Cows Grazing
Cattle
Pastures
View of hills and fields. A herd of cows is grazing the grass. Trees are scattered across the landscape.
Brewster, John Calvin
VCLSA Collection
From the estate of Julia A. Webster
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Sepia photograph
13 x 21.5 cm
English
Image
7710
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Charles F. Zapf
Zapf family
Zapf, Charles F.
Men--Portraits
Shows Charles F. Zapf standing in a field. He is wearing a dark colored suit. He wears glasses. A building with patio or pergola is in the background.
Unknown
Inez Shakman & Lynda Minister Tremaine Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1920s
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Black and white negative
Portrait, Full
English
Image
27925 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Early Bardsdale School
Schools--California--Bardsdale
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.
Unknown
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white photograph
10.7 x 17.5 cm
English
Image
8873
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Bardsdale (Calif.)
Oil Fields in Upper Ojai, Morey Farm
Ojai (Calif.)--Views
Oil fields
View of the oil region of Upper Ojai, with oil wells visible throughout the view. Shows Morey Farm Grove and the home of Captain W. H. H. Hall in center background. Wooden structure visible in the foreground. This region is one of the first oil fields discovered by Thomas Bard.
Unknown
2016
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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26 x 21.5 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
40926
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Gathering Flowers
Automobiles
Portraits, Group
Flowers
Outdoor group photo of five people in and around an automobile, some holding armfuls of flowers. L-R: Anne Gould Yelland (wife of carpenter, Raymond Yelland), Belle Taylor, Ruth Taylor (later Whitaker), John B. Taylor, Jr. (inside vehicle), and Rachel Gould Taylor. Taken between Moorpark and Santa Paula.
Unknown
Olson Color Expansions, 2002
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1917
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Black and white photograph
28 x 21.8 cm
Portrait, Group
English
Image
34549
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Moorpark (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Bill LaPerch Riding Skip-Loader
LaPerch, William
Loaders (Machines)
Men--Portraits
View of Bill LaPerch posing seated on skip-loader tractor at Bonfire Farms in Moorpark. LaPerch is wearing a white t-shirt with his glasses hanging from the shirt neck. His hair is slicked back and he leans over the steering wheel, looking toward the viewer. Fields and buildings are visible in the background. Photo taken for the Ventura County Star-Free Press 21 March 1986, published 30 March 1986.
Unknown
Ventura County Star-Free Press, 1986
Museum of Ventura County
1986-03-21
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Black and white photograph
12.7 x 18 cm
Portrait, Full
English
Image
12370
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Moorpark (Calif.)
Eaton's Farm in Montalvo
Farms
Farm buildings
View of the Eaton farm taken from a path outside the fence. On the right side of the view, a man, possibly Mr. Eaton, wearing a waistcoat poses with his hands behind his back. A barn, windmill, tower, and fields are visible in the background.
Unknown
Gwendolyn Greene Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
1899
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Sepia photograph
9.5 x 12 cm
English
Image
30921
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Blasting for Railroad Site
Construction and demolition debris
Railroads--Design and construction
View of a blasting on a railroad site east of Moorpark. Shows flat area with scattered rocks and wheelbarrow. Hills in the background with visible road grading.
Unknown
Gwendolyn Greene Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
1901
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Sepia photograph
9.2 x 12 cm
English
Image
30906
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Moorpark (Calif.)
Ventura County Coastal Area Aerial Photo
Ventura (Calif.)--Aerial views
Aerial photograph showing East Ventura including Pierpont and the intersection of Thompson Boulevard, Main Street, and Telegraph Road. A portion of the Pacific Ocean is visible in the left side of the photo. Mountain hills are to the east, and agriculture fields are to the south. Photo 24 of a group of 36 photos.
Scale approximately [1:16800].
[APM-050 in map index; Photo ID # 15, index # C-3, Jun 1929, C 563; L - 4, Automobile Club of Southern California, Map of Ventura County, ©2003]
Fairfield Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Museum of Ventura County
1929 June
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12464
12465, 12466, 12467, 12468, 12469, 12470, 12471, 12472, 12473, 12474, 12475, 12476, 12477, 12478, 12479, 12480, 12481, 12482, 12483, 12484, 12485, 12486, 12487, 12488, 12489, 12490, 12491, 12492, 12493, 12494, 12495, 12496, 12497, 12498, 12499, 12500
Black and white photograph
Aerial photograph
19 x 24 cm
English
Image
12488
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura County Coastal Area Aerial Photo
Ventura (Calif.)--Aerial views
Santa Clara River (Calif.)
Vertical aerial photograph showing the mouth of the Santa Clara River and the surrounding coastal area. The Pacific Ocean is on the left side of the photograph. Beaches and agricultural fields are visible. Photo 10 of a group of 36 photos.
Scale approximately [1:16800].
[APM-035 in map index, Photo ID # 29, index B-7, Jun 1929, C563; L - 4, Automobile Club of Southern California, Map of Ventura County, ©2003]
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Museum of Ventura County
1929 June
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12464
12465, 12466, 12467, 12468, 12469, 12470, 12471, 12472, 12473, 12474, 12475, 12476, 12477, 12478, 12479, 12480, 12481, 12482, 12483, 12484, 12485, 12486, 12487, 12488, 12489, 12490, 12491, 12492, 12493, 12494, 12495, 12496, 12497, 12498, 12499, 12500
Black and white photograph
Aerial photograph
19 x 24 cm
English
Image
12474
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Rancho Guadalasca
Agriculture
Rancho Guadalasca (Calif.)
