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Pringle Blanchard and Peeper the Duck
Four snapshot photos of Pringle Blanchard holding Peeper the duck. Pringle is sitting on a grass lawn. She wears a white dress and headband. Each photo shows her in slightly different pose holding Peeper. Peeper appears to be a mallard hen.…
Ventura Junior High Class Photo, 1931
Ventura Junior High School class photo, showing girl students. Ruth Ventura Zapf is in front row, third from left. Adah Callahan is in front row, second from right.
A building at the Ventura County Fairgrounds was named for Callahan.
A building at the Ventura County Fairgrounds was named for Callahan.
Henry Arellanes' Children
Shows Henry Arellanes' daughter and son posed together outdoors. Daughter is wearing a light-colored dress, floral crown, and veil. Son is wearing a suit with boutonniere, and has his hair side-parted and slicked over. Tree, foliage, and pathway in…
Ruth Ventura Zapf Riding Pony
Shows Ruth Ventura Zapf as a young girl riding a spotted pony. The pony is standing next to wooden building lined with shrubs.
Museum records include note that the photographer owned the pony and went door-to-door soliciting photographs.
Museum records include note that the photographer owned the pony and went door-to-door soliciting photographs.
Zapf Girls
Shows (L-R) Celia, Ruth Ventura, and Jeanne Zapf standing together. All three girls are wearing light colored dresses and knee-high socks. Small palms behind them.
Museum records include note that Jeanne is wearing hair ribbons gifted to her by…
Museum records include note that Jeanne is wearing hair ribbons gifted to her by…
Ruth Ventura Zapf Seated in Garden
Shows Ruth Ventura Zapf as a young girl seated in the garden of a Meta Street home. She is seated on a small wooden chair, and is holding a dark-colored umbrella. She is wearing a short-sleeved, light-colored dress. Palm trees, fence, and other…
Zapf Girls at Foster Park
Shows three young girls, Jeanne, Ruth Ventura, and Celia Zapf sitting on a tree branch in Foster Park. Jeanne and Celia are wearing light-colored dresses. Ruth Ventura is in a dark-colored dress.
Museum records indicate that the ribbons worn in…
Museum records indicate that the ribbons worn in…
Ruth Ventura Zapf and Donald Zapf
Shows Ruth Ventura Zapf and her younger brother Donald standing on a sidewalk. Ruth is holding Donald up by his arms. Donald appears to be toddler-aged. A baby stroller is visible to the left of the image. Palm trees in background.
Portrait of Ventura Arnaz Wagner and Granddaughter
Portrait of Ventura Arnaz Wagner seated on a bench to the right of a window. Her toddler-aged granddaughter is seated on her lap. Wagner holds her granddaughter with one hand and a flower in the other. She is looking out the window, to the viewer's…
Five Young Dancers at Flora Robb Dance Studio, Oxnard
Yolanda Verrett, Patricia Ann Holloway, Evelyn Yvonne Holloway, Lavonia Webb and Anna Fay Webb as young girls tap dancing at Flora Robb Dance Studio in Oxnard. The girls are dressed in matching leotards, tutus, tap shoes, and hair bows.
Melanie Allred and Freddie the Goat
Portrait of Melanie Allred posed with her goat "Freddie," the grand champion Anglo-Nubian goat at the Ventura County Fair. Tom Pugliese on left and Plinky Mier on right. Freddie is wearing a floral cape. Signs in background for 4-H and Ventura County…
Children Working at FSA Camp
View of children working at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio. One girl is standing in center of view with arms crossed and facing viewer. Around girl, other children carry stacks of wood.
Worker Residence FSA Camp, El Rio
Interior view of a worker residence at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio. Woman wearing apron and checkered dress stands by stove with back to viewer. A young girl is seated nearby at a table, and is turned away from the viewer.…
Braiding Hair on Freshman Day
View of kneeling girl having her hair curled or braided by peers on a grass field. Other students and a brick structure visible in background.
Mabel and Harry Nelson with Their Burro
View of Mabel and Harry Nelson as children sitting in a wagon hitched to a donkey. Mabel, wearing a bonnet, is leaning forward to look at the viewer. Harry's face is partially obscured by a wagon wheel. Shadow of the photographer is visible on the…
The Library, Santa Paula
The front facade of a library in Santa Paula is depicted. There is a flight of steps leading from the sidewalk to the double doors at the entrance. Four columns with Ionic capitals are visible. Vines cover the right portion of the facade. A girl…
Parade along C Street, Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Float
Oxnard Chamber of Commerce float parked near residential homes, home behind the float has number 125 visible near the door. Float has eight young girls looking towards the camera and a young woman seated in an elevated chair unsmiling looking at the…
Parade along C Street, Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Float
Float for the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce is parked near residential homes, the home directly behind the float has the number 125 near the door. Float has six young girls seated looking away from the camera and a young woman seated in an elevated…
Parade along C Street, Oxnard Chamber of Commerce Float
Oxnard Chamber of Commerce float includes 8 girls and 1 woman sitting atop the float, all are seated and visible except the woman. Float is parked along the sidewalk in front of residential homes. Woman on the sidewalk is looking up at the float as…
Grand Champion Lamb and Owner at Ventura County Fair Auction
A girl, unidentified, stands next to her grand champion lamb at the Ventura County Fair auction. The lamb has many ribbons attached to a blanket on its back. Auction attendees are visible in the background. Photo taken for the Ventura County Star…
Small Child with Large Beets
A little girl wearing overalls and a large sun hat poses for a full portrait in the outdoors. She is seemingly farming, as she holds a gardening tool over one shoulder and holds a large sugar beet in her other hand. There is a basket of produce on…
American Sugar Beet Company Housing
Three girls perform chores in front of adobe housing for Sugar Beet Factory workers in Oxnard. Two adobe buildings are in the background. Piles of lumber, a wash basin (being used by one of the girls), and a stove can be seen alongside the girls in…
Eva Sanchez, Age 8
Eva Sanchez at age 8 years, 2 months posed for a full outdoor portrait. She is on the walkway outside of a house and smiles at the viewer while holding out the sides of her floor length skirt.
Girls on Easter Sunday
Sanchez family girls and two friends pose for an outdoor full portrait in their Easter Sunday dresses, a couple of the girls are carrying Easter baskets. They are at the Sanchez family home at 326 Santa Clara Street in Fillmore. Girls identified as…
Clara and Mary Sanchez Portrait
Full portrait of Clara and Maria (Mary) Sanchez standing outside in a garden or landscaped yard. The girls appear to be young teenagers. The girls are wearing dresses and stockings and are both posed with one arm around the other's waist and the…