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Lucy Ruiz
Staged full body portrait of Lucy Ruiz in a dark Victorian gown and a hair band made of red, white and blue lightbulbs which lit up. She is also holding a banner which reads 'T Ruiz. Electrical Supplies' with a bouquet of lightbulbs at the top of the…

H. G. Bennison's Blacksmith Shop
H. G. Bennison's Blacksmith Shop in Santa Paula in 1911. Two men stand in the open door. Many signs and advertisements Shop located on southwest corner of 10th and Main Streets. Much of Bennison's work was repairing wagons and shoeing horses for oil…

Ventura Airpark
Black and white photograph with writing printed on the photograph. Image is an aerial view of the Ventura Airpark with beach in foreground and mountains in background. Printing reads "Fly with the Flying Red Horse" along with a Pegasus logo, and…

La Mexicana Market Interior
Interior view of Sanchez Brothers Mexican Mercantile (which later became La Mexicana Market) with Carlos Sanchez, left, and Arnulfo Sanchez, right, standing in the center of the store. Walls displaying merchandise and counters full of products…

Continental Oil Company, San Miguelito Oil Field
View of San Miguelito Oil Field, with a Continetal Oil Company sign at the entrance. There is a railroad track in the foreground, oil tanks and equipment visible, and a hillside dotted with oil derricks along in the background. A Conoco motor oil…

Lee Phillip's Grocery Store & Post Office
Portrait of an unidentified man standing on the porch of a small wooden building with a sign that reads "Sespe-Post-Office". There is an advertisement for "Shaw's Soda Water" under the Post Office sign. The man appears to be in some sort of uniform.

Santa Cruz Island Excursions Advertisement
Copy of advertisement for Santa Cruz Island excursions from Eaton's Pelican Bay Camp, Captain and Mrs. Ira K. Eaton, Proprietors. Weekend excursions leaving Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara, charter parties, and camping are advertised. The address is…

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…

Tomio Yeto in Doorway of His Store
Tomio Yeto stands in the doorway of his store in Saticoy, Yeto Market. The doors to the market are closes except for a small opening where Tomio stands. Tomio smiles at the viewer and wears a white apron. There is an address "1223" above where Tomio…

Ventura Airpark
Black and white photograph with writing printed on the photograph. Image is an aerial view of the Ventura Airpark with beach in foreground and mountains in background. Printing reads "Fly with the Flying Red Horse" along with a Pegasus logo, and…

B & F Café
Exterior shot of B & F Café with 2 people in doorway, a man and a woman. Sidewalk in front of café visible as well as some of the adjacent businesses. Advertisements for various products are on the café windows and on the side of the building.

J. Feraud's Grocery Store
Exterior view of J. Feraud's Grocery store on the corner of Main Street and Ventura Avenue in Ventura. It is a brick building with many windows and a large mural on a side wall advertising "Recruit Cigars. Best nickel cigar in the world." Men and…

Group Photo in Front of A. Gandolfo's Store
Group photo of men and women on the sidewalk under porch in front of A. Gandolfo's Store on Main and Figueroa Streets in Ventura, CA. Sign in front of the store reads "A. Gandolfo Wines, Liquors, Cigars, & Provisions." Brick wall on one side of the…

Ventura Brewery Advertisement
Photo of an advertisement for the Ventura Brewery in the Ventura Signal newspaper. F. Hartman listed as proprietor. Advertisement shows brewery crest and narrative.

Miss Ventura County (Virginia Bagley)
Miss Ventura County 1928 (Virginia Bagley) poses on the beach covered only by a diamond shaped sign reading: "Straight ahead Ventura County Fair Sept. 12-16." 1926 written in pen at bottom of sign, but is likely 1928.
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