Santa Paula Union High School
Schools--Santa Paula--Santa Paula High School
Front view of the Santa Paula Union High School. Empty field, wall and schoolyard viewable in the foreground, in front of the school. The school building is three stories tall, with windows along the walls. An orchard is viewable in the background.
Caption: "Santa Paula Union High School, Santa Paula, California."
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. ("Postcards of Quality" published for Cauches Drug Store)]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20182 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Blanchard Memorial Library, Santa Paula
Santa Paula--Buildings--Libraries
Left angled front view of the Blanchard Memorial Library taken from the lawn. The building is in a Neoclassical architectural style. View is partially obscured by a small palm tree. Stairs leading to the entrance and four columns are visible.
Caption: Blanchard Memorial Library. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. ("Postcards of Quality" published for Cauches Drug Store)]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20185 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Santa Paula Street, Santa Paula
Santa Paula--Streets
Landscape view of Santa Paula street with an automobile coming toward the viewer. Street is wide and lined with trees and sidewalks and an intersection is visible with a fire hydrant on the corner in the middle of the postcard. Passing by automobile is an unknown person on a bicycle. A building is visible behind trees on the left side of the street, behind the intersection. Powerlines can be seen in the background.
Caption: Santa Paula Street. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., "Postcards of Quality]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20222 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
North Grammar School, Santa Paula
Schools--Santa Paula--North
Landscape view of the North Grammar School in Santa Paula, a single story building with Spanish architecture. Some trees are visible on sides and behind the building. Grass and two small paths with staircases leading up to the school from the left and right side are visible in foreground.
Caption: North Grammar School. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., "Postcards of Quality" (published for Cauche's DrugStore, Santa Paula, Calif.)]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20223 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Bird's-Eye View of Santa Paula, California
Santa Paula--Buildings--Houses
Photo postcard showing a birds-eye view of Santa Paula, taken from a somewhat elevated distance. Many individual buildings are visible. Mountains are in the background.
Caption: Bird's-eye View of Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brookleyn, N.Y. "Postcards of Quality" (published for Cauche's Drug Store, Santa Paula, California)]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20225 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
W.W. Blanchard Residence
Santa Paula--Buildings--Houses
View of the W. W. Blanchard home taken from the driveway. Shows the length of the curved driveway and lawn with a coniferous tree that partially obscures the view of the home. The building is two-stories tall, with a staircase leading to a porch and the front door. Ivy covers a portion of the building and is growing over the railings of a balcony. Hedges and other foliage line the home.
Caption: W. W. Blanchard Residence. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.,"Postcards of Quality", (Published for Cauche's Drug Store, Santa Paula, Calif.)]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20226 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
C.C. Teague Residence
Santa Paula--Buildings--Houses
View of the C. C. Teague home taken from an elevated distance. The home is three stories with a balcony visible on the second story, facing the camera. The home appears to be Tudor style architecture, with prominent half timbering and brick visible in the façade. The house has a high pitched roof with three tall chimneys. An early automobile is parked outside the home. Santa Paula and mountains are visible behind the house.
Caption: C. C. Teague Residence. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., "Postcards of Quality" (Published for Cauche's Drug Store, Santa Paula, Calif.)]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20227 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Plaza School, Ventura
Plaza School (Ventura, Calif.)
A view of the Plaza School's Santa Clara Street facade. The school was located at Santa Clara and Fir Streets. It is a large wood frame structure with a tower on the southeast corner. There is an arched entry to a covered porch at the top of several steps and a covered balcony at the second level. Palm trees, a utility pole, a parked automobile and a lamppost are visible.
Austin's Camera and Gift Shop
Museum of Ventura County
1930
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Black and white photograph
11.8 x 9.3 cm
English
Image
989
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
California School for Girls, Ventura, California
Schools--Ventura School for Girls
Distant view of six large white buildings nestled on a hillside making up the California School for Girls in Ventura. A car is visible driving away from the school. "California School for Girls, Ventura, California" printed along the bottom of the postcard.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A75423]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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20056 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
21014 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
A View of Ventura, Cal., Looking East From California and Main Streets
Ventura--Streets--Main St.
This birds-eye view looking northeast from California and Main Streets shows numerous wood frame houses and commercial structures, including the Ventura Free Press building. The Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, located on Poli Street, is visible in the distance. Main Street is not paved.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915; Slogan: "On The Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3062 and A16494]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20114 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, Ventura
Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital
A view of the Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital building looking northwest from the corner of North Fir and Poli Streets. Very young palm trees line the edges of both streets.
Caption: Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, Ventura, Cal.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915; Slogan: "On The Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3061 and A116493]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20123 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Arnaz School Near Ventura, Ventura Co., Cal.
Schools--Arnaz
Hand-colored photographic postcard. Students of various ages and teachers are posing for a picture in front of the Arnaz School. The girls and women are wearing dresses. Most of the boys appear to be wearing bib-style overalls. The white clapboard school building has green shingle roofing and several double-hung windows are visible. There is a large tree near the building with many other trees and hillside vegetation in the surrounding area. An American flag is visible.
