up. Both man and child are wearing hats. Photographer's shadow in foreground. Many advertisements…

A group of men on horseback form a circle around other men that have cattle tied and on the ground for branding. Large group of cattle visible in the background.

View from the deck of a battleship of two guns. A woman stands next to them.

Two male Chinese field hands, one man kneels while reaching toward the other, who is laying on the ground.

First excursion train to Ventura - Southern Pacific Railroad. Men stand near the train and on the train. To the right, workers appear to be building, laying tracks.

The Santa Susana Pass with Joe Horner in horse-drawn surrey. It is likely the old stage and mail coach line between Simi Valley and San Fernando Valley.

Schooner tied up at Ventura wharf

View of the Ojai Valley and citrus orchards.

The San Buenaventura Mission quadrangle being razed. View of old quadrangle ruins prior to the restoration of the San Buenaventura Mission in 1928.

Oil steamer, W. L. Hardison, on fire at Ventura wharf. Black smoke fills the air above it.