Banda Mexicana in a parade performance for the annual Fillmore May Festival in 1928. It was also Cinco de Mayo. The band is marching past Roy's Garage.
Group photo, Ventura Brass Band in uniform with instruments in hand. They are ten men standing next to one another on a sidewalk. The two men at either end have drums, while the others have brass instruments. The man on far right has a large drum…
Full portrait of an unidentified Chinese man in an army uniform and hat. He is standing with his hands behind his back looking at the viewer with a slight smile. Portrait taken in Tacoma, Washington, but according to library records, the man "was a…
Group photo of the White House Baseball Club, a team of young male baseball players in uniform in three rows. In the top row there is a man between two of the players, and is presumably a coach. The coach holds two flags that read "White House." A…
Philip Rodriguez, a young man in army uniform, boots, and hat, leans against a railing attached to two wooden posts in a wooded area. Location is Japan.
Full portrait of Captain Howard E. Marsh, California Highway Patrol, Ventura. He stands beside a motorcycle with a stretch of road and a hill or mountain in the background. He wears his uniform and smiles at the viewer.
A group of boy scouts (Troop 120) and troop leaders sit on the steps in front of the Ventura County Court House (currently Ventura City Hall in 2021). They sit in rows on steps in front of the Junipero Serra statue (it was removed in 2020) and are…
Group portrait, outdoors, of the California volunteers of the 7th Infantry Regiment for the Spanish-American War. 18 uniformed soldiers stand in a line with 3 men, perhaps officers, standing in front and to the side of them. Tents are set up behind…
Bust portrait of Col. L. H. French in uniform, commanding officer of soldiers from Santa Susana in World War I. Handwritten on the bottom of photo: "L. H. French, Ass't Naval Attaché American Embassy Paris January to August 1918."
Bust portrait of Max Riave, wearing his American Legion uniform and hat. He is looking to the right of the camera with a slight smile. He is wearing glasses. Photo was taken later in his life.
Bust portrait of Max Riave, wearing his American Legion uniform without his hat. He is smiling at the camera and wearing glasses. Photo was taken later in his life.
View from above of U.S. soldiers sitting on long tables and benches in a dining hall in France during World War I. Max Riave is thought to be seated second from right. Note on back of photo reads: "Oct 7th 1918. I was in here peacefully writing…
Max Riave turned slightly to his right wearing his World War I Army uniform. He is standing in front of steps in front of a building. The bottom of photo has handwriting that reads "Dad-Girls delight 1918."
This image shows Nagao Fujita standing outside posing for his photograph as he wears his military uniform. This photo is taken at the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona.
Pete Romero, serving in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during World War II. Image shows Pete crouching on the ground in an area full of trees and plants.
Portrait bust of Ralph Romero of Fillmore in his military uniform, possibly army. He is smiling into the camera. He was born in Mexico. He was naturalized while in the armed forces.
Bust portrait of Hemeterio Romero (Hemie) of Fillmore. He is wearing a uniform with hat, turned and looking to the left of camera. He served in World War II and Korea. Lived in Oxnard later.
Santa Paula Merchants Baseball Team, July 1940.
Back row (L-R): Chon Vela (?); Gil Casteneda, owner of Gil's Market; Manuel Victoria, owner of Victoria Shoe Repair; unknown; Buddy Sibrian, printer at The Chronicle; Polo Coronado.
Front row:…
Group portrait of Leonard, John, and George Takasugi (442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team) posing with an unnamed female Red Cross worker in an army camp in Antibes, France, before the Italian invasion. Leonard was killed in Italy on April 5, 1945.
Group portrait of Leonard, John, and George Takasugi (442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team) seated in an army camp in Antibes, France, before the Italian invasion. Leonard was killed in Italy on April 5, 1945.