Illustration of Bean Pagoda
Exhibitions
Lima bean
Illustration of the Bean Pagoda of Ventura County in California Buildings at World's Columbian Exposition.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1893
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Black and white illustration
17.5 x 18 cm
English
Image
081
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Attendees in Carriage at the Ventura County Fair
Shortridge, Samuel Morgan, 1861-1952
Camarillo, Isabella
Costume
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Carriages
Senator Shortridge attends the Ventura County Fair in a carriage with SeƱorita Isabella Camarillo. They are smiling at the viewer. They appear to be in costume, possibly Spanish traditional clothing.
Niles Photo
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Group
12.5 x 17 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
225
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Street Fair
Fairs--Street Fair--1980's
Ventura--Street Scenes--Circa 1980s
Ventura--Streets--Main St.
Aerial view of a busy street fair in Ventura, California. There is a line of vendor canopies along the center of the street; one has the sign "Information" and another sign says "Temple Beth Torah."
[McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, MO 64108, 731491]
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1980s
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10 x 15 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20713 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Camarillo White Horses on Parade
Parades
Camarillo White Horses
Main Street (Ventura, Calif.)
Ventura County Fair (Ventura, Calif.)
Camarillo White Horses and riders in the County Fair Parade on Main Street. Parade watchers are visible in the foreground.
This view of the parade is in front of the Darden and Randall Buick Agency (52 E. Main Street).
Unknown
Craig Held Slide Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
1948-10-06
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Black and white negative
English
Image
26686 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Fillmore Queen Candidates Group Photo
Mendoza, Esther Romero, 1926-1998
Hernandez, Helen
Ramirez, Isabel
Beauty contestants
Group photo of the Queen and queen candidates in Fillmore. L-R: unidentified man, Esther Romero, rear, Queen Helen Hernandez, Isabel Ramirez. The Queen wears a cape or robe. Photo taken September 16 of 1944 or 1945. They appear to be at an outdoor fair.
Unknown
Esther Mendoza Collection, 1995
Museum of Ventura County
1944-1945
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20.3 x 25.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
29101
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Shaw's Beverages at Street Fair
Shaw, Floyd
Fairs
Alcoholic beverages
Beverages
Exhibitions
Floyd Shaw, wearing suit and bow-tie, poses holding a cup, standing behind a table displayed with bottled beverages, sasparilla and cider among them. Caption at the bottom of the photograph indicates that "Floyd's whiskers are real."
Newcomb (East Main Street, Ventura, Cal.)
Museum of Ventura County
1902
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Black and white photograph
28 x 21.5 cm
Portrait, Bust
English
Image
780
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Lagomarsino's Booth at Ventura Street Fair
Vending stands
Fairs
Exhibitions
Alcoholic beverages
Cigars
View of Jon Lagomarsino's Liquor Booth at the Ventura Street Fair, 1900. Booth is circular with wooden railing going around it. A sign on top reads "J. Lagomarsino Wholesale & Retail Wines, Liquors, Cigars" Framed advertisements for cigars decorate the booth. Three boxes are stacked next to the booth.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1900
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Black and white photograph
20.25 x 25.5 cm
English
Image
494
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Dean Hobbs Blanchard at Goleta 1949 Festival
Festivals
Blanchard, Dean Hobbs
Wine
Portrait of Dean Hobbs Blanchard wearing a straw cowboy hat and posed behind a cutout standee of a person holding a bottle of wine. Circular sign on cutout reads, "Goleta 1949 Festival"
Unknown
2007
Museum of Ventura County
1949
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Black and white photograph
112.6 x 8.7 cm
Portrait
English
Image
37867
California
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Ventura County (Calif.)
Queen Bertha and Her Court, Ventura Street Fair
Costume
Fairs
Portraits, Group
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 are seated in front of the thrones with a man dressed as a jester. A carpet leads up the center of the view to the thrones.
Unknown
Gwendolyn Greene Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
1901
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Sepia photograph
9.5 x 12 cm
Portrait, Group
English
Image
30916
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura County Fair Bees and Honey Exhibit, 1923
Bee culture
Honey
Agriculture exhibitions
View of the Bees and Honey Exhibit at the Ventura County Fair. Exhibit consists of three tables with a pastoral scene as a backdrop. Left table displays honeycomb. Middle table displays a diagram of an apiary. Right table displays jars of honey.
Unknown
1985
Museum of Ventura County
1923
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Black and white photograph
12.5 x 18 cm
English
Image
11856
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura County (Calif.)
Joe E. Brown Cutting Cake at Ventura County Fair
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Brown, Joe E. (Joe Evan), 1892-1973
Baker, Bill
Cake
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.
