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5th and A Street Intersection Looking North toward B Street, Oxnard
Image taken from the sidewalk intersection on 5th and A streets at left, looking north towards B Street. Various businesses line both sides of the street, Colonia Realty Company visible on the right corner. Billboard advertisements for "Drink…

A. Ruiz Liquor Store
Mounted group photograph of "Uncle Arturo's Liquor store" with many people standing along the sidewalk in front of the liquor store that reads "A. Ruiz" on a sign above the door. "Uncle Tomas" drives a horse drawn buggy parked in front of the store.…

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.

Babe Ruth Field at Seaside Park
Bird's eye view of Babe Ruth Field at Seaside Park showing the entire baseball diamond and outfield. There are nine visible players on the field in various positions mid game. Residences and other buildings are in the background and advertisements…

Bait shop on Pierpont Pier
Richard George Stobs (left) and Edward E. Mosher (right) standing in front of a bait shop on the Pierpont Pier.

Brewster Portraits Advertising Display
Display of various portraits by John Calvin Brewster portrait studio arranged for the purpose of advertising. Sign in the center of the display reads "Brewster; Max G. Lebo, Operator."

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…

Corner of Oak and Main Streets, Ventura sepia
View of advertisement for John Calvin Brewster's photography studio at the corner of Main and Oak Street in Ventura. There are many men gathered around the advertisement which contains sample photographs and is adorned with US flags. Above and to the…

Genoveva Spring At Wheeler's postcard
This view depicts four women and a man seated on rocks near a creek. Another man is standing next to them. An advertising message for "Genoveva Cold Mineral Water" appears to have been painted on a flat rock located between the women. Other rocks to…

Genoveva Spring at Wheeler's postcard
View of a spring with several people standing around it. The spring is in the foreground, with a small bridge over it. The people are standing next to or sitting on the rocks behind the spring. There are signs on the rocks. Caption at bottom reads:…

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…

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…

Inadomi Department Store Parade Float
This is a full side view of a float that has been created by the Inadomi Department Store for a parade in Fillmore, California. The elaborate float is parked on the street in front of the Inadomi Department Store. Other storefronts that are visible…

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…

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…

Las Quince Letras Cafe, Santa Paula
Exterior view of Las Quince Letras Cafe, a restaurant in Santa Paula owned an operated by the Diaz Family. Restaurant sign is clearly visible, flanked by Coca Cola advertising signs.

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.

Lima Bean Bread Delivery Truck
Bill Baker's delivery truck advertising Lima Bean Bread, Ojai. White truck is parked with driver in it. Writing on truck reads: "Bill Baker's Lima Bean Bread Made in Ojai, California Ojai Good Bread - Soy Bean Bread - Gluten Bread - Whole Wheat…

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…

Main St. postcard
View looking down Main Street. The street is not paved and there are horses pulling wagons on the street. There are buildings on either side of the street. Caption at top reads: "Main St., Santa Paula, Cal."
[Newman Postcard Co., Los Angeles, made…

Max Riave in Front of Camarillo Mercantile negative
Max Riave (right) stands with another man in front of the store he owned with his wife Ruth, Camarillo Mercantile. Both men are smiling into the camera and are wearing ties and long light colored coats. Behind them, part of the interior of the store…

Max Riave Next to Notary Public Sign
Max Riave stands next to a sign advertising his services. Sign reads "Max Riave Notary Public 482-2660 Have Seal Will Travel." Max gestures toward the sign, smiling at the camera.

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.

Mission San Buenaventura, 1880s
Photocopy of photograph 7639, closeup view of Ventura Mission in 1883-1885. [Library records show discrepancy in date, either 1883 or 1885.] Image shows a bird's eye view of the mission, empty lot on the left of the mission, and advertising signs for…

Mrs. Inadomi With Children
This image shows Mrs. John K. Inadomi posing with her children Chiyeko and Tazuko Inadomi. They are posing in front of a parade float that was created by the Inadomi Department store for a parade in Fillmore, California.
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