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Bean Field
Snapshot of a bean field with trees in background.

First Trainload of Lima Beans Shipped Out of Ventura County
A train is seen facing to the east. Museum records indicate this was the first train load of beans ever to be shipped out of Ventura County. Two men are standing on the train and 12 more are standing by the tracks.

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Limoneira Barnyard
Barnyard scene with wagon teams, men and barns at Limoneira Ranch. Photo taken from above the scene. Mountains in background.

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Trees in foreground, orchard in middle ground, mountains in background.

Two trees within an orchard
Two trees within an orchard (perhaps apricots)

Orchard with chickens
Orchard with chickens between and beneath trees with a property line of trees and faint mountains in the background

Orchard landscape
Landscape of an orchard

Mammoth grape vine growing on a pergola structure
Mammoth grape vine growing on a pergola structure in what appears to be a backyard of a home

Rancho Sespe fair exhibit
Rancho Sespe exhibit at the 1924 Ventura County Fair of what appear to be lemons or some other citrus fruit. Crates in the display read "gold stripe", "white stripe", "red stripe", and some have a circular label that reads "Sunkist".

Rancho Sespe fair exhibit
Rancho Sespe exhibit at the 1923 Ventura County Fair of what appear to be oranges or some other citrus fruit. Crates in the display read "gold stripe", "red stripe", and some have a circular label that reads "Sunkist".

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Agricultural field near Ventura California, with hills in background.

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Harvesting an orchard.

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Farm with orchard.

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Work teams at ranch/farm.

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Harvesting and agricultural equipment

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Farm house in the midst of crops and trees, with mountains in the backdrop.

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Threshing machine and agricultural laborers during harvest.

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Farm with a man and children in yard.

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Drying apricots in a field with a work crew in the background.

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Drying apricots in a field with work crews and farm equipment in the background.

Tables of Fruits and Preserves
Tables of fruits and preserves on display at Ventura County Fair.

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Image of mosaic commissioned by Museum Docent Council. Artistic representation of the agricultural nature of Ventura County.

Flooded Area at Montalvo, 1928
Flooded area at Montalvo, Ventura County, Cal., 16 Mar. 1928. Flooding followed St. Francis Dam Disaster, March 12, 1928.

Flooded Area West of Santa Paula, 1928
Birds eye view of flooded area west of Santa Paula, 17 Mar. 1928. Flooding followed St. Francis Dam Disaster, March 12, 1928.

Flood Area Near Piru, 1928
"Flood area near Piru. Ventura, CA 17 Mar. 1928", birds eye view. Flooding followed St. Francis Dam Disaster, March 12, 1928.
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