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Santa Paula, Calif. 1944 postcard
View of Main Street in Santa Paula in 1944, showing Main Street running down the middle of the image, cars parked in front of businesses on either side.
[No Publisher Stated]

Residence Section, Ventura, Cal. 1908 postcard
Image of a row of two story and two story and a half homes starting at an intersection, where one of the streets is possibly Main Street in Ventura, CA. There is a retaining wall in front of each home starting at the sidewalk. Miniature palm trees…

Mail Day at Ozena postcard
Image shows an automobile, group of men, a horse-drawn wagon, and a couple of buildings. Mountains in the background. "Mail day at Ozena" printed across bottom.
[Kruxo, 4338]

Snow on Fire House, Ventura postcard
View of the fire house in Ventura taken from across the street showing snow on the rooftop. Snow also visible on nearby houses, buildings, and parked cars. Snow also visible on mountains in the background.
[No publisher stated]

Coast Highway Bridge Across the Ventura River postcard
Image of Main Street Bridge or the Ventura River Bridge, a concrete arched bridge showing the Ventura River beneath it.
[Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif., V-150 & 1A-H468]

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Newbury Park Academy, Newbury Park, California postcard
Exterior view of the Newbury Park Academy with a vast lawn in front and a tall flagpole in front of the light colored building with many windows. "Newbury Park Academy, Newbury Park, California" printed along the bottom of the postcard.
[Teknitone…

Methodist Church, Moorpark, Calif. postcard
Exterior view of the Methodist church in Moorpark. Image shows the front steps and arched entrance to the church and a bell tower. There is a car parked outside of the church in a small parking lot left of image and a stop sign on the right bottom of…

McHenry's Colonial House Restaurant postcard
Exterior view of McHenry's Colonial House restaurant from across the street, showing a large sign in a driveway to the parking lot reading "McHenry's Colonial House" with roosters decorating the top of the sign.
[Kolor View, Los Angeles, California…

Oxnard, California postcard
View of 5th Street in Oxnard, looking eastward. It is a busy scene showing cars parked along the street, cars driving on the street, and pedestrians crossing the street. Among the businesses, signs announce there is a Rexall Drugs, another drug…

County Hospital-Ventura postcard
Exterior view of the Ventura County Hospital building showing the front entrance, circular drive in front of it, and landscaping around building. The building is two stories, Spanish style, with many windows (some arched), and a tile roof.
[No…

1939 World's Fair Cake by Bill Baker, Ojai, California postcard
Illustrated postcard showing Bill Baker's 1939 World's Fair cake design as a presentation to the Golden Gate International Exposition on San Francisco Bay. Cake depicts San Francisco scenes. Verso describes the cake and reads: "1000-Pound California…

State Highway, Between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California postcard
Bird's eye view of Conejo Grade, Coast Highway showing the windy highway constructed on the mountainside. One car on the highway.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Postcards of Quality; Osborneís, Santa Barbara, California]

Corner Sunparlor, Pierpont Inn, Ventura, Calif. postcard
Interior view of the "Corner Sunparlor, Pierpont Inn, Ventura, Calif.", which is written in the bottom left of postcard. Image shows a seating area next to a large window.
[No publisher stated; DOPS in stamp area]

Public Library, Ventura, California, "Foster Library" postcard
Exterior view of the Foster Library in Ventura, a three story brick building with what appear to be two entrances--one on the ground floor, and one on the second floor that has steps leading up to it on both sides of the building. It shows a vast…

Park and Post Office, Ventura, California Postcard
Exterior view of the post office in Ventura on Santa Clara Street from Plaza Park across the street. Park grounds in foreground. Many cars are parked along Santa Clara Street. Duplicate of 21882 PC.

Sanatorium, Ventura, California Postcard
View of a sanatorium near Hillmont and Foothill from a distance, orchards in foreground and mountains in the background. Sanatorium in the middle of image. Significant image of "Five Trees" on the hill in the background.

United States Post Office, Oxnard 1935 postcard
Exterior view of the post office in Oxnard with cars parked in front of it. It appears to be a one and a half or two story building with a tiled roof. A US flag flies on the left side of the image. Post office is on B Street, seen in foreground of…

Twin Falls, Matilija Hot Springs, Ventura County, Cal. postcard
Two women sit atop a boulder with waterfalls cascading down either side of the boulder. Image from the point of view of the creek bank opposite the waterfalls. Caption on bottom of card reads "Twin Falls, Matilija Hot Springs, Ventura County,…

Creek Scene, Matilija Hot Springs, Ventura County, Cal.
Serene creek scene showing two sections of the creek divided by some land and boulders. Caption at top of postcard reads "Creek Scene, Matilija Hot Springs, Ventura County, Cal."
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San…

Entrance to Matilija Resort Postcard
View of the entrance to Matilija Resort showing a building with a porch that has a partially obscured sign reading "Matilija..." There is also a fountain and a swing hanging from a tree.
[CK in stamp area]

Nordhoff High School postcard verso
Sepia photograph postcard depicting a front view of the Nordhoff High School in Ojai, Calif. The building uses wood and cobblestones, and has a Craftsman-esque architecture.
Caption: High School Nordhoff, Cal.

Verso: Addressed to Grace Hobson,…

Nordhoff Grammar School Postcard
Exterior front view of the Nordhoff Grammar School. Victorian style architecture with partial scalloped siding, a section of arched windows, and a cupola. The fencing in the foreground appears to be concrete or stone posts with iron cross bars. The…

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Sepia postcard depicting a front view of the Pierpont Inn in Ventura, Calif. The building is clad in wood shingles and has a dirt path lined with river rock leading to the front entrance.

[Mitchell, Edward H., San Francisco, Cal., 742]

Matilija Dam, 1952 postcard
A view of Matilija Dam with water spilling over the top. Three small buildings and a road are visible to the right side of the dam.

Caption: Matilija Dam, 1952

Wheeler's Hot Springs postcard
Dozens of fish, apparently caught by a fisherman in Matilija Creek, are displayed on a rock. A hand net and water in the creek are visible.

Caption: Wheelers Hot Springs

[CK (Insignia in Stamp Area)]
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