General View of Ventura, California
Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital
Ventura--Views--Circa 1910-1915
Bird's eye view of Ventura taken from a hill, next to cacti. Buildings, trees, the coastline and the Channel Islands visible in the background. A street separates the buildings from the hill with the exception of one house located on the hillside. In center of postcard with three stories and a bell tower is Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital.
[MacGregor Bros., Ventura, Cal. (Postcards of Quality, Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.)]
MacGregor Bros
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Sepia postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20219 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Hauling Grain to Hueneme
Grain
Wagons
Delivery of goods
Draft animals
Hauling grain to Hueneme from Calleguas Ranch above dam. Bird's eye view shows numerous wagons filled with sacks of grain pulled by teams of horses or mules going one direction. Next to them are empty wagons pulled by horse or mule teams going in the opposite direction. Men drive the teams. A fence with an open gate is visible in the background.
Unknown
11718 [cataloged 1985]
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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17.8 x 10.8 cm
18 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
4051
11718
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)
Highway 101 at Lewis Road in Camarillo
United States Highway 101
Lewis Road (Camarillo, Calif.)
Businesses
Automobiles
Roads--Interchanges and intersections
Camarillo (Calif.)--Views
Bird's eye view of the intersection of Lewis Road and Highway 101 in Camarillo, CA. Photo possibly taken from St. Mary Magdalene Chapel tower. Image shows many buildings, cars parked and mid drive, and a railroad track and crossing. In the background there are agricultural fields and mountains.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
2404
11.8 x 8.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26127
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Hill School and Santa Clara House, Bird's Eye View
Hill School (Ventura, Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Hotels
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Birds Eye view of Hill School and Santa Clara House in the lower left of the image. The ocean is visible in the background.
Library records indicate that Santa Clara House is "now Poinsettia Hotel."
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1880
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Black and white photograph
22.9 x 13.4 cm
English
Image
799
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Hueneme Wharf and Beach Scene
Hueneme (Calif.)--Views
Hueneme Wharf
Beaches
Boardwalks
Beachgoers
Bird's eye view of a very crowded wharf, beach, and boardwalk at Hueneme. Shore in foreground and houses in the background.
The Arnolds
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1930s
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10589
25.4 x 20.6 cm
11 x 8.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26963
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)
Limoneira Ranch, Bird's Eye View
Limoneira Ranch (Santa Paula, Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)--Views
A bird's eye view of Limoneira Ranch with vast fields and/or orchards and some buildings and houses in the scene. There appear to be taller lines of trees as well, possibly wind rows.
Unknown
W. C. "Bill" Milligan Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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17.5 x 12.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
27643
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Main Street, Ventura, 1870s
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Storefronts
Hill School
Restaurants
Bakeries
Grocery stores
Bird's eye view of Main Street looking east from Ventura Avenue. Several storefronts are visible, including a bakery. Hill school visible, which was built in 1873. Image taken in the 1870s, but after 1873.
Two duplicate photos in collection. Information on verso of photo 10506: "Spanish Quarter Main & Ventura Ave. 1896 - adobe bldgs., Camarillo & others. Poli St. School on Hill (1873-1927). New bakery Groceries & Provisions (left), Restaurante Mejicano (right). 'This print may not be used without permission in writing from the California Historical Society Library, 2099 Pacific, San Francisco, CA 94109. Neg. #27119.'"
Brewster, John Calvin
VCLSA Collection [7618]
10506 added in 1984, possibly from California Historical Society Library
Museum of Ventura County
1870s
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23.8 x 19 cm
25.5 x 21 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7618
10506
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Monumental Hose Co. Parade with New Pump
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Parades--California--Ventura
Bird's eye view of a parade on Main Street, looking west from Palm Street. A float shaped like a ship, marching band, flags, and other miscellaneous floats are visible. The San Buenaventura Mission and Ayer's Hotel are visible in the background. Main Street is unpaved in the image.
Library records indicate "Monumental Hose Co., Ventura's first volunteer Fire Brigadeon parade with new pump" and "Adobe of Juan Sanchez 1874."
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1876
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7650
Black and white photograph
13 x 8.5 cm
English
Image
920
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Oil Field Scene
Oil fields
Oil well drilling rigs
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Bird's eye view of a large oil field with oil derricks, buildings, trucks, equipment, and workers on the scene. Library records indicate it is possibly "Shell Oil Company Taylor Lease, Ventura Field." Two images mounted on white cardboard.
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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51 x 40.7 cm (mounted)
20 x 25.1 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33881 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Oil Well Rig Bird's Eye View
Oil well drilling rigs
Oil fields
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Bird's eye view of oil well rig with cars and equipment all around it on a hilltop. Location unclear, but library records indicate it may be "Shell Oil Company Taylor Lease, Ventura Field." Background show another hillside to the right of image with roads around it. Left background shows other oil derricks on the ground. Two images mounted on white cardboard.
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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20.2 x 25.1 cm
51 x 40.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33880 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai Valley from Grade Road
Ojai Valley (Calif.)--Views
Panoramic bird's eye view of Ojai Valley from Grade Road, looking west. Image is mounted. Card attached to photo reads "P212, collection of old photos, 75 to 100 in number."
