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Ventura Harbor Flood Damage, 1969
Flood damage to the Ventura Harbor from a 1969 storm. Image shows some boats docked in high water. Street in foreground, mountains in background.
Aerial View of Ventura Harbor, 1969
Aerial view of Ventura Harbor looking southeast from over a mobile home park. Shows major flooding of the harbor. Ocean along the top of the image.
Mound School, 5th and 6th Grades, 1933
Group photo. Mound School fifth & sixth grade class 1933. Mr. Hartman, principal & teacher. David Hill, third from right, second row from bottom. Some children hold various items--balls, flowers, a cat, a turtle.
Wedding of John Deidrich and Katie Sailer Group Photo
Group portrait of John Diedrich and Katie Sailer on the occasion of their wedding and their wedding party. Left to right: Joe Sailer (usher), Mary Diedrich (bridesmaid), Selma Brucker (maid of honor), William Deidrich (best man).
William McLoughlin on Beet Wagon
William McLoughlin sits in the driver's seat of a beet wagon on his home ranch. He wears a hat and looks at the viewer. Three men on the right of the image throw beets into the tall wagons.
Keith Foster at Ventura County Museum of History and Art
Three-quarters portrait of Ventura County Historical Society executive director Keith Foster standing amidst an outdoor exhibit at the Ventura County Museum of History and Art, currently (in 2022) called the Museum of Ventura County. Foster stands…
Ventura County Courthouse Just Prior to Becoming Ventura City Hall
Photo looking upwards from the street level at the front of the courthouse building in Ventura. Sign reading "Ventura County Court House" is prominent. Photo taken just before the sign changed to San Buenaventura City Hall.
Ventura County Courthouse Just Prior to Becoming Ventura City Hall
Street view of the Ventura County Courthouse from across Poli Street. There is a woman standing on the front steps looking at the viewer. She appears to be dressed in clothing from early 1900s.
Lopez Adobe
Lopez Adobe on land granted to Teodora and Raphael Lopez. Adobe was built in the early 1800s. Image is a close up view of what appears to be the front of the adobe showing a door and large window, tiled roof, and a chimney. The front courtyard has a…
Joseph Sailer
Bust portrait of Joseph Sailer at approximately age 85, mayor of Oxnard from 1910-1920. He wears a suit and tie and wire rimmed glasses. He has a thin mustache and is looking to the viewer's left.
Eight Mule Team Hauling Limas
Bert Culbert drives an 8 mule team hauling two wagonloads of lima beans to Hueneme. In the background is a two story warehouse or barn. According to museum records "Negative includes obituary notices from ppr."
St. Francis Dam Disaster Damage
Bird's eye view of the St. Francis Dam after it failed in 1928. Image shows center section that remained after the failure and some of the wall that stayed in place as well. Background shows the washed out river valley and mountains.
Center of St. Francis Dam
Close view of the center of St. Francis Dam, still mostly intact after its failure in March 1928.
Ventura County Courthouse, 1915
Street view looking north at the Ventura County Courthouse from California and Main Street intersection. Service station at right of image. Buildings visible on both sides of California Street.
Wine Label
Image of a wine label that reads "Sta. Cruz Island Company San Francisco Seal, Incorporated Feby. 1869. Sta. Cruz Island. Sta. Barbara Co. Calif. Burgundy."
Spanish Breastplate
Steel plate, curved at the waist, chest and shoulders. One hole is pierced in the center of each shoulder and underarm. Short split in metal at center of neck opening.
In the 1870s, two boys reportedly found this breastplate on the beach when it…
In the 1870s, two boys reportedly found this breastplate on the beach when it…
Doll of Emma Sisson Mahan
Handmade cloth doll, face and hair drawn on head, but faint. Doll wears a two-piece brown dress. Bodice hem is edged in red; skirt has a ruffle around bottom. Back of skirt has a pleated bustle effect and is belted near the bottom. Two petticoats and…
Souvenir Ribbon
Beige satin ribbon with blue printing and illustration of San Buenaventura Mission with a padre holding a quill pen standing in foreground. Top and bottom edges are fringed.
Markings: at top "Souvenir / Reception to President Roosevelt / Ventura,…
Markings: at top "Souvenir / Reception to President Roosevelt / Ventura,…
Hauling Grain to Hueneme
Hauling grain to Hueneme from Calleguas Ranch above dam. Bird's eye view shows numerous wagons filled with sacks of grain pulled by teams of horses or mules going one direction. Next to them are empty wagons pulled by horse or mule teams going in the…
Nordhoff Taxi at Turn of the Century
Nordhoff taxi at turn of century--a horse drawn carriage or cart with room for passengers and light cargo. There are two men and one woman in the tax. Boyd Henry is seated and Tom Clark is standing. The woman is unidentified. There is a building with…
Four Men Sitting Outdoors
Close group portrait of four men sitting on what appears to be brush on a hillside. Men's names are written across the top of the photo. They are (l-r): G. Jones, R. M. Sheridan, J. G. Hathaway, and a man identified only as "S. H. Diff" (photo is…
Saticoy, 1895
Saticoy street scene showing men, women, and children standing on the porch of a long wooden building. They are dressed formally, as if for an event. Off to the right there are two horse drawn carriages, but only one is completely visible. In the…
Waiting for President Theodore Roosevelt at Ventura Railroad Depot
Groups of men wait for the arrival of President Theodore Roosevelt at the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Ventura. The depot looks adorned for the occasion with US flags, stars, and flowers. Sign on the depot reads "San Buenaventura." Tracks are…
First Presbyterian Church, Ventura
Exterior view of the front entrance to First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Oak and Meta Streets in Ventura, CA. One building adjacent to the church is also visible. Dirt road in front of the church as well as the sidewalk across the street…