Ventura Fire House
Fire Department--Ventura
Ventura--Views--1908
Photograph captioned "Fire House, Ventura, Cal." Two people stand at the entrance of the fire house, as someone rides toward the entrance on a horse. Mountains are visible in the background. There are houses and buildings on both sides of the fire house, one building showing an advertisement with the words: "Grain Hay Wood & Coal For Sale."
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal., printed by Polychrome Co., San Francisco, Cal.]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
1908-02-05
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20034 PC
15 x 10 cm
Sepia postcard
English
Image
20788 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Fire House, Ventura, Cal.
Fire Department--Ventura
Street view of Venture Fire Department. A rectangular, two story adobe building sits on the corner of the street, with its entrance to the left. Spanish tile awnings hang over the windows on the second floor, squares turret on each corner, and a tower on the far back corner. There are clapboard houses and buildings on both sides of the fire house; one building showing an advertisement with the words: "Grain Hay Wood & Coal For Sale." Two figures stand at the entrance, and a third on top of a horse stands on the street out front.
Caption: "Firehouse, Ventura, Cal. 855."
[Mitchell, Edward H., San Francisco, Cal., 855]
Mitchell, Edward H.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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20788 PC
15 x 10 cm
Black and white postcard
English
Image
20034 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ventura Fire Department, 1900, Portraits
Fire fighters
Individual bust portraits of the members of the Ventura Fire Department, 1900. Printed on the image is "Presented by J.H. Scotford, 6 March 1900."
Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
Newby, Ed; Delagere, A.; Briggs, A.D.; Day, M.E.; Bean, John; Gandolpho, Charles; Newby, John W.
Morgan, R.K.; Hoffmayer, H.J., foreman; Strickland, Albert, chief; Conner, William
Kaiser, Charles; Blackstock, Jason; Johnson, George; Johnson, Walter, treasurer; Maloney, James, assistant foreman; Baker, George
Brewster, John Calvin
VCLSA Collection
Museum of Ventura County
1900-03-06
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Portrait, Group
12.5 x 15.2 in
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7466 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura Fire Department Group Photo, 4th of July
Ventura Fire Department
Fourth of July celebrations
Parades
Group photo Ventura Fire Department on Fourth of July, 1924. Men sit in vehicles decorated as if for a parade in front of the fire house.
People are identified as (l-r): A. 0. Wadleigh, John Behn, -----, August Esperance, William Janssen, Janssen's daughter, H. A. De la Guerra, George Dickson, A. Rodriguez, P. Esperance, Jack Mitchell, V. Mungari, A. L. Strickland, Chief H. A. Johnson, William Saviers.
Unknown
Ventura Fire Department Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
1924-07-04
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Portrait, Group
Black and white negative
English
Image
27811 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Aftermath of Ojai Fire, 1917
Fires--California
Fire fighters
Group of men, possibly firefighters, examining rubble and debris following the Ojai Fire in 1917. Two men are holding a fire hose. Clouds of smoke obscure the background.
Unknown
1982
Museum of Ventura County
1917
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8704, 8705
Black and white photograph
9.5 x 16 cm
English
Image
8703
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Firefighters Giving CPR
CPR (First aid)
First responders
Fire fighters
Man lying on a blanket on asphalt. Two firefighters kneel next to him, performing CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). Firefighter on left holding oxygen mask to man's face. Firefighter on right performing chest compressions. Medical kits on ground nearby.
Note: "pk 74"
Unknown
Ventura County Schools, Audio-Visual Division, from collections #28-1, 1986
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color photograph
20.2 x 25.5 cm (mounted)
English
Image
12517
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Firefighters Putting Out Oil Fire
Fire fighters
Fires--California--Ventura County
Shielding (Heat)
Five fire fighters wearing bunker gear spraying water from two hoses to create a heat shield against an oil fire.
Note: "pk 74"
Unknown
Ventura County Schools, Audio Visual Division, from Collections #28-1, 1986
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color photograph
20.2 x 25.5 cm (mounted)
English
Image
12518
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Portrait of a Weary Firefighter, 1948 Wheeler Springs Fire
Fire fighters
Fires--California--Ventura County
Rest periods
Portrait of a firefighter sitting on the ground, massaging his right foot. His boot is on the ground next to him. He is holding his sock in his right hand. His face appears to be smudged with dirt or ash.
Note: Museum records indicate that the 1948 Wheeler Springs fire began on 12 September 1948 and burned for five days.
Crawford, Dick, Mrs. (Photographer)
United States. Forest Service.
William Friend Collection, 1990
Museum of Ventura County
1948-09-12
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17372-17434 (62 photos)
Black and white photograph
16 x 12.5 cm
Portrait, Full
English
Image
17424
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Wheeler Springs (Calif.)
Forest Service Workers Creating Fuelbreak
Fuelbreaks
Fires--California--Ventura County
View of three Forest Service workers using shovels to clear an unpaved road in Gridley Canyon during the 1948 Wheeler Springs fire. Debris and flames can be seen to the left of the road.
Dunham, F. E. (Photographer)
United States. Forest Service.
William Friend Collection, 1989
Museum of Ventura County
1948-09-14
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17372-17434 (62 photos)
Black and white photograph
12.8 x 16.6 cm
English
Image
17431
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ventura Pier Fire, 1936
Fires--California--Ventura County
Fire fighters
Piers
Bird's-eye view of the Ventura Pier and outlying buildings in flames. Thick smoke obscures most of the structures. Firefighters on the beach spray water upwards at the fire. Crowd of onlookers in foreground. Photograph originally published in the Ventura County Star newspaper.
Hennion, Tom R.
Tom R. Hennion Collection, 2012
Museum of Ventura County
1936 January
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Black and white photograph
24.9 x 14.1 cm
English
Image
40149
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)