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In Foster Memorial Park, Near Ventura
An oak tree with a curved trunk frames the right side of the image. Behind it is a wide dirt path, and on the other side is a forest with mountains in the background. Two men, one if a grey suit and one in orange, lean against a triangular wooden…
Bathing at Hueneme
The Port Hueneme wharf is in the background of a crowded beach. A large wooden ship is docked at the end of the pier. Several dozen people are in the water and on the beach, men and women alike. Two men stand together, looking towards the camera. A…
Arcade, Ojai Avenue
The arcade is a long, white, structure with tall arches all the way down its length. Between the arches you can see wooden doors and windows that make up the shops of the arcade. A couple of horse-drawn buggies are parked along the stoop of the…
Bathing at Lyon Springs, Matilija Canyon, Near Nordhoff
A river or pond with a rocky beach made up of large white stones and boulders backing up to a forest. A man in a suit and yellow hat sits near the top of the beach. A woman in pink sits closer to the shore. In the water are two children on a yellow…
The Limoneira, Near Santa Paula
A lemon orchard with trees in perfect rows stretches off into the distance where it backs up into mountains. A dirt road in the far left cuts the orchard in two and is dotted with electric poles. A pair of brown houses sit in front of the left…
St. Joseph's Institute, Oxnard
A two-story grey building lined with windows. Two small spires rise from different points on the roof, each with a cross on top. The main entrance to the building has standard roofing in dark green, and the rest of the building's roof is in a flat…
Plaza-Oxnard
An aerial view of a grassy square plaza, cut perfectly into 4 pieces by walkways leading to a gazebo at the center of the park. Each walkway starts as a half-circle on the sidewalk. Various palm trees and shrubbery dot the edges of the plaza and the…
Oxnard High School
A two-story grey building sits seemingly by itself on a dirt road. An American flag on a tall flapole sits out front.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: San Diego, Panama, California Exposition; Slogan:"On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3094 &…
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: San Diego, Panama, California Exposition; Slogan:"On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3094 &…
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]
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]
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 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,…
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]
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…
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.…
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.]
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…