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Ventura Avenue, Circa 1900
Bird's eye view of Ventura Avenue, running along the center of the image. The Avenue has one or two buildings visible. Mountains visible in the background. According to library records: "Above Gosnell house where oil
wells are. Old Notten house -…
wells are. Old Notten house -…
Ventura Avenue, 1905
Bird's eye view of Ventura Avenue in Ventura, CA. View is looking north from Park Row according to library records. Several houses and small neighborhoods visible, as well as mountains in the background. Ventura Avenue runs along the middle of the…
Valley from South Mt., Santa Paula
Bird's eye view of the Santa Clara Valley. There are oil rigs in the foreground. Caption at bottom reads: "Valley from South Mt. Santa Paula, Cal."
[No publisher stated, 8]
[No publisher stated, 8]
Torrey Canyon
Mounted photograph showing a bird's eye view of oil wells, buildings, and equipment at Torrey Canyon.
The Placita Looking North
Image depicting the small plaza at Rancho Camulos looking northward. Shows the plaza and its garden from a birds-eye view. In the background four buildings are visible. Mountains are in the far background.
The Placita Looking North
Image shows the small plaza in Rancho Camulos looking northward. View of curved hedges and trees. There are three buildings visible behind the plaza garden. Forested area and mountains visible in background.
Street Scene, Hueneme
Bird's eye view of intersecting dirt roads in Hueneme. Teams of horses and/or mules pull large wagons fill with sacks, possibly grain sacks. Several homes and buildings are in the background, including the residence of Dr. O. V. Sessions. Photo taken…
State Highway, Between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California
Bird's eye view of Conejo Grade, Coast Highway showing the windy highway constructed on the mountainside. One car on the highway.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Postcards of Quality; Osborneís, Santa Barbara, California]
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., Postcards of Quality; Osborneís, Santa Barbara, California]
Snowy View of Ventura Avenue
View of Ventura Avenue from the Cross. Snow covers Ventura Avenue and the mountains.
Small Home, Berylwood
Elevated, exterior view of a home, possibly belonging to a Chinese American man, on Thomas Bard's Berylwood estate in Port Hueneme. The home is one story tall, with a covered entrance. Grove of pine and eucalyptus trees grow around the building. A…
Ships Loading Oil
Bird's eye view of ships loading oil in a harbor. Ships, buildings, and oil storage tanks visible, as well as water surrounding harbor and tracks running through the harbor.
Library records indicate this is part of "The Petroleum Industry -…
Library records indicate this is part of "The Petroleum Industry -…
Sheep Shearing
Birds-eye view overlooking a ranch. There are several pens housing sheep. In one of the pens there are ranch hands shearing sheep. Pens are surrounded by fields and trees where three horses are grazing. Hills and mountains visible in background.
Schiappa Pietra Home and Mission Buildings
Bird's eye view of the Schiappa Pietra, or Schiappapietra, home and San Buenaventura Mission buildings taken from hills behind the mission just northeast of the mission. The back of the Schiappa Pietra home on Santa Clara Street visible on left of…
San Buenaventura, Cal., 1877: Being a "Birds Eye" View of Downtown Ventura
Bird's eye view of Ventura in 1877, with a view "From the Bay, Looking North" as written along the bottom of the map. Ships, wharf, beach, Poli Street, Downtown Ventura, Ventura Avenue, and mountains in image.
[Notes: Lithograph by A. L. Bancroft…
[Notes: Lithograph by A. L. Bancroft…
San Buenaventura Reservoir
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…
San Buenaventura Mission, 1929
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.
San Buenaventura Mission, 1870
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…
San Buenaventura Mission Sesquicentennial Tree Planting Ceremony
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…
San Buenaventura Mission Reservoir and Hill School
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.
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.
San Buenaventura Mission Exterior Rear View, 1874
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…
San Buenaventura Mission
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),…
Caption: "Founded 1782. Showing old wall used as protection against Indians."
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card),…
Rancho Guadalasca Panorama
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.
Port Hueneme Postcard
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; Curteich, John Hinde, 1633; T541]
Pierpont, 1950
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.
Pier and Coastline view, San Buenaventura
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"