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Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura
Caption: "Mission San Buenaventura, Founded 1784. Ventura, Cal." Colorized photographic image. Streetview of Mission San Buenaventura and its bell tower on the left, a two-story wood paneled building in the center, and the corner of a one story…
Ventura, CA Court House and Park, 1906
Landscape view of the original Ventura County court house. A small courtyard garden with fountain sits to the left, with the large two story stone building in the middle and attached clock tower to the right.
Caption: "Ventura, Cal. Court House and…
Caption: "Ventura, Cal. Court House and…
Bard Memorial Hospital, Ventura, Cal.
Front view of Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital building. With its tower on the left, the three story building with adobe tile roof sits on a hill, with Downtown Ventura in the background.
Caption: "BARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. VENTURA, CAL."
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Caption: "BARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. VENTURA, CAL."
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Genoveva Spring At Wheeler's
This view depicts four women and a man seated on rocks near a creek. Another man is standing next to them. An advertising message for "Genoveva Cold Mineral Water" appears to have been painted on a flat rock located between the women. Other rocks to…
Tico Residence, Ventura
View of the Tico Residence with two men and two women standing on the front porch. The main structure is adobe with a tile roof. The front porch is wood with shingle roofing. Visible on the right side of the image is an addition to the house with…
California Oil Museum
A view of the front and side facades of the California Oil Museum in Santa Paula. The museum is in the same building where the Union Oil Company was organized in 1890. Building is made of brick or stone facing, with large glass windows on its ground…
A Colorful Santa Paula, California Landmark
Color view of a palm tree. Trunk of the palm tree is overgrown with foliage and red flowers. A white fence is visible in front of the tree. Houses and vehicles are visible in the background.
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Caption: A Colorful Santa Paula, California…
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Caption: A Colorful Santa Paula, California…
One of Many Beautiful Churches, Santa Paula
View of the Universalist Unitarian Church taken from the street. Church is a brick building overgrown with ivy, covering front, sides, and a portion of the roof. The church has a high pitched roof and a tower at the front of the building. Portion of…
The Bottle Village
View of four buildings that appear to be constructed with glass bottles. There are pathways that also appear to be constructed with glass bottles. Trees are visible in the background behind the buildings. Address at top reads: "THE BOTTLE VILLAGE,…
Causeway Near Ventura
A lady stands at the railing of the Rincon causeway looking at the Pacific Ocean next to a stopped automobile. The winding causeway around a mountain in background. Pacific Ocean is to the left of photo.
Camarillo House, Camarillo, Cal.
Front view of Don Adolfo's home, a multi story Victorian style clapboard house. The largest part of the house is two stories, but there is attic turret in the middle of the roof, and a large turret on the right that is three stories. The house is…
Patio of Ojai Valley Public Library
Outdoor view of the patio at the Ojai Valley Public Library. Shows stone or concrete block wall surrounding space with flower beds and benches. Trees in background.
[McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, MO 64108, 501387]
[McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, MO 64108, 501387]
Silver Spruce Motel
Image of the "Silver Spruce Motel on Highway 101 -- Ventura, California." A single car is in the parking lot, and shrubbery and flowers line the sides of the motel. The signage says: "Motel Silver Spruce Vacancy TV It's new! Just open! free Radios…
Conejo Inn, Camarillo
Photographic postcard of a street corner showing Conejo Inn, a restaurant, in the middle and to the right of postcard. Buildings to the left are Camarillo Meat Market and Camarillo Garage. Two cars are parked in the street and many store signs and…
Court House Grounds, Ventura
Landscape view of the Ventura Court House grounds. The court house building is in the background with a fountain and the gardens in the foreground. A man is walking on a path towards the fountain. Caption at bottom reads: "Court House Grounds…
County Hospital, Ventura
View of the County Hospital, a large building with a balcony over the porch. People are standing on the balcony. There is a garden next to the building. Caption at bottom: "County Hospital, Ventura, Cal."
[Mitchell, Edward H., San Francisco, Cal.,…
[Mitchell, Edward H., San Francisco, Cal.,…
Birdseye View, Ventura, Cal.
Bird's eye view of a mixed residential and business area of Downtown Ventura. Telephone poles line the street in the foreground, standing in front of clapboard houses with yards lush with trees. The Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital sits atop a hill…
Fire House, Ventura, Cal.
Street view of Venture Fire Department. A rectangular, two story adobe building sits on the corner of the street, with its entrance to the left. Spanish tile awnings hang over the windows on the second floor, squares turret on each corner, and a…
Stone Ditch, Built by the Indians Over 130 Years Ago, Ventura, Cal
Landscape image of a heavily weathered cobblestone retaining wall for an aqueduct. A figure stands atop some of the stones, in front of a horse dressed in a work harness for pulling. There is a path cut through the wall, as if for a road. A large oak…
Casitas County Bridge Showing Entrance to Eugene C. Foster's Memorial Park, Ventura,Cal.
Landscape image of entrance to Eugene C. Foster Memorial Park. The unpaved driveway is framed by two stone pillars, each with a ledge adorned by a reclining lion, each set in front of its own castle-eque tower topped with a spire. A white picket…
Beach Scene, Ventura, Cal.
Image of busy stretch of shoreline, being enjoyed by many people. An oil silo sits on a hill in the background, just behind a series of small buildings. Umbrellas with reclining figures dot the sand, facing a scene of bustling activity closer to the…
Section of The Plaza, Ventura, Cal.
Lawn view of Plaza Park. A gazebo sits to the left of the foreground, built in a Craftsman bungalow style with ornate architectural details. On the street just behind it is are houses and the Congregational Church's pointed steeple. The park is…
Harvesting Scene, Combined Header and Thresher
A harvesting scene reading "Harvesting Scene, Combined Header and Thresher" across the top of postcard shows several men on the equipment being pulled by a team of horses and/or mules that number approximately 30.
[Mitchell, Edward H., San…
[Mitchell, Edward H., San…
Bard Hospital, Ventura, California Postcard
Exterior view of the entrance to Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital from across Fir Street in Ventura. Front steps and landscaping around the front of the building visible, as is a flagpole flying a U.S. flag.
[Edward H. Mitchell, Pub., San Francisco,…
[Edward H. Mitchell, Pub., San Francisco,…
First Presbyterian Church, Ventura, Cal.
Exterior, corner view of First Presbyterian Church, Ventura, with a horse and carriage parked on the street in front of the building. The corner of the building is dominated by a large bell tower. Large Norfolk pine in the background, medium height…