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Northside of Main Street, 1876
View of the northside of Main Street in Ventura, near Palm Street. Shows the Jones and Hall Livery Stable and hay yard. Crowd of people outside livery entrance. Horse and cart with driver in center of view. Second horse and two carts also visible.…
Children at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid of an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura, showing a group of children standing on a lawn nearby a staff or post decorated with feathers. Two of the children wear Chumash regalia. A crowd is visible behind the children.
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Vincent Tumamait at San Buenaventura Mission Bicentennial
Polaroid of an outdoor scene at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura, showing Chumash elder, Vincent Tumamait standing and looking towards camera. Vincent wears a brown vest over white shirt, gray trousers, and a "cowboy" hat. He also wears a bolo tie and…
Memorial Day Group Photo
Outdoor group portrait of a Memorial Day celebration in Ojai. Children sitting in front. Band holding instruments towards the back of the group. Trees and American flag visible in background.
Museum records include a list of names and chart.
Museum records include a list of names and chart.
Untitled, (Raising the Cross in Ventura) 1912
Outdoor scene of the Cross on the Hill being raised in 1912 in Ventura. Cross has ropes or wires around horizontal part. The cross is sitting in a much smaller metal barrel, with people inspecting and supporting the structure. Crowd surrounding and…
Outdoor Image of a Single-engine Biplane
Outdoor image of a single-engine biplane. Shows a biplane (possibly a Curtiss Jenny) on the ground, with two men in front of its right wing and one man in front of its left wing. A crowd, automobiles, telephone poles, a structure, and mountains are…
WWI Jenny Airplane at Carlo Basolo's Alfalfa Patch
WWI Jenny airplane at Carlo Basolo's alfalfa patch. Shows a JN-4 Jenny aircraft in a field with a crowd gathered around the left wing and behind the right wing. Shadows of additional people are visible in the foreground.
A.B.P.G. Picnic, Camp Comfort
View of the A. B. P. G. picnic at Camp Comfort. Shows crowd of people seated at picnic tables and eating. Building in background.
A.B.P.G. Picnic, Camp Comfort
View of the A. B. P. G. picnic at Camp Comfort. Shows crowd of people seated at picnic tables and eating. Cars in background.
Group Gathering in Front of Automobile
Group of people gathering around an automobile. There are two people in front of the automobile to the right side of the image, possibly E. W. Daily and his wife. The rest of the group, situated on the left side of the photo, is facing the two people…
Avalon, Catalina Island
View of the beach and town of Avalon on Catalina Island. The caption of the image reads "Avalon, Catalina Island, California" The beach is crowded with people. Pier and boats are visible. Storefronts and houses are visible along the beach and in the…
Ventura County Fair Grandstand
Two (2) images of the grandstand at the Ventura County Fair. One image shows rows of early automobiles parked, with grandstand and crowds in distance. Second image shows view from the racetrack, with men on horseback parading past the grandstand and…
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…
Bathers at Pierpont Beach
View of crowds of people wading in the ocean and lounging on the sand at Pierpont Beach.
Joe Mendoza Leading March Protesting "English Only" Ordinance
Joe Mendoza carrying an American flag at the front of a march to protest the "English only" ordinance in Fillmore. Crowd of other protestors visible behind Mendoza, some carrying signs. Legible signs read "Respect all cultures," "Retract the…
Opening of Maricopa Highway
Six young women dressed in bathing suits and high heels pose in front of a sign at the opening of Maricopa Highway [California State Route 33]. A crowd of people is visible on the left side of the image. Motorcycles are visible in background. Sign…
Joe E. Brown Cutting Cake at Ventura County Fair
Actor Joe E. Brown (left) and three others cutting a large, decorated cake baked by Bill Baker, at the Ventura County Fair. Bill Baker is second from the left. Crowd visible in background.
Aftermath of 1938 Sespe Creek Flood
Collapsed bridge following the Sespe Creek flood in 1938. People stand on each side of the bridge, looking down at the creekbed. Other group of people look at the damage from the ground by the creek.
Crowd Looking Over Saint Francis Dam Debris, Santa Paula
View of a crowd looking over damage from the Saint Francis Dam Failure. Some of the crowd looking at pile of debris in center of view. In background, other individuals are visible walking through the debris.
Early Bardsdale School
Exterior view of an early Bardsdale school, with small crowd gathered. Trees visible in background.
Note: Museum records indicate that the school was torn down in 1918.
Note: Museum records indicate that the school was torn down in 1918.
Bird's Eye View of the Ventura Street Fair, 1901
Bird's eye view of the Ventura Street Fair. Crowds of people fill the street. A Maypole with children dancing around it is visible in the foreground. Also visible is a stage with carpet leading to the Fair's Queen and her court. Storefronts are…
President McKinley Arriving in Ventura by Train
View of President McKinley's train arriving at the Ventura station. A crowd of people are waiting on the platform. Other pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles are shown in the foreground, passing the photographer.
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…
Ventura Beach Scene
A beach scene in Ventura with numerous fully dressed people sitting on the sand. Other people in silhouette are standing in the water. Children are playing in the shallow water at the edge of the surf. On the left side of the image is a horse and…