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Port Hueneme Commercial Entrance Aerial Photo
Glossy aerial photo of entrance to Port Hueneme Commercial
Harbor. View extends out past the Port Hueneme Pier on one side and the Oxnard beaches on the other. Extensive mountain range from the coast inland also in view.

Seascape
Seascape showing waves lapping the shore of a beach. A shoreline wraps around the water in the distance. Mountains in the far distance. Sky is very cloudy, with some sunlight making it through.

Looking North on California Street in Ventura
View looking north on California Street toward the Ventura Courthouse building, now Ventura City Hall (2022). View is from near Santa Clara Street. Many businesses line the street and cars are parked and moving on California Street. Some businesses…

Ed Robings with Sue Chadwick of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
Ed Robings, executive director of the Ventura County Museum of History and Art, currently (in 2022) called the Museum of Ventura County and Sue Chadwick of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust pose for a picture together. Both smile at the viewer. They are…

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Funeral service for Matsuko Suzuki
Funeral guests gather for a group photo with the casket at at the funeral for Matsuko Suzuki. Mourners stand outside of a mortuary (possibly S. H. Diffenderffer & Son Mortuary) and they include men, women, and children.

Hotel Leewood, Ventura
Front exterior view of Hotel Leewood, also known as Leewood Hotel & Cafe. A Pierce-Arrow car is parked in front with the driver inside. The hotel has a fountain in front and the address was 1112 Santa Clara Street. Note on verso by Arvella Temple:…

Tomio and Utako Yeto in the Yeto Market, Saticoy
Interior view of the Yeto Market in Saticoy. A man (Tomio Yeto) and a woman (Utako Yeto) stand inside the store among shelves and racks of groceries. A banner displaying prices hangs across the store. Some words on banner in Spanish. Tomio stands…

Bob Pfeiler Portrait
Bust portrait of Bob Pfeiler looking at and smiling at the viewer. He wears a collared shirt under a sweater and glasses. Bob was a farmer in Oxnard for 83 years on a 105 acre farm. Among other endeavors, Bob and his supporters gathered 200 pieces of…

Bob Pfeiler Portrait
Bust portrait of Bob Pfeiler looking at and smiling at the viewer. He wears a collared shirt under a sweater and glasses. Bob was a farmer in Oxnard for 83 years on a 105 acre farm. Among other endeavors, Bob and his supporters gathered 200 pieces…

Group Photo on Frank Petit Ranch
Oval portrait showing three men working on a field with a threshing machine on the Frank Petit Ranch, possibly lima beans. Horses and agricultural equipment in the scene.

Madeline Miedema Portrait
Portrait of Madeline Miedema, seated at her home in Oxnard, possibly in 1994. Madeline is looking upward at the viewer while holding a scrapbook in her hands. She wears glasses and a blazer over a print dress, smiling at the viewer.

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Panoramic group portrait for the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Masakatsu Iwamoto. Married in the first wedding conducted at Oxnard Buddhist Church in Oxnard, Calif. in 1931. Bride, groom, wedding party and guests are gathered outside the church for the…

United States Post Office, Oxnard 1935 postcard
Exterior view of the post office in Oxnard with cars parked in front of it. It appears to be a one and a half or two story building with a tiled roof. A US flag flies on the left side of the image. Post office is on B Street, seen in foreground of…

Limoneira Ranch, Bird's Eye View
A bird's eye view of Limoneira Ranch with vast fields and/or orchards and some buildings and houses in the scene. There appear to be taller lines of trees as well, possibly wind rows.

Farmer Plowing Behind Mule Team
View from behind of a farmer plowing behind a mule team. There are possibly 8 mules. On one side of the plow and team there is plowed earth and on the other there is vegetation or crops.

Two Men on Santa Barbara Island Bluff
Santa Barbara Island, H. Bay Webster and unidentified young man standing near bluff. Ocean in background and "Santa Barbara Is" written in pen on image. Webster and the young man appear to be examining something held in their hands.

Group Portrait, Japanese Beet Workers
Group portrait of six men working in a field. They are described as Japanese beet workers on Maulhardt Ranch in Oxnard. The group has some equipment with them (rake and glovers), but may be pulling the beets up by hand. Some of the men hold beets.…

Manuel Faria with First Car
Manuel Faria with his first car, a Chevrolet pickup. Manual is standing next to the car with some rope in his hands. He wears a hat and looks at the viewer. In the background is a building and tall mountains. He is at Faria Ranch, Rincon, circa 1920.

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Actors Filming "The Sheik"
Actors in the film "The Sheik" carry another actor in a palanquin or litter. There is also another actor on a chariot next to them pulled by two horses. Filmed at Hollywood by the Sea, The Sheik is a 1921 silent romantic drama starring Rudolph…

DeMoss Bowers Portrait on San Nicolas Island
Full portrait of DeMoss Bowers, standing on the sand at San Nicolas Island. He is looking off the right of the viewer. He has a mustache, wears a hat, wears a bandanna around his neck, and has a holster and gun on a belt around his waist.

DeMoss Bowers on San Nicolas Island
Distant view of DeMoss Bowers standing on a shell mound on San Nicolas Island. Photo taken from the bottom of one of the two visible shell mounds looking upward at Bowers atop the mound.

Dedication of Ventura County Court House, 1913
Side view of the dedication ceremony taking place for the Ventura County Courthouse in 1913. Several people stand on the front entrance and side of the building. Chairs are set up in the grass in front of the building with several groups of people…

Ventura Street Fair Parade, 1900
Parade scene on Main Street in Ventura during the Ventura Street Fair in 1900. Storefronts are visible as are tents for fair vendors set up in front of the stores. In front of the tents, a large crowd watches the parade procession that includes men…

Piru Railroad Depot
Exterior view of the Piru Railroad Depot with a railroad track running alongside it in the image foreground. Sign reading "Piru" visible.

Schiappa Pietra Home, Exterior From Street
Exterior view of the Schiappa Pietra house as seen from across a street in foreground of image. House is partially obscured by bushes and trees. Image taken in 1958 before the home was demolished that same year.
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