Unknown
1985
Museum of Ventura County
1922
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Black and white photograph
12.5 x 16 cm
English
Image
11712
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Melanie Allred and Freddie the Goat
4-H clubs
Goats
Livestock auctions
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Portrait of Melanie Allred posed with her goat "Freddie," the grand champion Anglo-Nubian goat at the Ventura County Fair. Tom Pugliese on left and Plinky Mier on right. Freddie is wearing a floral cape. Signs in background for 4-H and Ventura County Fair Junior Livestock Auction.
Unknown
1985
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
13 x 18 cm
Portrait, Group
English
Image
11833
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Show Cows
Cows--Showing
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Three "show" cows shown at the 1921 Ventura County Fair. The three cows stand side-by-side. Middle cow has white fur. Cows on right and left are black and white. The cows wear bridles and reins. Two men visible in background.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
9.5 x 14.5 cm
English
Image
8956
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Chariot Race
Chariot racing
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows charioteers and horses mid-race. The horses are running down a dirt racetrack. Trees in background.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
6 x 13 cm
English
Image
8957
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Chariot Team
Chariot racing
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows a chariot team standing next to grandstands. Team consists of four horses to pull the chariot. Charioteer stands in the chariot, holding what appears to be a whip.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
6 x 13 cm
English
Image
8958
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Show Cow
Cows--Showing
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
A "show" cow shown during the 1921 Ventura County Fair. Cow stands in profile view, with side facing viewer. Cow is white with several, small black spots. Cow wears a bridle.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
9.5 x 14.5 cm
English
Image
8959
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Proud Eric and Bashful Idol
Cattle--Showing
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows Proud Eric and Bashful Idol, two show cattle belonging to F. F. Peabody of Eagle Ranch in Atascadero, Calif. The cattle were likely shown during the 1921 Ventura County Fair. The cattle have shiny, black fur and wear bridles. They appear to stand in a row, their sides facing towards the viewer.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
10 x 15 cm
English
Image
8960
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Old Pavilion at Ventura County Fair
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Fairgrounds
Shows the exterior of the old pavilion building at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. View taken from grassy field in center of racetrack. People leading animals walk along the track, and pavilion. Two American flags on pavilion roof.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
9.5 x 14.5 cm
English
Image
8961
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Rancho Sespe Fruit Display
Agricultural exhibitions
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows the Rancho Sespe fruit display at the 1921 Ventura County Fair. Boxes of citrus are arranged to showcase the fruit. Other boxes are arranged along base of the display to showcase the citrus labels. A trophy is in the center of the exhibit.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
6 x 13 cm
English
Image
8962
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Walnut Display
Agricultural exhibitions
Walnut
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Walnut display at the 1921 Ventura County Fair. Sacks of Diamond Brand walnuts are positioned upright on table. Cans, farming equipment, and signs reading "Use More Walnuts" are also displayed.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
6 x 13 cm
English
Image
8963
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Sugar Beets on Display
Agricultural exhibitions
Beets
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows five sugar beets on display at the 1921 Ventura County Fair. A measuring stick is between the second and third beets, from the left. Measurements of the beets are not legible.
Unknown
8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
6 x 13 cm
English
Image
8964
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Produce Displays
Agricultural exhibitions
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows various kinds of produce on display at the 1921 Ventura County Fair. Gourds, apricots, fruit preserves, and more are shown. Light display with prop oil towers in background.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection
Donated by: A. H. Davis, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
1921
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8954-8965
Ventura County Fair 1921 Album
Sepia photograph
6 x 13 cm
English
Image
8965
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Lance Gunter and Prize Hog at Ventura County Fair
Swine
4-H Clubs
National FFA Organization
Gunter, Lance
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows Lance Gunter, a student from Fillmore, with his FFA prize hog at the Ventura County Fair livestock auction. Lance is kneeling on the ground, behind his pig, with a hand resting on its back. He is looking towards the viewer. The pig is a reddish-brown and is eating or drinking from a bowl. Sign behind them reads, "Ventura County Fair Junior Livestock Auction 4H FFA 1987".
Unknown
1988
Museum of Ventura County
1987
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Color photograph
12.5 x 17.5 cm
English
Image
14457
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Scott Peck and "Wizard" at Ventura County Fair
Sheep
Peck, Scott
4-H Clubs
National FFA Organization
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calif.)
Shows Scott Peck and "Wizard," the 4-H prize sheep at the Ventura County Fair livestock auction. Scott is kneeling behind Wizard and appears to be supporting the sheep's head. Wizard is has its wool shorn and has a white body with black face and legs. Sign behind them reads, "1986 Ventura County Fair Junior Livestock Auction 4H FFA". Museum records indicate that William C. Kellys purchased Wizard.
Unknown
1988
Museum of Ventura County
1986
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Color photograph
12.5 x 17.5 cm
English
Image
14458
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)