View of corner to the right of the front door of "The Bungalow". The Bungalow is where the Bard family lived while the Mansion was being built, 1911-1912. The Bungalow became Richard Bard's home and is now Quarters "A".
Still from a Western film, likely 1942 film, "The Great Man's Lady," starring Joel McCrea of Thousand Oaks (left) and Barbara Stanwyck (right). They played Ethan Hoyt and Hannah Sempler respectively.
Colorized exterior view of Pierpont Cottages in Ojai Valley, California. Shows a multistory cottage made of wood with red roof and half-timbered details. Chimney is visible. Cottage features a covered porch, stairs, and a balcony. Shrubs and trees…
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…
Illustrated postcard, showing the Elks Building on Main Street in Ventura. Bottom text reads "The Poinsettia City" in black font. Building is multistoried and in Spanish Colonial architecture style. Outside of building there are palm trees and…
Street view image of the Rincon Highway between Ventura and Santa Barbara. A Model T vehicle drives toward the foreground, along a paved bridge cutting through lush hillsides framed by large trees.
Caption: "'THE RINCON' CALIFORNIA COAST HIGHWAY…
Outdoor scene showing a young woman and man lounging on a lawn outside of a house. The woman is propping herself in a seated position with her legs stretched out. She wears a dark skit, and white leg-of-mutton sleeved blouse. The man lays on his…
Interview with Gene Stafford about his family and life in Port Hueneme. Stafford describes his Chumash heritage, work as a box-maker at a lemon ranch, the harbor at Port Hueneme, the Seabees and China Alley in Oxnard.
Interview with Harry Lechler about his life in Piru. Lechler was born in the Piru Hotel in 1912 and was a lifelong resident of Piru. Lechler discusses collecting objects for over 60 years and creating a eclectic museum containing a little of…
Aerial view of the 101 Drive-In Theater at the intersection of Highway 101 and Telephone Road looking north. Parking spaces and screen visible. Farmland surrounds the theater on all sides.
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My grandparents Nick and Lydia Hearne’s home. The architect was Roy Wilson.
Home built in 1928.
Was in our family for 93 years.
Many happy memories!!!
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This photo is special to me because we recreated my grandparents trip in 1985 with my Aunt and Uncle who are the children in this 1913 photo.
Ralph E. Akin, Sr.(b. 1886) and his son Ralph Jr. (b. 1906) are on the…
1928 Ford Tri-motor airplane flying over Oxnard Financial Plaza. Shows a Ford Trimotor in flight, with Oxnard Financial Plaza and Highway 101 visible in the background. Taken by the Star-Free Press 19 August 1988, published 20 August 1988.
1928 Ventura Junior College football team with Ventura Junior College in background. Players' chests are numbered in marker: 1. Lamb 2. Cunningham 3. Adams 4. Mitchell 5. Bostwick (Capt. Elect.) 6. Schumaker 7. Chrisman 8. Prescott (Assist. Coach) 9.…
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Harvard Boulevard in Santa Paula, looking west from 8th street. Three cars and one truck in the street. Flood waters appear deep, about halfway up the automobiles' tires.
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…
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