View from a hilltop of planted fields at Rancho Guadalasca. Image combines with PN 34784 NP to create one continuous view.
Pfeiler, Robert
Robert Pfeiler Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
1943 October
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34784 NP
Black and white negative
English
Image
34785 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Rancho Guadalasca Sign
Signs and signboards
Rancho Guadalasca (Calif.)
View of a sign on a wooden post in a field. Sign reads "Rancho Guadalasca
Pfeiler, Robert
Robert Pfeiler Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white negative
English
Image
34759 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Bird's Eye View of Ojai Valley
Citrus Fruit
Ojai Valley
Bird's eye view of Ojai Valley, Ojai. Agricultural fields are visible in the foreground. A blue sky and mountains with a light covering of snow are visible in the background.
[Western Publishing and Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif., 91729]
Western Publishing and Novelty Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20200 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Road to Santa Paula Mineral Springs, Mustard in Bloom
Plants--Flowers
Roads
Fields of mustard plants in bloom are depicted on either side of a dirt road leading to "Santa Paula Mineral Springs." Mountains are visible in the background.
Caption: Road to Santa Paula Mineral Springs, Mustard in Bloom, Santa Paula Canyon, Calif.
[Kashower, M. Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 19409]
Kashower, M. Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20167 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
East View from L. P. W. Co Reservoir
Los Posas Valley (Calif.)
Agriculture
View of agricultural fields with building and trees and foreground. Caption reads "Looking east from L.P.W. Co. [Las Posas Water Company] Reservoir at SW corner Tr 88 across Tr 88 and 89."
Unknown
Bard Collection
Museum of Ventura County
1929-12-17
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8 x 7.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2425
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Farm Scene - Horses, Equipment, and Men
Farms
Agriculture
Agricultural laborers
Farmers
Agricultural machinery
Farm scene showing men, horse teams, and equipment in a vast field. It appears no crops are growing on the field yet. Mountains in the background. Image is mounted.
Unknown
VCLSA Collection, 1982
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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25 x 20 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8578
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Bird's Eye View of Oxnard Plain from Camarillo Heights
Oxnard (Calif.)--Views
Agriculture
Scenic view of the Oxnard Plain looking south from Camarillo Heights. Mainly agricultural fields in view along with a few scattered houses. Mountain rain spans across the middle of the image, with clouds making up the top half of image.
Miller, Jack
Jack Miller Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
1938
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
17.5 x 12.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26738
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Sol N. Sheridan, Jr.
Sheridan, Solomon Neill, Jr., 1859-1936
Men--California--Portraits
Portrait of Sol N. Sheridan Jr. as an older man. He is wearing a suit with a vest and hat. Sheridan is leaning on a wooden railing and looking directly at the viewer. He is front of a field of grass with what appear to be buildings in the background. Sol Sheridan is typed on a piece of paper and adhered to the image.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Three-quarters
19 x 13.4 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
981
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Keene Reel 20, The Ball Game
Amateur films
Baseball--1900-1940
Sports--Humor
A short sepia film that shows a large family outing to a wooded clearing for a game of baseball. Men, women, and children of various ages participate.
Printed titles appear on screen throughout the footage to frame the day's scenes with a sense of humor.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
Funding support for the digitization of this material was generously provided by The Schwemm Family Foundation.
Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
1900-1940
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Sepia Film
Home Movie
4 min., 1 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.20 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/hd5rbyms0onn02s/2021-1.20AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 20)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory Grounds
Industrial housing
American Beet Sugar Company
Two-story houses
This image shows a daylight exterior view of the residential area on the grounds of the Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory.
From left to right: manager residence, superintendent residence, clubhouse.
Unknown
Tsugio Takasugi Collection, 1993
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900
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12.8 x 17.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
26053
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Santa Paula Flower Fields
Agriculture
Floriculture
Plants--Flowers
Photograph of bright yellow, pink, orange, and green flower fields in Santa Paula. Utility lines, a few small buildings, and mountains are in the background.
[Western Publ., Los Angeles, Calif., Curteicholor, J-28; 7CK-2754]
Western Publ.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
21167 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Oxnard Strawberry Fields
Agriculture--Strawberries
Oxnard--Views (Circa 1991)
A view of Strawberry Fields in Oxnard, CA. Rows of strawberries are visible along with field workers who are picking the berries. Port-o-Pottys and vehicles visible in the background.
[Columbia Publishing, P.O. Box 675, Ojai, California 93023., T 457]
Columbia Publishing
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1991
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20983 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
A Sugar Beet Field
Agriculture
Beets and Beet Sugar
Foreground features a sugar beet field. In the background you can see trees and some sort of structure.
[Rieder, M., Publ., Los Angeles, Cal., made in Germany, 9339]
Rieder, M.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20706 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Steam Tractor Pulling Lima Beans and Thresher
Lima bean
Agricultural machinery
Side view of wagons full of lima beans and a threshing machine being pulled by steam tractor.
Unknown
1988
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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11.5 x 20.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15602
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Landscape with Field and Trees
Landscape
Mountains
Trees
Landscape, field and trees with mountains in background.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp518
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)