Unknown
Donated by: Miss Zaide Soule, 13 Jan 1958
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1910
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Panorama
35 x 14 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
4478 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Overlooking Business Section, Ventura, California Postcard
Ventura (Calif.)
Bird's eye view of Downtown Ventura looking out toward the pier and ocean. Top of postcard reads "Overlooking Business Section, Ventura, Calif."
[Longshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, California, V4]
Longshaw Card Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color Postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
22623 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Oxnard Plaza Park
Plaza Park (Oxnard, Calif.)
Buildings
Oxnard (Calif.)--Views
Bird's eye image of Oxnard Plaza Park. It appears to be composed of two images put together. The park with trees and various walking paths is in the foreground. Buildings and houses are in the background.
Appears to be a small section of panorama, 25444 OS.
Unknown
1997
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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10 x 19 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
31044
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Panorama (4 card series, uncut) of Ventura
Ventura--History
Ventura--Views--Description
Wharves
A panoramic view of Ventura, looking over houses and towards the mountains. A red train cuts across the left of the image, just past a railroad intersection with a large street.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal (Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915), 3359(13234), 3360 (13235), 3361 (13236), 3362 (13237)]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20434 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Pier and Coastline view, San Buenaventura
Waterfronts
Panorama
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Piers
A panoramic view of the Ventura pier and coastline, boardwalk, rail line, wooden buildings, a ship is in the ocean. There is a handwritten note in the top right corner "Photo made before --- fill --- of -- beach before --- of 1914"
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1880 or 1910
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Black and white photograph
35.3 x 13.25 cm
English
Image
872
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Pierpont, 1950
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Planned communities
Kodak color photo of Pierpont - 1950, looking down Seaward Avenue from bluff. Note Seaward curving bluff as you went over railroad tracks. Note hangar for airstrip on north side of Pierpont Blvd.
Hampton, Earl
2001
Museum of Ventura County
1950
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Color Photograph
15.1 x 10.2 cm
English
Image
32959
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Port Hueneme Postcard
Port Hueneme (Calif.)
Port Hueneme--Aerial View
Aerial view of Port Hueneme from the ocean to the mountains. Port of Hueneme on the middle right.
[Columbia Publishing; Curteich, John Hinde, 1633; T541]
Columbia Publishing
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
21851 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Rancho Guadalasca Panorama
Rancho Guadalasca (Calif.)--Views
An aerial or long distance view of Rancho Guadalasca. Shows agricultural fields and hills. A directional sign is attached to the image in the lower left side.
Pfeiler, Robert
Robert Pfeiler Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
1943 October
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Black and white negative
Panorama
English
Image
34804 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Mission
Missions--San Buenaventura--Rear
San Buenaventura Mission--Adobes
Exterior bird's-eye view of San Buenaventura Mission, showing the rear of the mission. Ventura City visible in background.
Caption: "Founded 1782. Showing old wall used as protection against Indians."
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card), 70925]
Detroit Publishing Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
8 x 10 cm
English
Image
20545 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Mission Exterior Rear View, 1874
San Buenaventura Mission
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
View of back of San Buenaventura Mission, founded 1782, showing the grounds around the mission as well as some buildings in the city of Ventura. In the foreground is a wooden fence. Scene reaches out to the Pacific Ocean, visible in the top quarter of the image.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1874
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20007 PC
32.5 x 26 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
1026
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Mission Reservoir and Hill School
Reservoirs
Hill School (Ventura, Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Sepia-toned photograph of Hill School looking toward the Ventura
River. Prominent in the image is the San Buenaventura Mission Reservoir in the foreground, left. City of Ventura houses, buildings, and farmland visible in the top half of image.
Brewster, John Calvin
Charles Outland Collection, 2016
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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10.6 x 6.5 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
41092
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Mission Sesquicentennial Tree Planting Ceremony
San Buenaventura Mission
Anniversaries
A large group of people gather in the Mission courtyard and on the sidewalk for the Mission's 150th Anniversary celebration and tree planting ceremony on April 3, 1932. Cars are parked along Main Street in the foreground. The photo seems to have been taken from across the street from a second floor perhaps.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Museum of Ventura County
1932-04-03
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23.5 x 18.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7660
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Mission, 1870
Mission San Buenaventura
Cemeteries
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Bird's eye view of Mission San Buenaventura from southwest direction, showing the adjacent cemetery. There is a wooden fence between the walkway in front of the mission and Main Street, which is made of dirt. A rock wall with tiles along the top encloses the cemetery.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1870
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24.5 x 19.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7648
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Mission, 1929
San Buenaventura Mission
Holy Cross School (Ventura, Calif.)
Automobiles
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
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.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Museum of Ventura County
1929-04-03
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9 x 24 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7615
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
San Buenaventura Reservoir
Reservoirs
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Birds eye view of San Buenaventura Reservoir and surrounding area. The image is looking east from Hill School. Palm Street runs down the center of the image and on the left is Oak Street. The pier can be seen in the distance. San Buenaventura, 1875 is written in pen at the top.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1875
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25 x 19 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
440
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)