Caption: Arnaz School Near Ventura, Ventura Co., Cal.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, 1915; Slogan: "On The Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3100 and A16532]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20142 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Mission Corridor, Church of St. Mary Magdalen, Camarillo
Camarillo--Buildings--Churches--St. Mary Magdalen
View from a covered walkway at the Church of St. Mary Magdalen in Camarillo. An arch-covered outdoor corridor with a bench is depicted. Trees and brick structures are visible through the arches. There are mountains in the distance.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), R67122]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20156 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Grammar School, Santa Paula
Schools--Santa Paula
A three-story wood school building clad in shingles. The building has a central tower section with a porch on the first level, an enclosed porch on the second level and an observation deck on the third level that is covered by a pyramid-shaped roof structure. A couple of small buildings, trees and mountains are visible in the background.
Verso: Message addressed to Mrs. E. Anderson. Sender is requesting Mrs. Anderson to go to Whitesell to make a purchase for them.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego 1915; Slogan: "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3077 ad A16509]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
Circa 1911-1915
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20166 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ventura County Court House, Ventura, Cal.
Ventura County Courthouse--Circa 1920
East and southern views of Ventura County Courthouse. Building is Neoclassical architecture.
Verso: Describes writer's train ride from Ventura to Santa Barbara, CA.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. C.T. American Art, A-65871]
Brakey, J.R.,
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20906 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
First School and Pupils in Ventura
Classes (Groups of Students)
Portraits, Group--California--Ventura County
Schools
Group portrait of children and adults standing in front of a small building. The building is light colored with a darker roof. There is an open doorway and one window that can be seen. Approximately 18 children of various ages are standing in a line in front of the building. Men wearing suits and top hats, flank either the row of children. Three other men and a woman are seated in a carriage to the right of the line.
Museum records indicate that this is the first school and pupils in Ventura. The school was built in 1886 and was located on Ventura Ave. and Harrison Ave.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura
circa late 1880s
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Portrait, Group
20.2 x 12.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
962
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Main Street Scene
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Street scene showing Main Street in Downtown Ventura at Chestnut Street looking west. There are horses, horse and buggies, and "Model T" cars. Visible buildings include the Odd Fellows building, Hotel Rose and Mercer's Garage.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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21 x 25.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5894
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Dual Image of Main Street and Hotel De Leon
Hotel DeLeon (Ventura, Calif.)
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Dual image of Main Street and Hotel De Leon.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp190
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
View of Ventura From Hills Behind the Mission
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
View of Ventura, the coast, and the intersection of Palm Street and Main Street from the hills behind Mission San Buenaventura.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1880
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23 x 13.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
817
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Bank of Ventura 1892
Bank of Ventura
Banks and banking
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Oak Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Storefronts
Exterior street view of the Bank of Ventura upon completion in March 1892 (corner of Oak and Main Streets in Ventura) with a view of Oak Street running alongside it on the left of image. Some horse drawn wagons and carts can be seen on Oak Street and children and men are on the sidewalk in front of the Bank. Some business signs that are discernible include "J.C. Brewster" (photography studio) on Oak Street and "Stair Bros. Dentists" on the top floor of the bank building.
Handwriting on photograph reads:
"Bank of Ventura Main & Oak - Built in 1891-2 - Demolished Sept. 1923
Bank of Italy built on the site and opened June 29th, 1924."
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1892 March
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19.7 x 11 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
3525
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Santa Paula Hardware Company
Santa Paula Hardware Company
Post office buildings
Charles Outland Collection, 1983
Brewster, John Calvin
Exterior view of Santa Paula Hardware Company Building. The two story building is located on a corner and the post office is visible on the right side of the image. There are several men standing around the building as well as horse drawn buggies. Hitching posts are visible on the sidewalk. The building has arched windows and some parts appear made of brick and some of stone. The building also has turrets and what appear to be chimneys.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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17 x 12.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
9056
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (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.)
Ysoardy Building Stereoscope
Recreation centers
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Bakeries
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Stereoscope of a long one story building on Main Street in Ventura, CA. The building has a long porch where several men are standing and sitting. Building was across from Mission San Buenaventura. Main Street in foreground.
Museum records indicate this is the "Ysoardy building Bakery & Recreation Center in early 1870's; Bakery & Saloon of Ysoardy where now stands Palace Hotel across from Mission."
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1870s
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Stereoscopes
16.5 x 8 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
2346
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Oxnard Sugar Factory
American Beet Sugar Company
Beet sugar industry
Exterior distant view of the Oxnard Sugar Factory. Image shows a dirt road and what appears to be a railroad track in the foreground. There are also two figures standing in the foreground facing the factory. Factory buildings are in view, as well as part of a garden next to the building. Smoke billows from various smokestacks.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900
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19.6 x 11.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
3788
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Dean Hobbs Blanchard Memorial Library
Santa Paula--Buildings--Libraries
Front view of the Dean Hobbs Blanchard Memorial Library, partially obscured by trees growing on the sides of the building. Trees, a grass lawn, walkway, and stairs leading to the library are viewable in the foreground. The library is designed in a neoclassical style of architecture, with three of its four columns viewable in the image.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood 46, Calif., H489 and 9427]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20181 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)