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Fountain at Old Jail-Now Located at Olivas Adobe
Group of six men and one woman standing by the fountain at the old jail, now located at Olivas Adobe. The statue in the fountain is shown from behind but appears to be two children under an umbrella, and it appears to be frozen over. Known people in…
Christian Church-Ventura
Front face of the Christian Church in Ventura on Santa Clara Street. Two men in hats stand by the front steps of the church building.
[Western Card Co., Reedley, Fresno Co., Calif]
[Western Card Co., Reedley, Fresno Co., Calif]
Conejo Valley
A lime green border surrounds a photo overlooking a sprawling hillside that makes way for a sea of brown roofs occasionally interrupted by trees that make up a large residential area.
[Columbia Publishing, P.O. Box 675, Ojai, California 93023, T010]
[Columbia Publishing, P.O. Box 675, Ojai, California 93023, T010]
Ventura Marina & State Beach Park
Two photos stacked one above the other. The top image is taken from the water, facing towards a marina. A sailboat is on its way in, and a small boat and a ship full of passengers are on their way out.
The second image is a crowded beach. People are…
The second image is a crowded beach. People are…
Shamrock Auto Court
An l-shaped dirt road lined with squat bungalows making up a motel. Mountains are visible in the background.
[Artvue Post Card Co., 225 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.]
[Artvue Post Card Co., 225 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.]
Portion of Ventura
A semi-aerial shot of a residential area. A number of houses, most white with red roofs, are located around a park, now Plaza Park. The rows of houses are seen stretching back towards green mountains. A lumber yard is in the bottom right…
Caterpillar Engine Hauling Beets to Sugar Factory
On a field is a caterpillar engine tractor with two young men sitting on the back of the engine, one at the steering wheel and one smiling. The vehicle is attached to four white carts with red wheels, filled above the brim with beets.
[Brakey,…
[Brakey,…
First National Bank Postcard
A three-story yellow building on a street corner. The entrance is rounded and directly at the corner. A sculpted sign above the door says 'BANK', and on that corner of the third floor is a plaque declaring '1899'. On the left side of the building,…
Palm Trees on Blanchard's Ranch
A dirt road lined with squat but very leafy palm trees. On the left edge of the road is a man squatting to hold a toddler in white towards the camera. Six men in black suits and hats stand next to each other, spanning the road, with a woman in a hat…
Plaza Park, the Poinsettia City
View of a sidewalk that cuts through Plaza Park in Ventura. View is from the corner of Thompson Blvd. and Fir St. Running the edge of the intersection are two rows of short bushes with orange flowers, one row on each side. Various trees dot the lawn…
Oxnard, California Postcard
A view down a busy commercial street, possibly "A" Street, lined with mid-century cars. On the left side is a J.C. Penney's (visibly named) in yellow. The next buildings are brown with illegible signs, though at the further end there is a blue sign…
Oxnard Public Library
A large, white, classical-style building with columns and triangular ends. Massive pine trees sit at the corners of the building, obscuring the view somewhat. An American flag on a flagpole sits on the lawn.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa…
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa…
Soper's Ranch House and Service Station on New Maricopa Road in Matilija Canyon
A car is pulled up to a service station pump. Above it is a sign reading "Fredricksburg Beer" on the left half and "Soper's Ranch Cafe & Cottages" on the right. A shack sits to the right of the pumping station with a sign on top that says "Cottages…
Native Daughters Palms
A small park surrounded by a stone fence. A small building sits in the middle. The focus of the image are two huge palm trees, known as the Native Daughters Palms. The tree on the right has an illegible plaque attached to it, and a note in the top…
Yucca and Blossoms
A man in a brown suit and hat with his hands on his hips stands amongst a collection of various grasses, yucca plants, and red flowers. Framing him from behind on either side are two thin, towering plants with white flowers. Mountains are visible in…
Anacapa Hotel
A three-story hotel on a street corner (a note on the card says "NW corner Main & Palm Sts."). An awning supported by thin, rounded columns covers the street in front of the first floor. At least a dozen motorcars are lined up neatly alongside one…
Oak Ridge Oil Field
A road cuts through a rocky mountainside, and in the background is the Oak Ridge Oil Field and Santa Paula. Two duplicate postcards--one is typed, not postmarked and bears no date, while the other is postmarked August 6, 1926 and addressed to Mr.…
The Palms, Ventura
A black-and-white photo of a squat house with a stone wall in front being dwarfed by two palm trees that stretch high into a cloudy sky.
[MacGregor, J.J., Ventura, Cal.]
[MacGregor, J.J., Ventura, Cal.]
El Roblar Hotel
A side view of a white, two-story Spanish-style hotel. The front and side have covered patios suspended by rounded columns. A rounded stone archway is above the main entrance and attached to the stone walls that surround the entire hotel property.…
Conejo Grade Between Los Angeles and Ventura
A winding paved road going down a mountain, part of which has been cut away to accomodate it. Below it is a sprawling green valley with one large hill near the bottom of the road that stretches all the way towards a range of purple mountains in the…
County Court House, Ventura
A frontal view of the Ventura County Court House at Poli and California Streets, now Ventura City Hall. Photo possibly taken from a rooftop. A small plume of smoke rises from the right-hand side of the Court House.
[AZO in stamp area]
[AZO in stamp area]
The Foothills Hotel, Nordhoff
A three-story brown hotel sits against a hill with mountains behind it. The first story is covered with a plant with pink flowers that climbs up to the roof at the edges of the building. A sloping lawn extends from the front. It's dotted with trees,…
Picking Oranges
An outer row of an orange orchard. White ladders with wheels at the bottom are secured to the ground with white wires as men stand on them, collecting oranges. They are at various heights, dressed in a variety of colors, but most, if not all, appear…
The Creek Road, Camp Comfort
A dirt trail, surrounded on either side by tall green grass and oak trees. The oaks' branches hang over the path, shading it from the sun.
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card), 13567]
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card), 13567]
Threshing Beans Postcard
Men threshing lima beans on a field. Agricultural equipment and horses (?) are visible, as are men both working and facing the camera.
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card), 13174]
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card), 13174]