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Workers in Lima Bean Fields, Santa Paula
Sepia toned outdoor farming scene with men, threshing machinery, horses and wagons. Photograph is "rippled" from being glued to a backing. "Thermal Belt Thrashing Company operating in the Lima Bean fields near SantaPaula,Cal." "Photo#676 S.U.…
Worker on Sugar Beet Machine
Snapshot, close view of a worker on sugar beet machine in a field. Many beets in view on the machine.
Weather Station Reading with Mr. Blanchard
Mr. Blanchard (possibly Ralph Blanchard) examines temperatures in a Valencia orange orchard. Caption reads "Showing how temperatures are watched - Valencia Orange trees on north side of entrance road. Mr. Blanchard pointing to reading 72 degrees in…
W. M. Zeller Threshing Outfit
Agricultural laborers that are part of W. M. Zeller threshing crew, with their wagons, machinery, and horses. Smoke is billowing out of machinery in the middle of the photograph. American flag flying. Hills in the background. Library records also…
Untitled, (Mule or Horse Team with 2 Men and Farm Implements)
A team of mules or horses appears to be pulling a farm implement upon which a man is sitting. Another man is visible within the group of animals. Hills, buildings, utility poles and wires are visible in the distance.
[AZO in stamp area]
[AZO in stamp area]
Two Chinese Field Hands
Two male Chinese field hands, one man kneels while reaching toward the other, who is laying on the ground.
Tromping Lima Beans
Horses and workers tromping onto lima beans into the dirt floor on M.D.L. Todd Ranch.
Tractor and Thresher
View of a tractor towing a threshing machine on Rancho Guadalasca. An unidentified man is driving the tractor. A second unidentified man is standing on top of the thresher.
The Bean Threshing Company
Panoramic group photo of agricultural workers, labeled "The Bean Threshing Company." Scene shows workers out in the field with threshing equipment, sacks, mounds of hay or straw, and horse or mule drawn wagons.
Team of Horses Hauling Beans at J. F. Lewis Ranch
An eight horse team is hitched to a wagon loaded with sacks of beans at the J. F. Lewis Ranch in Camarillo, CA. Two men are in the image, one rides a horse at the end of the team and the other man stands next to them. The team is stopped in a path…
Teague-McKevett Ranch Noon Scene
Panorama of Teague-McKevett Ranch with agricultural workers standing in a line in foreground of photo. A house, a barn, mules, buildings/sheds, a man dressed all in white (like a cook?), wind rows, and orchards are visible. Mountains in the…
Solari Ranch
Panoramic photo of Solari Ranch at Central Ave. and Highway 101. A Ford car is in the foreground with Mr. John (Jack) Mitchell standing. Tom Steele ran the thresher. Agricultural equipment, men, horses and wagons can be seen as well.
Sacks of Lima Beans
Sacks of lima beans are shown piled into stacks with men sitting on top of them and some men stacking the sacks. Bean thresher shown to the right of the sacks.
Rancho Sespe, Japanese Quarters
Exterior view of the Japanese quarters at Rancho Sespe. Image is of a two story building with several families standing outside of their doors on their shared porches. An outdoor staircase is visible on the left of the image that leads to the housing…
Picking Oranges
An outer row of an orange orchard. White ladders with wheels at the bottom are secured to the ground with white wires as men stand on them, collecting oranges. They are at various heights, dressed in a variety of colors, but most, if not all, appear…
Picking Lemons March First at Limoneira Ranch
Agricultural workers harvesting lemons from trees on Limoneira Ranch. Men in foreground are standing on ladders. Other workers are standing on the ground, some facing viewers, some harvesting. Stacks of citrus boxes on a cart visible in center view.
Orange Picking, Fillmore
View of an orange orchard with men, women, and children present. Orange crates are lined up along orchard and two horse drawn carts are in the background. Some of the people are wearing picking sacks. Handwriting on postcard reads: "Mr. Geo. N…
Orange Picking-Fillmore, California
View of an orange orchard with men, women, and children present. Orange crates are lined up along orchard and two horse drawn carts are in the background. Some of the people are wearing picking sacks. Identical postcard in black and white 21531…
Orange Picking at Limoneira
Several men climb ladders to harvest oranges in an orchard at Limoneira. Oranges are slid down tubes into crates on the ground. Crates are stacked up in neat rows ready to be carried off. Charles Collins Teague sits in a horse drawn carriage at the…
Mule and Horse Teams Hauling Grain Sacks
Mule and horse teams haul wagons loaded with grain sacks. Teams are lined up along a street in front of a warehouse with huge stacks of grain sacks piled up in front of it. A group of men in the photo look at the viewer. Museum records suggest image…
Mound Threshing Company
Mound Threshing Company workers in the field with harvest. Scene shows threshing equipment, wagons, mules, horses, sacks and mounds of hay or straw. Workers stand or sit and face camera for the photo.
Man Turning Drying Apricots
A man flips over apricots drying on trays at Canet's Apricot Ranch in Ventura, Calif. A man can be seen holding the corner of a tray with one hand and a tool in the other hand. Stacks of trays and other men can be seen in the background.
Museum…
Museum…
Limoneira Ranch Agricultural Worker Panorama
Panorama of agricultural workers, mules, and lemon crates at Limoneira. Captions read: "Noon time scene, World's greatest Lemon Ranch owned by the Limoneira Company of Santa Paula, California, USA." and "Photograph #694 S.U. Bunnell, 45 Stevenson…
Lima Bean Threshing Group Photo
Panoramic view of lima bean fields, field workers, mountains in background. "James F. Fulkerson's Lima Bean Threshing outfit, operating near Camarillo, Ventura County, CA. Largest lima bean fields in the world."
Lemon-Packing House, Santa Paula
Exterior view of lemon-packing house with many employees lined up around the outside of the building looking at the camera.
[Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal., made in Germany, 7339; A50220]
[Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal., made in Germany, 7339; A50220]