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Bard family bungalow
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".

"The Great Man's Lady" Movie Still
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.

Scene shows Stanwyck reclined on what appears…

"The Peppers", Pierpont Cottages, Ojai Valley, California postcard
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…

"The Plaza" Ventura, California postcard
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…

"The Poinsettia City," Main Street Showing Elks Building, Ventura, Calif. postcard
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…

"The Rincon" California Coast Highway Between Ventura and Santa Barbara Post Card
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…

"Unawares"
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…

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Gene Stafford Oral History

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.

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Harry H. Lechler Oral History

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…

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I've taken great pride in working as Inspector and clerk at the Polls. What a privilege after the struggle women endured during the Suffrage Movement!

101 Drive-In Theater, Aerial View
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…

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Left to right back row: Oldest daughter Venita, Jacinta, Alvino. Front row: Transito de la Muerte, Teodoro, Guadalupe

1918: Transito de la Muerte and sister Venita at their home 389 Charles St. Moorpark
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The history of one of the Corralejo families of Moorpark. There were several, all related.

1928 Ford Tri-motor Airplane Flying over Oxnard Financial Plaza
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.

Ventura Junior College football team in 1928
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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The Portuguese Holy Ghost Fiesta (Festa) is a…

1930:  Jacinta and Alvino Corralejo of Moorpark CA.
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Early pioneers of Moorpark and many more Corralejos including Alvino's father Lucio also of Moorpark.

1938 Flood
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.

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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…

1941 Lincoln Zephyr
This image shows a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr parked on the street in front of the Inadomi residence at 619 South C Street, Oxnard, California.

1945 Fair Parade
Carmen Camarillo's sisters and nieces dressed in yellow costume and riding Camarillo White Horses in the 1945 Ventura County Fair Parade.

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The Portuguese Holy Ghost Fiesta is a tradition…

1951: Corralejo cousins from Charles St. in Moorpark
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Left to Right: Robert, Adolfo, Jess, Luis Jr., Transito de la Muerte, Teodoro, Jorge
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