Beginning Work on Courthouse Annex
Ventura County Courthouse Annex
Construction
Public buildings
Group photo of several men in suits and construction clothing standing on top of heavy machinery with wooden beams below the machinery. Photo marks the beginning of construction of Ventura County Courthouse annex and jail in 1931 on corner of Poli Street and Brakey Road. Brakey Road homes in background.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1931
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Portrait, Group
25.5 x 20 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
139
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Boiler Room, American Beet Sugar Co's Factory, Oxnard
American Beet Sugar Company
Beets and Beet Sugar
A view of the boiler room at the American Beet Sugar Company factory in Oxnard. Five men dressed in work clothes stand next to a table in the center of the room, looking towards the viewer. They are surrounded by large pieces of equipment and piping.
Caption: Boiler Room, American Beet Sugar Co's Factory, Oxnard, Ventura Co., Calif.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-16530]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20144 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Building of Ventura Bridge
Bridges
Construction
Construction scene showing the building of the Ventura River Bridge. Arch shaped structures, building materials, and construction workers visible. Bridge was completed in 1913.
Unknown
Brakey Fourt Collection
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1912
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25.5 x 20.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5986
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Building of Ventura Bridge
Bridges
Construction
Spectators
Ventura River (Calif.)
Brakey Fourt Collection
Unknown
Construction scene showing the building of the Ventura River Bridge. Arch structure at bottom of bridge appears finished, and construction workers visible on the bridge. Railing along the sides of bridge mid-construction. Onlookers are below on the banks of the river looking around and some face the viewer. Some horses visible one left of image. Bridge was completed in 1913.
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1912
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25.5 x 21 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5987
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Closeup View of Oil Drilling Equipment
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
"Rotary Table, Rotary Rig" closeup view.
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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33876 OS
25.4 x 20.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33877 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Hardison and Stewart Oil Rig
Oil well drilling rigs
Oil wells
Petroleum workers
View of oil rig on the right side of the image, some men with large pipes mid image and another piece of equipment on the left of the image. There are buildings in the background and behind those are tall hills or mountains. According to library records: "Tar Creek Canyon, 'spudded in' 1887."
Unknown
Santa Paula Historical Society
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1887
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23.8 x 16.8 cm
17.8 x 13 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2818
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Interior of a Bakery
Bakers and bakeries
Men
Women
Interior of a bakery.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp390
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Interior of Sugar Factory, Showing Carbonation Tanks, Diffusion Battery and Filter Presses
American Beet Sugar Company
Beets and Beet Sugar
An equipment room at the Oxnard sugar beet factory containing carbonation tanks, diffusion battery and filter presses. A worker is overseeing some of the tanks.
Caption: Interior of Sugar Factory, Oxnard, Ventura Co., Calif. Showing Carbonation Tanks, Diffusion Battery and Filter Presses.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-72274]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20146 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Loader Traveling along Silt
Loaders (Machines)
Dam failures--California
Flood damage
Orchards
St. Francis Dam (Calif.)
Snapshot of "Loader traveling along windrow of silt." Several men stand around it. St. Francis Dam disaster aftermath.
Austin's Camera Shop
W. C. Fairbank Collection, 1990
Museum of Ventura County
1928-03-13
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9 x 14.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
18731
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Man with Oil Drilling Equipment
Petroleum workers
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
A man in coveralls and hard hat sits at the controls of oil drilling equipment--"Rotary Table, Rotary Rig." He is looking intently at the controls, the rotary table and rig appears to be spinning. Two images mounted on cardboard.
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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33877 OS
25.4 x 20.5 cm
51 x 40.7 cm (mounted)
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33876 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Norman's Blacksmith Shop
Blacksmiths
Four men stand in front of a "A. Norman and Son Blacksmithing Shop" in Camarillo. Around them are horse-drawn vehicles or farm equipment. The door to the shop is open. One man is in a suit and tie, and the other three men wear work clothes--overalls or aprons.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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16.5 x 10 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
3978
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Oil Drilling Equipment, Close View
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Closeup view of oil drilling equipment, company name EMSCO visible. Museum records indicate "Drill Station Draw Works", "Brake", "Rocky Mountain Air Slip Control." Two images mounted on white cardboard.
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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25 x 20.3 cm
51 x 40.7 cm (mounted)
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33884 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oil Field Trap Farm
Oil fields
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
View of various pipes and other equipment at an oil field. Museum records indicate this was called a "trap farm".
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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14154 OS
25.3 x 20.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33851 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oil Well Christmas Tree
Oil wells
Shell Oil Company
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Description from back of photo: "The average Christmas tree of today has only one leg as show in this picture. The fittings on this Christmas tree do not have to stand the pressures shown in the older style tree and are more economical to install. The little pet cock permits the pumper to take a sample of the oil coming from the well."
Unknown
Ventura County Superintendent of Schools, Visual Aids Department, 1987 [14150 OS]
2002 [338754 OS]
Museum of Ventura County
1950s
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33875 OS
27.6 x 34.2 cm
25.2 x 20.2 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
14150 OS
33874 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oil Well Christmas Tree
Oil wells
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Oil equipment and pipes labeled "Christmas Tree."
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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33874 OS
25.2 x 20 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33875 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oil Well Rig Lower Portion
Oil well drilling rigs
Petroleum industry and trade--Equipment and supplies
Oil fields
Closeup view of the lower portion of an oil well drilling rig. A truck is visible on the left and a pumping unit visible on the right. Library records indicate the location is "Getty Oil Company Ventura Field, UL and W Lease?" Two images mounted on white cardboard.
Unknown
2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1950s
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20.3 x 25.2 cm
51 x 40.7 cm (mounted)
Black and white photograph
English
Image
33882 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Paving Crew on Oxnard Boulevard
Road construction workers
Oxnard Boulevard (Oxnard, Calif.)
This image shows a seven-man paving crew working on Oxnard Boulevard during the widening project that took place circa 1925. The men are using shovels and there is a large paving machine visible to the right of the frame. There are three men and a boy standing on the sidewalk watching the work being done. Oxnard Boulevard storefronts are visible. The signs on the store windows read 'drinks', 'groceries', and 'southern café'. The store awnings are retracted.
Unknown
Hiroshi Takeda Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1925
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Black and white negative
English
Image
28004
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
St. Francis Dam Construction
Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
Dams--Design and construction
View of construction of the Saint Francis Dam. A partially built dam wall with scaffolding set up next to it and rods sticking up are visible. Image shows some heavy equipment, a scaffolding bridge, and a couple of buildings. There is a walkway with a man on the left of the image.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1925
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
9.5 x 12.4 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26730
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Water Well Drilling Crew on Hartman Ranch
Water well drilling
Hartman, J. C.
Hartman Ranch
Water well drilling crew on Hartman Ranch. Equipment and men surround a pipe releasing water in to a canal. J. C. Hartman on left.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Group
26 x 20.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
4189
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)