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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…
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…
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.
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 -…
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…
Snowy View of Ventura Avenue
View of Ventura Avenue from the Cross. Snow covers Ventura Avenue and the mountains.
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]
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…
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.
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.
Torrey Canyon
Mounted photograph showing a bird's eye view of oil wells, buildings, and equipment at Torrey Canyon.
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]
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…
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 County Jail, Exterior View
Sepia toned bird's eye view of the Ventura County Jail. There are two men on the front steps and a car parked on the right of image. Jail is a two story building surrounded by hills, on Poli Street in Ventura, CA. A man in white stands in one of the…
Ventura County Oil Fields
Bird's eye view of a road running through the middle of oil fields, with derricks, storage tanks, and buildings visible on either side of the road. Museum records describe this as "Ventura County Oil Fields", but do not specify exact name.
Ventura Mill & Lumber Company and Surrounding Buildings
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."
Ventura Oil Field and Ventura Ave. Panorama
Panoramic bird's eye view of Ventura Oil Field and Ventura Avenue.
Ventura View from Hills near San Buenaventura Mission
Bird's eye view of Ventura extending out to the ocean from hills behind the San Buenaventura Mission grounds. Ventura Wharf in view with a large shipped docked there at left of image. Bottom left of image shows a lumber yard. A large portion of Main…
Ventura, Bird's Eye View
A bird's eye view of Ventura viewed from the hill near the reservoir. The Rose Hotel can be seen on the right side of the photograph. The ocean is visible in the background. Channel Islands can be viewed in the distance.
View from behind San Buenaventura Mission
View of Mission San Buenaventura from hill behind the mission, showing adobe building behind mission. Brush and shrubbery in foreground of image.
View from Cross at Grant Park, Ventura
Bird's eye view of Ventura extending out to the pacific ocean taken from pathway in Grant Park near Serra's Cross. Cross is in the right foreground and the Ventura Pier is in the distant left. 3 copies of photos in library.
View of Oil Field
Bird's eye view of an oil field, with mountains and agricultural fields in the background.
Library records indicate this is part of "The Petroleum Industry - transportation & refining. Marguerite Brown Study Prints."
Library records indicate this is part of "The Petroleum Industry - transportation & refining. Marguerite Brown Study Prints."
View of Santa Clara River View Looking East From Todd Barranca
Sepia-toned photograph of a winding Santa Clara River from above. View is looking east from about Todd Barranca, Santa Paula.
View of the Plaza, Oxnard, California
Bird's-eye view of a park at the Oxnard Plaza.
[Roberts, Mike Color Production, Berkeley 2, California (Published for Schulze News Co.,Ventura, California), C3259]
[Roberts, Mike Color Production, Berkeley 2, California (Published for Schulze News Co.,Ventura, California), C3259]