U.S. Forest Ranger at Willett Cabin in the Sespe
Forest rangers
Willett family
Frontier and pioneer life
Horses
An unidentified U.S. Forest Ranger stands in front of 3 horses at the Willett Cabin in the Sespe. The ranger looks at the viewer. Cabin with a stone chimney and a shade structure in the background.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Full
12.5 x 17.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2459
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Three Men in Front of Nick Walnut Homestead
Walnut, Nick (Nicola Noce), 1830-1898
Italian Americans
Agriculture
Men--California--Portraits
Frontier and pioneer life
Three men stand outdoors in front of a small wooden house or cabin at the Nick Walnut homestead. They are surrounded by wilderness. The man in center identified as Nick Walnut (Nicola Noce). Nick is holding two horses (one may be a mule) on either side of him. On the left, another man holds a dog on a leash. On the right, a third man stands behind a water well. All men look at the viewer.
Museum records indicate "Nick Walnut homestead on Reeves Road near Ojai Valley Winery (1983)."
Unknown
1983 [8929]
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1870
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11.5 x 9.5 cm
25.5 x 21.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2357
8929
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Sespe--Lathrop's
Horsemanship
Hunting lodges
Fishing lodges
Lathrop family
Sespe Wilderness (Calif.)
Scene showing men on horseback in the Sespe. In the background are two houses or cabins and some large tents, as well as mountains. Museum records indicate this is Lathrop's. Herbert Lathrop ran a fishing and hunting resort/camp at the property known as Lathrop Camp or "Hotel Sespe."
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900s
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9 x 9.1 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
1718
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Valencia Family
Valencia family
Horse-drawn vehicles
Wagons
Family vacations
Portrait of the Ysidro Valencia family in a horse-drawn wagon in front of a house. Six people are in the back of the wagon and one man sits on a bench on the porch of the house. Museum records indicate they are headed to "Wheelers" and that the boy standing in the wagon is Alexander Valencia and the man sitting in front of the house is Lorenzo Ayala.
Unknown
1990
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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18 x 10.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
18046
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Hauling Grain to Hueneme
Grain
Wagons
Delivery of goods
Draft animals
Hauling grain to Hueneme from Calleguas Ranch above dam. Bird's eye view shows numerous wagons filled with sacks of grain pulled by teams of horses or mules going one direction. Next to them are empty wagons pulled by horse or mule teams going in the opposite direction. Men drive the teams. A fence with an open gate is visible in the background.
Unknown
11718 [cataloged 1985]
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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17.8 x 10.8 cm
18 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
4051
11718
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Port Hueneme (Calif.)
Nordhoff Taxi at Turn of the Century
Horse-drawn vehicles
Nordhoff (Calif.)--Views
Transportation
Nordhoff taxi at turn of century--a horse drawn carriage or cart with room for passengers and light cargo. There are two men and one woman in the tax. Boyd Henry is seated and Tom Clark is standing. The woman is unidentified. There is a building with a sign reading "Nordhoff" in the background (possibly a railroad depot) as well as an outhouse to the right. The taxi has "B & G Transfer" followed by other illegible writing on its side, possibly Co.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900
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17.8 x 13 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
8265
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Saticoy, 1895
Saticoy (Calif.)--Views
Special events
Buildings
Saticoy street scene showing men, women, and children standing on the porch of a long wooden building. They are dressed formally, as if for an event. Off to the right there are two horse drawn carriages, but only one is completely visible. In the visible horse drawn carriage there is one driver and two passengers, and the two horses pulling it have ornate covers on their backs.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1895
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19.7 x 11.4 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
782
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Saticoy (Calif.)
Group Photo on Horseback at Gardner Ranch
Sanchez, Dominga
Sanchez, Refugio
Walnut industry
Gardner Ranch
Horsemanship
Men and women on horseback at Gardner Ranch for walnut picking. The riders are (l-r): Dominga Sanchez, unidentified man, Refugio Sanchez, and Ellison (?) Gardner.
Unknown
Mary Sanchez Rios Collection, 1999
Museum of Ventura County
1935 October
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Black and white negative
English
Image
31718 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Sanchez Ladies on Horseback
Rios, Sanchez Mary, 1912-2006
Sanchez, Refugio
Sanchez, Dominga
Sanchez family
Horsemanship
Walnut industry
Gardner Ranch
Dominga Sanchez, Maria Sanchez, and Refugio Sanchez (l-r) on horseback at Gardner Ranch, where they visited for walnut picking.
Unknown
Mary Sanchez Rios Collection, 1999
Museum of Ventura County
1935 October
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Black and white negative
English
Image
31707 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
John Dent on Horseback
Dent, John, 1905-1998
Horses
Horsemanship
John Dent sitting horseback at Dent Ranch. Dent and the horse are both facing to the viewer's left. Dent is wearing a white shirt and hat. The horse is dark with a white stripe down its nose.
