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Seated portrait of Spanish Father Juan B. Comapla y Serra. He was pastor of San Buenaventura Mission for 17 years, from 1861 until his death in 1878, at the age of 54.

Portrait photo of Al Faulkes who died 5 September 1934. He looks towards the viewer. Salted paper print portrait photograph.

Schooner under full sale. Library records indicate: "Lumber schooner. Daley & Rogers. 1873." Burgee reads "San Buenaventura."
Photograph of painting by Joseph Lee in collection: 1922-5.1

Mounted photo of rock formation that forms a hole in the rock, with a man standing on top of the formation on Anacapa Island. Beach between central and western parts of the island. Sand in foreground. Photo is mounted.

View of the Ventura River.

Double image of the Ventura Oil Refinery in the 1880s on Bing Island - east Ventura Wharf. Bing Island was a refinery site near head of Ventura Wharf between Fir and Ash St.

Two people, one woman on a white horse and a man standing next to her with a brown horse that is saddled; in front of two white barns.

Bust portrait of Stephen Bowers looking off to the left of the viewer.

Bird's eye view of Catholic Church and St. Joseph's School

Fountain in foreground of photo with potted plants around it.

Chapel in the background, palm trees on the viewer's right side and another larger tree on the viewer's left.

Gilbert, G.A.

Surdam, R.D.

Wright

Portrait of Ike Brown

Bust shot

Mr. Brown is facing viewer's right

Looking at Main Street westward from the front of the library. Many hotels and businesses in are in view. Many cars parked along the street and man cars are driving in the street. Two images, one is zoomed closer in.

looking west from Ash street. Tall building is the Ventura Grammar and Highschool (Combined) next to the school is the Rectory and Congregational church. Site now occupied by the Post Office

Bird's eye view of the Mission and adjacent Holy Cross School. House on hill behind mission visible. Automobiles aligned on Main Street in front of mission and school.

Residence located between Figueroa & Palm Sts. (north side) Ventura. Ca.

Bird's eye view of Ventura, "After the third palm had blown down after the race track was laid out & before the grandstand was built."

Southeast from above Figueroa. Hill School completed 8 March 1873

Main street looking west from Palm street. In the foreground is the Monumentals, he first volunteer fire brigade in Ventura

Class photo taken on the front steps of the school;

teacher on viewer's left. Children identified on backside of image.

East door showing cross above

Kindergarten Class group photo with teachers standing on both the left (wearing a white top and dark pants) and right (wearing all white) of the class. Photo was taken in front of Palm Street Kindergarten. One of the kids is pictured on a bicycle…