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Scene of a section of Pacific Coast Highway during its construction, circa 1915. A smoothed out surface ready for paving is shown. Rocky mountainside is on the right of photo, ocean on the left of photo.

Pacific Coast Highway During Construction
Scene of a section of Pacific Coast Highway during its construction, circa 1915. Train cars on a track, a few men and other equipment is visible. Some smoke is visible at the top right of photo along the mountainside. Ocean on the left of photo.

Overlooking Business Section, Ventura, California Postcard
Bird's eye view of Downtown Ventura looking out toward the pier and ocean. Top of postcard reads "Overlooking Business Section, Ventura, Calif."
[Longshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, California, V4]

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Glossy aerial photograph of La Conchita looking North and slightly East and from a short distance from La Conchita. On Fuji color crystal archive paper.

La Conchita Area, View Looking North
Glossy aerial photograph of La Conchita area. View looking North. La Conchita "Strip" clearly visible. Rail line, Hwy. 101, Beach and Surf visible. Clear images of houses and roads. On Fuji color crystal archive paper.

La Conchita Area Including Railroad Track, Surf Line
Glossy aerial photograph of La Conchita area including railroad track and surf line. On Fuji color crystal archive paper.

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Hueneme Wharf and Beach Scene
Bird's eye view of a very crowded wharf, beach, and boardwalk at Hueneme. Shore in foreground and houses in the background.

Highway 101 and Causeway Postcard
Photograph of Highway 101 and the parallel causeway titled "S.B. 101 Causeway, Coast Highway, Between Ventura and Santa Barbara, California" with the handwritten note: "Part of this Blvd. washed out last week - with high tides." A few cars are…

Greetings from Ventura postcard
Bird's-eye view of Downtown Ventura and the pier. There are buildings in the foreground of the image and the Ventura Pier in the middle. More of the Ventura coast is visible in the background. It is a composite image. Caption at top reads: "Greetings…

General View of Ventura, California postcard
Bird's eye view of Ventura taken from a hill, next to cacti. Buildings, trees, the coastline and the Channel Islands visible in the background. A street separates the buildings from the hill with the exception of one house located on the hillside. In…

Dragon Rock, on Santa Monica to Oxnard Blvd., Roosevelt Highway, Calif. 1938 ; (pm) Post Card
Caption text: "345: 'Dragon Rock,' on Santa Monica to Oxnard Blvd., Roosevelt Highway, Calif."
A curved highway wraps around the base of a hill, just above a beach and a rock formation. A vehicle drives along the road in the distance, the ocean in…

Coastline and Mugu Rock, 1923
View of the Ventura County coastline taken from construction zone at Mugu Rock. Close view of Mugu Rock on right side of the image. It is a north/northwest view of the beach in Mugu Lagoon area.

Coast Highway Showing Rincon Sea Wall and Oil Fields Postcard
A scene of green mountains next to the ocean. A road divides the mountains from the water, and in the center of the image, the stacks of the oil fields are on either side of the road.
[Kashower, M. Co., Los Angeles, Calif., 1200 & 31724]

Chuck Spurgin with Surfboard
Shows Charles "Chuck" Spurgin wearing swimwear and seated on his surfboard at an unspecified beach. The surfboard is on its side and Chuck is seated on the edge with his legs outstretched and arms crossed over his chest. He is looking towards the…

Chautauqua Grounds Postcard
A scene of the coast in Ventura, California (as listed). A green field has a path cut through it, leading to a large brown house (?) is slightly to the right of center, surrounded by small white tents. Smaller brown buildings are at either edge of…

Channel Islands Harbor Aerial View
Aerial view of Channel Islands Harbor. Bridge (Channel Islands Blvd & Harbor Blvd) prominent in photo. Mouth and breakwater of Marina clearly visible.

Channel Islands Harbor Aerial View
Aerial view of most of Channel Islands Harbor. Marina, channels clearly visible as well as entrance to Channel Islands Harbor. Beach, coastline, ocean visible. Channel Islands bridge visible.

Channel Islands Aerial View
Aerial view of most of Channel Islands Harbor. Marina, channels clearly visible as well as entrance to Channel Islands Harbor.

Caution Signs on Wet Highway 101, 1926
Two caution signs on a wet Highway 101 after a storm. Highway adjacent to tall hill on one side, beach on the other. Two people visible on the beach. Photo has a white border around entire photo. Written on photo verso: "Dirt being replaced here on…

Canet House
View of houses adjacent to the coastline in Ventura. Canet house is on the right, other houses in the background on left. Coastline and beach in the foreground. Bottom of photo reads "Maison Canet Ventura sur mer."

Breakers, Ventura, California
Waves breaking on a rock-covered beach, titled "Breakers, Ventura, Cal." A two-story house with a large lawn, tree, and fence is visible, along with other smaller buildings in the distance.
[Brakey, John, Ventura, Cal. (Cardinell-Vincent Co., San…

Breakers on Ventura Coast Postcard
Waves breaking on a rock-covered beach, titled "Breakers, Ventura, Cal." A two-story house with a large lawn, tree, and fence is visible, along with other smaller buildings in the distance.
[Woods, Inc., L.A., 163]

Boat Docked at Mugu Lagoon
View of a boat docked at Mugu Lagoon at Point Mugu. In the background is a view of the coastal mountains ending at Mugu Rock on the right.

Bird's-Eye View of Ventura, black and white postcard
Bird's eye view of Ventura, California. Many buildings and trees visible in the foreground. The Pacific Ocean and the coast are visible in the background. There are two postcards containing the same image. The first postcard is in black and white and…

Bird's Eye View Ventura Post Card
Caption: "Bird's-eye view VENTURA, Cal".
Black and white photographic bird's eye view of early downtown Ventura from atop a cacti lined hill. Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, a multistory Mission-style building, is in the center foreground,…
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