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Celia Zapf in Opera Costume
Shows Celia Zapf standing in the yard of 57 N. Laurel Street. She is dressed in a costume for a Glee Club opera performance at Ventura High School. Her costume includes a long floral skirt, tunic-style shirt, and a head scarf. House, automobile, and…

Celia Zapf in Opera Costume
Shows Celia Zapf standing in the side alley of 57 N. Laurel Street. She is dressed in a costume for a Glee Club opera performance at Ventura High School. Her costume includes a tiered skirt and black lace veil.

Newell and Donald Zapf in Western Costumes
Shows Newell and Donald Zapf as young boys dressed in Western or cowboy-style costumes. Costumes include jeans, furry chaps, vests, bandanas, and hats. House in background.

Charlie Chaplin Costume Contest
Group of young boys dressed as Charlie Chaplin for a costume contest at Barnes Theatre in Fillmore. Building on left is Pearson's barbershop, on right is Monty Everett's jewelry store.

Museum records indicate that "Sadie" Gerald Davis won first…

Ventura Street Fair Parade, 1900
Parade scene on Main Street in Ventura during the Ventura Street Fair, 1900. Storefronts and tents for fair vendors are visible behind large crowd watching the procession. Parade float passing crowd is pulled by two white horses. Six men dressed in…

Ventura Street Fair Parade, 1900
Parade scene on Main Street in Ventura during the Ventura Street Fair, 1900. Storefronts and tents for fair vendors are visible behind large crowd watching the procession. Parade float passing crowd is pulled by two white horses. Six men dressed in…

Five Young Dancers at Flora Robb Dance Studio, Oxnard
Yolanda Verrett, Patricia Ann Holloway, Evelyn Yvonne Holloway, Lavonia Webb and Anna Fay Webb as young girls tap dancing at Flora Robb Dance Studio in Oxnard. The girls are dressed in matching leotards, tutus, tap shoes, and hair bows.

Carmen Camarillo Riding in Fiesta Parade
Carmen Camarillo and two unidentified men riding horseback during the Fiesta Parade on State Street in Santa Barbara. Carmen is riding a Camarillo White Horse, the two men are riding dark-colored horses.

Decorated Automobiles
Row of five automobiles decorated in flowers and flags for unknown celebration. Men dressed in dark shirts and light pants and hats pose with the vehicles. Second automobile from the right appears to be a fire engine with ladder and bell.

Face Painting on Freshman Day
View of a male upperclassman at Ventura High School applying markings to the face of younger male student for Freshman Day. Younger student wearing glasses and headband. Upperclassman wearing a class ring.

Associated Oil Co. Staff Costume Party Group Photo
Group portrait of Associated Oil Co. employees at a company costume party. Taken in front of the Associated Oil offices. A flag reading "Flying A Fast Action" is displayed above the group.

Back row: F. W. Hertel, C. C. Burns, L. C. Lamp, E. H.…

Queen Bertha and Her Court, Ventura Street Fair
Group photo of people dressed in Baroque-style costumes at the Ventura Street Fair. Two people are seated in thrones in the center of the image, the one seated in the left throne is a woman wearing a crown and identified as "Queen Bertha." Two girls…

Amateur Theatrical Group Photo
A group portrait of an Amateur Theatrical group, some of them in costume and posed as characters.

Library records indicate:
Hattie Boquist, Alice Day, Geo. S. Gilbert, Celia Perkins, Unknown, Prof. Meredith, Ed Sheridan, Belle Curry, Anna…

Mission Float, Street Fair
A horse drawn float with a man posing for the camera on the platform of the float. The float includes a replica mission with a child dressed in a priest costume standing in front. Small palm trees are also on the float. In the background of the…

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Group photo of people in costume for Days of the Golden West celebration on the Ventura County Courthouse steps. Court House group, days of the Golden West, 1934

Young Women Dressed for a Costume Party
Refugio (Ruth) Sanchez, Concha Guerrero, Dominga Sanchez, and Maria (Mary) Sanchez pose outdoors for a group photo. They are dressed for a costume party.

Museum of Ventura County Employees in Costumes
Outdoor glossy photograph of Museum of Ventura County employees. All are wearing colorful costumes probably for upcoming event. One of the women (in a grass skirt in the middle) holds a two-headed lamb belonging to the museum's collection. [Two…

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Large Group of Children in Costumes
Group photo of a large group of children all dressed in costumes. The children are standing in front of Washington School in Ventura, and most have big smiles. There are two teachers not in costume standing amongst them. It is unclear why they are in…

Clown on Santa Clara Street in Ventura
A clown in a striped and starred costume with a ruffled neck stands in front of his mule, who is also dressed festively. They stand on Santa Clara Street in Ventura with Plaza School in the background on the right of the image. Photo is from the…

Elephant and Ape Seated Together
Spencer Garrett (left) wears an elephant costume while Nancy Garrett (right) wears an ape costume. They are seated at a banquet table at a United Way fundraiser in Camarillo, Cal. There are many people in the background. Ventura County Star-Free…

Golden West Days 1934, Library Staff Group Photo
Library staff in Ventura pose in costume for Golden West Days celebration, May 1934. They are outside on a lawn.

Back row (l-r): Pearl McDowell, Opal Elynn, Juanita Callender, Phyllis Raffeto (?), Dora Fossatti, Ana Jean Lewis, Louise Davis, Edna…

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Librarians Dressed as "Books"
Snapshot of 7 librarians dressed in costume. They pose outdoor on a lawn. A dog on a leash also joins them. Photo title was originally "Library stunt-Books."

Librarians pictured are (l-r): Dora Fossatti as "Hans Brinker"; Regina ____ as "Art in…

Miss Perkins as Columbia
Studio portrait of a woman dressed as "Columbia on States Float, July 4th Parade, 1876." The woman is identified as Miss Perkins. There is a backdrop of a fireplace behind her. She wears a crown, a cloak with a long train, and a scepter.

China Day in the Alice M. Bartlett Club
Group photo of fifteen women dressed in Chinese traditional clothing as costumes.

Back row (l-r): 1. Mrs. Isensee 2. Katherine Crandall 3. Mrs. Mark 4. Katherine Philbrick, 5. Mrs. Chrisman, 6. __ 7. __ 8. Mrs. Raines.
Front row (l-r): 1. Lucky…

Ventura High School Players
Ventura High School Players, actors dressed up for a Dickens play possibly, group portrait. Photo has numbers written on it, and actors are identified from left to right:
Harry Cooke, Agnes Selby, Grace Bean, Josie Livingstone, Tustin Nicoles, Ruth…

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