Shows Mrs. Martina Martinez Palomino and her daughter Beatrice Hinostro in Theodosia Shepherd's petunia garden. Both women are dressed in overalls, light button-up shirts, and gardening gloves. Martina is kneeling with her hands on her knees. She is…
Botanical illustration of Matilija Poppies, a native Californian flower. Four blooms are depicted in front of a neutral background. Each has white petals, which have a crepe paper like appearance, loosely surrounding large, round clusters of stamens,…
May Davison (Mrs. Jack Neville) rides in a float along with a man in what appears to be a sailor suit and cap. May Davison holds an umbrella. The float is a car decorated with flowers and shrubbery that is made out to look like a boat. A US flag…
Portrait of Myrtle Shepherd wearing a light colored dress with a small arrangement of flowers attached at the bodice. She is looking to her right. "Brewster" and "Ventura and Santa Paula, Cal." are printed on the lower border of the cardstock to…
Front exterior view of Olivas Adobe, a two story building, showing hanging baskets hung along the roofs of the two porches on the first and second floors.
Sepia toned full side view portrait of Pansy Augusta Brewster at approximately age 21. Pansy is sitting in a chair, holding two roses, and appears to be examining them. Pansy wears her hair in a Gibson Girl hairstyle and is wearing long gloves and a…
Sepia toned full studio portrait of Pansy Brewster, side view. She is dressed in a light colored lacy dress with shawl or cloak with collar and furry fringe. She wears her hair up with flowers in it. There is a fur in the foreground and a studio…
Pastel drawing of a serene meadow of wildflowers with a small footpath running through it. Large trees in the background and hills or mountains in the far background complete the scene. Pastel drawing is by Jannene Behl called "Spring Passion." This…
Group portrait from the wedding of Pedro Ruiz. The bride and groom are seated. He is wearing a dark suit with a white lapel flower, she is wearing a white dress, a lace head covering and holding flowers. There are two women and two men standing…
Color illustration of the blooming head of a poinsettia flower. In the center are its small flowers, framed by its voluminous red bracts.
Caption: "Poinsettia Flower."
Script: "Miss Arneill."
[Rieder, M., Publ., Los Angeles, Cal., 703]
Several orange poppies in various states of blooming. They appear to be illustrated and are on a black background. Postcard reads "Poppy California State Flower" along the bottom.
[M. Peiser, Copyright 1910, 6742]
A posed portrait bust of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd. She is in profile view of the camera. Taken from Theodosia B. Shepherd's book, Descriptive Catalogue, Flowers, Plants Seeds, Bulbs. Typed text on bottom reads, "Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd."…
Shows the rose gardens and adjacent grounds at Rancho Camulos. Rose garden and a single-story building are on the left of the view. A paved path is on the right. Palms and trees are growing in the background. A parking lot is visible beyond a chain…
Shows the rose garden and a portion of the adobe at Rancho Camulos. Rows of rose bushes on the left, lined by brick walkway. Trees and palms are visible behind a chain link fence.
Shows the adobe and rose garden at Rancho Camulos. Taken from the paved path that borders the garden. Trees and palms are visible beside and behind the adobe.
The image shows Reverend and Mrs. Kusaburo Baba on the occasion of his 77th birthday. The couple is standing together as they pose outside a white building, probably the Japanese Methodist Church in Oxnard. Mrs. Baba holds a cluster of flowing…
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,…