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Parade float that reads "Colonia Mex. Fillmore." There is a fence in the foreground as if the photo is taken from inside a yard. Float is for Fillmore May Day and Cinco de Mayo. Records indicate the date is May 5, 1926, but it is possibly May 5,…

View of the top of a beautifully decorated Christmas cake that was sent to the president of the United States at the time, Calvin Coolidge. William Cook Baker of Bill Baker's bakery in Ojai sent many cakes to presidents, and this was the first of…

View of an altar in the Rancho Camulos chapel decorated for Christmas. In the center of the altar is a baby Jesus music box. Orange trees and cotton decorate and surround the music box. Below the music box is a table with a patterned altar cloth.

View of a crowd standing around a cannon on May Day. The cannon is pointed towards the right of the image. Leon Harthorn is lighting the fuse of the cannon. Harthorn is wearing a top hat and dark suit. Vehicles and palm trees visible in background.…

Full portrait of Baltazar "Charo" Ruiz standing with his horse Charley showcasing the Ruiz saddle and bridle. A porch with two young women are visible in the background.