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Old Buenaventura Mission, 1870s
Exterior view of San Buenaventura Mission in the 1870s from across the street, which is a dirt road. Steps and a picket fence prominent in front of the mission, and a man leans against a pillar at the top of the steps. A plank sidewalk visible at…
Rose Hotel
Exterior view of the Rose Hotel, or Hotel Rose, taken from diagonally opposite corner across the street. It is a three story building on a corner with the front entrance facing the intersection. Buildings, possibly houses, are visible next to and…
Akiko Tagami Funeral Procession
This is an exterior photo of several automobiles lined up as part of a funeral procession for Akiko Tagami. Aiko died from accidental poisoning as a one-year-old. The photo shows the exterior street view of the Japanese Cemetery in Oxnard,…
T. Otani Store
Exterior street view of the T. Otani grocery store. The automobile on the street is being driven by Tokutaro Moriwaki. The neighboring front exterior reads: W. E. Kelley's I-X-L Livery, Boarding, and Sales Stable can also be seen. An advertising sign…
Meta Street, Ventura, 1900
Street view of residential homes, businesses, sidewalks on either side of the street, utility poles, and Meta Street in foreground. Street appears to be unpaved.
Main and California Streets, Ventura, California 1875
View of Main and California Streets in downtown Ventura at the corner of California Street looking east, circa 1875. Some businesses are visible on either side of the dirt road running through center of photo.
First Car Owned by Ventura County Sheriff
Four men sit in a car parked on Santa Clara Street in front of the first county courthouse. From image caption, lower left: "First Car Owned by Ventura County Sheriff-- 1906 Stevens Durea-- Left to Right: Dick Hayden, Undersheriff; Bill McGlinchey,…
Mail and Freight on a Mule Drawn Wagon
A wagon filled to the brim with mail and freight waiting to be driven away a team of four mules on a road in front of a blacksmiths shop. A man is in the drivers seat and four other men are visible behind the wagon at the right of the image.…
Carnegie Library Exterior Shortly After Completion, 1907
Exterior, bird's eye view of the Carnegie Library in Oxnard just after its construction in 1907. Houses and buildings are in view next to and behind the library as well as intersected roads at bottom of the image.
Old Creek Road
Landscape view of Old Creek Road. Trees line either side of a dirt road. A woman and a child are holding hands and walking away from the viewer.
Dingman Family at Foster Park, Ventura
W. H. Dingman and family sit at a picnic bench under a very large tree at Foster Park in Ventura, CA. There are two women, a man, and a boy looking at the viewer. A convertible or open car is on the left of the image, parked in the grass.
San Buenaventura Mission and Old Chinatown
View of the San Buenaventura Mission and Chinatown buildings along Figueroa Street. Photograph is taken from Santa Clara Street. A long dirt road leads up to the Mission with a row of buildings along one side and a fence with trees on the other side.…
Street Scene, Hueneme, 1895
Glossy photocopy of "Street Scene Hueneme 1895. M. E. Church and School in background". Busy scene showing men on horseback and horses pulling large wagons of cargo through Hueneme. Smaller wagons and horses also visible in dirt street, parked in…
Antonio Schiappa Pietra Home
Exterior front view of the Schiappa Pietra family home on Santa Clara Street, between Figueroa and Palm Streets. The house was an Italianate mansion, razed in 1958, although the photograph reads "razed in 1956." Dirt road and sidewalk in front of the…
Cañada Larga Bridge
View of Cañada Larga Bridge, a small wooden bridge, Ventura Avenue, prior to 1899. Ventura Avenue is a winding dirt road.
Street Scene, Hueneme
Bird's eye view of intersecting dirt roads in Hueneme. Teams of horses and/or mules pull large wagons fill with sacks, possibly grain sacks. Several homes and buildings are in the background, including the residence of Dr. O. V. Sessions. Photo taken…
Main Street, Ventura Pre-1908
View of Main Street in Ventura, showing Armory Hall on the left with the Anacapa Hotel next to it. Street in foreground. Scene also shows carriages and wagons parked on the street. A horse-drawn wagon is traveling on Main Street as well.
San Buenaventura Mission, 1870
Bird's eye view of Mission San Buenaventura from southwest direction, showing the adjacent cemetery. There is a wooden fence between the walkway in front of the mission and Main Street, which is made of dirt. A rock wall with tiles along the top…
Hondo Ranch East View of Upper Road across Lemon Grove
View of a road between lemon grove on right and wind row on left of image. Caption reads "Looking east at upper road across 3 year old lemon orchard TR 17 (B.I. Co [Berylwood Investment Company] Hondo Ranch Tr 18)."
San Buenaventura Mission, 1878-1879
Exterior view of the San Buenaventura Mission circa 1878-1879 around the time Main Street was levelled, according to library records. Main Street visible in foreground. An old arch and fence are at the church's entrance. Two men stand at the…
US Cavalry Performing Maneuvers
4 images showing the US Cavalry (several uniformed men on horseback) performing maneuvers on a dirt road. According to library records they camped at Seaside Park in Ventura, Calif.
Rose Flour Mill
Exterior view of the Rose Flour Mill on Ventura Avenue. Three story clapboard building with a covered wagon in the street in front and four men sitting or standing on a deck in front of the building, F. A. Orton, J. W. Orr, W. Summers, S. Lennon.
Ventura Avenue, looking North
A view of Ventura Avenue as a dirt road, looking north. On the left side of the street is a tree-lined fence. A woman and young child are standing on the edge of the road. The site of Avenue School is on the left, out of view. In the background of…
F. G. Sifford House
The Sifford house located on South Ash Street. A view taken from the street of a two-story wood frame house with stone chimney and two balconies. The street is unpaved.
Ysoardy Building
View of a long one-story building, with group of people standing on the porch for a group picture. Library records indicate, "Bakery and Saloon of Ysoardy where now stands Palace Hotel across from mission." Main Street visible in the foreground.…