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"The Rincon" California Coast Highway Between Ventura and Santa Barbara Post Card
Street view image of the Rincon Highway between Ventura and Santa Barbara. A Model T vehicle drives toward the foreground, along a paved bridge cutting through lush hillsides framed by large trees.
Caption: "'THE RINCON' CALIFORNIA COAST HIGHWAY…

Actors Performing a Stunt in a Car
Actors in a convertible seemingly fly off a broken bridge. Image taken from ground below the bridge. There are appear to be two men in the photo off of the bridge, one appears to be running equipment (right). Library records indicate: "Actors (not…

Aerial View of West End of Ventura
Aerial view of the West end of Ventura, looking towards the center of town. On the right of the image is the Pacific Ocean; center of image shows city of Ventura, Ventura River and Ventura River Bridge; mountains and hills on left of image.

Bardsdale Bridge after St. Francis Dam Disaster
Image shows the damage sustained by the Bardsdale Bridge and surrounding land after the St. Francis Dam collapse on March 13, 1928. Visible in the scene are sandbags and some vehicles. There are cylindrical tanks at the left of the image. Mountains…

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Bridge near Blanchard House, Hondo Ranch Site of New Dam
Side view of wooden bridge showing valley below. Caption reads "Bridge near Blanchard house Hondo Ranch TR 18 showing where dam will be constructed below."

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Bridge over a river or stream with trees in the foreground.

Cañada Larga Bridge
View of Cañada Larga Bridge, a small wooden bridge, Ventura Avenue, prior to 1899. Ventura Avenue is a winding dirt road.

Cañada Larga Bridge, 1899
View of the Cañada Larga Bridge from the banks below after it was newly built in 1899. Signs for Chaffee's, possibly a clothing store, visible in the image. Museum records indicate: "Cañada Larga new structure built in 1899 - rubble masonry abutments…

Casitas County Bridge Showing Entrance To Eugene C. Foster's Memorial Park, Ventura,Cal. Post Card
Landscape image of entrance to Eugene C. Foster Memorial Park. The unpaved driveway is framed by two stone pillars, each with a ledge adorned by a reclining lion, each set in front of its own castle-eque tower topped with a spire. A white picket…

Casitas County Bridge, Showing Entrance To Eugene Foster's Memorial Park postcard
A view of a bridge crossing the Ventura River at the entrance to Foster Memorial Park. Large stone pillars flank the dirt road just before the crossing. The bridge is supported by a steel overhead structure. A hillside is in the…

Coast Highway Bridge Across the Ventura River postcard
Image of Main Street Bridge or the Ventura River Bridge, a concrete arched bridge showing the Ventura River beneath it.
[Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif., V-150 & 1A-H468]

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Dedication of Montalvo Bridge
Ceremony for the dedication of the Montalvo Bridge across the Santa Clara River. Crowds of people and what appear to be horses and carriages are gathered around.

Dedication of Montalvo Bridge
Mounted photograph showing the dedication ceremony for the Montalvo Bridge. Ceremony takes place on the bridge itself, a large crowd is in attendance. A man sits at a drum in the center of the image. Dr. David Mott is speaking (standing on the left…

Dolores Nieves Sanchez on Bridge
Full portrait of Dolores N. Sanchez on railroad trestle bridge out outside of Fillmore. He appears to be walking; he is facing the viewer.

Entrance to Eugene C. Foster Memorial Park Near Ventura, Cal. postcard
Caption: "Entrance to Eugene C. Foster Memorial Park, near Ventura, Cal."
Landscape image of entrance to Eugene C. Foster Memorial Park. The unpaved driveway is framed by two stone pillars, each with a ledge adorned by a reclining lion, each set…

Foster Park Bridge Wreckage
Foster Park Bridge after it was wrecked in storm of 1914. Broken wooden beams tilt down towards the river on the left sides of the image. Two triangular supports can be seen with wire (?) stretching down to the ground. Hills and trees are on the…

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Foster Park entrance and bridge, between Ojai and Ventura, 1914.

Harmon Barranca Bridge
A steel beam bridge with concrete abutments spanning Harmon Barranca near Saticoy. Metal railing on top of the bridge. Construction debris visible below the bridge. Building visible in background. Library records include caption: "Brigham Young"

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Main Street Bridge construction

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Main Street Ventura river bridge.

Matilija Hot Springs Stage
Stagecoach full of people led by four horses travels overs a bridge. Stage reads "Matilija Hot Springs" along the top.

Old Bridge across Point Mugu Lagoon
A long wooden bridge over water. There appears to be a figure on the bridge and buildings barely visible at the end of the bridge. According to museum records:
"Old bridge across Pt. Mugu lagoon from land side onto the sand spit
where the resort…

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Railroad bridge with people beneath it.

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Santa Paula Valley, distance shot.

Sespe Bridge During Flood 1914 postcard
Three men and two women stand on the Sespe Bridge, some smiling and looking at the camera. There is a lot of debris on the bridge, and the water beneath it is raging and appears very high. Bottom left of postcard has "Marcy" written on it.
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