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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."
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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…

View of Ventura, the coast, and the intersection of Palm Street and Main Street from the hills behind Mission San Buenaventura.

Funeral procession about to leave the San Buenaventura Mission. The Reilly building, Armory Hall, and Anacapa Brewery can be see in the photo. Hearse and carriages are all horse-drawn.

Earliest known photograph of downtown Ventura, California, view of Ventura SE from hill.

View of Ventura from behind the mission.

Earliest known photograph of downtown Ventura, California, view of Ventura SE from hill.

View of Ventura toward the sea, includes pier.

View of mission from hill above circa 1890, Main Street Ventura. Figueroa Street west. Photograph includes the racetrack.

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.

Bird's eye view of men, women, and children actively setting up a camping tent and campground. There is a car with people and a dog inside parked alongside the tent on what appears to be a road in the sand. The beach in the background appears to be…

Bird's eye view of the Ventura Mill and Lumber Company, Ventura Railroad Depot, fields, and Pierpont Inn (far right). Library records indicate this is "1438-1608 Front Street."

Panoramic bird's eye view of Ventura Oil Field and Ventura Avenue.

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…