Unknown
William P. Clark Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 12.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
14804
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ready to Brand a Steer
Cattle--Marking
A group of men have a steer roped and held to the ground ready for branding. Eight men and a young boy surround the steer. Five of the men are mounted on horses. A dog appears to be standing in front of the roped steer. Rolling hills can be seen in the background.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
1890
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17.8 x 10.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
4092
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Baltazar Ruiz With Horse
Ruiz, Baltazar Pedro, 1864-1934
Horses
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.
Unknown
Alice Ruiz Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
1914-07-04
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Portrait, Full
Black and white negative
English
Image
30436 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Baltazar "Charo" Ruiz on Horse, Teddy
Ruiz, Baltazar Pedro, 1864-1934
Horses
Parades
Full portrait of Baltazar "Charo" Ruiz on a horse named Teddy at the "August Fiesta and Parade" in Santa Barbara. An automobile and three bannered buildings are visible in the background.
Unknown
Alice Ruiz Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1920s
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Portrait, Full
Black and white negative
English
Image
30424 NP
California
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Gabriel Ruiz on Horse "Teddy" and Girlfriend
Ruiz, Gabriel
Outdoors photograph of Gabriel Ruiz sitting on top of a white horse named Teddy. He is in a Spanish dancer suit, smiling and looking down at his girlfriend, who is wearing a flats, a skirt, a multicolored striped sweater and a scarf. She is also smiling and playing with her scarf with her right hand. Tall trees and grass are visible in the background.
Unknown
Alice Ruiz Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1937
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Portrait, Full
Black and white negative
English
Image
30396 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Katherine Hoffman Haley with Mare and Foal
Hoffman, Katherine Louise, 1919-1999
Horses
Katherine Hoffman Haley is standing holding the reins of a mother horse with her hand on the muzzle of the foal. She is wearing light colored pants, a sweater and a white shirt with a collar. The horses are both dark. Haley and the horses are standing in front of a fence and some buildings.
Unknown
Katherine Haley Collection, 1997
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white negative
English
Image
30612 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura County Sheriff's Posse
Sheriffs
Horsemanship
Law enforcement
Group photo of the Ventura County Sheriff's posse on horseback. It is a large group, they appear to be in uniform and in hats. They are in formation in the middle of a street with buildings alongside the street on the left, and possibly a park on the right. Mounted image.
Unknown
Donated by: Hap Maxwell, Oxnard, 1986
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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28.3 x 35.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
12307 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Keene Reel 11, Hunting, Trapping, Wilderness Footage
Puma
Hunting
Trapping
Animal carcasses
Horsemanship
Animals
Keene, Herman, 1878-1965
Black-and-white footage, some disturbing and graphic, of horseback riding, hunting with guns and dogs, animal trapping, wilderness views and scenes (some snowy), Herman Keene at a cabin interacting with animals, animal skins, and loading a mountain lion into a car and into a cage.
Woman on horseback riding along a stream with two men following on foot; Keene posing with taxidermized lion; Man driving away, women and boy waving goodbye; Car driving along hillside; Group of men laying something heavy on the ground; Horse eating hay off back of car, Keene leaves car to pet horse; Man leading a horse with a load on its back through woods, cuts to Keene examining snowy trees briefly; Keene securing mountain lion carcass on horse; Men rolling a large person shaped basket up a hill; Fire burning on small hill with a lot of billowing smoke; Keene walking with mountain lion carcass around his neck dragging a partially eaten deer by its antlers; Keene pushing a wheelbarrow with mountain lion carcass in it; Keene walking down snowy hill; Keene setting up an animal trap and an animal, possibly a bobcat, goes inside; Two men at a campsite; Man on horseback; Man with gun approaching a cabin; Two mounted woodpeckers; Keene with mountain lion carcass tied to car; Man leading mule with load on its back; Keene hanging mountain lion from tree; Keene talking to bowlegged man; Keene inspecting animal carcass then walking up a rocky hill; Dark shot of a man pointing gun at a bear; A bear; Wilderness scenery; Keene leading horse through snow; Horse grazing; Closeup of swollen arm; Group of dogs running through a field, barking at an animal in a tree (animal is pulled from tree and stepped on), barking at a trapped animal, running more, and then being led on leash through fields; Trapped racoon; Keene feeding deer; Keene shoveling his way through snow to an outhouse and shoveling more snow; A car drives through snow; Keene walks around and interacts with animals (dogs, a large cat, rooster, donkeys); Keene hangs animal skins on a building; Keene and a man and woman try to load and secure mountain lion in chicken wire into a car; Mountain lion in chicken wire placed in an enclosure, possibly at Goebel's Lions in Thousand Oaks; Mountain lion walks around enclosure; Man handles and touches dead bear; Waterfall closeup; Mountain lion closeup.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
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Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and White Film
Home movie
14 min., 34 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.11 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ylonntrtmt6mlz9/2021-1.11AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 11)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Keene Reel 9, Campsite, Town, and Animal Footage
Animal feeding
Farmyards
Campsites
Taxidermy
Cooking
Keene, Herman, 1878-1965
Black-and-white footage of camping and general frontier life, some disturbing and graphic, featuring a variety of animals, interspersed with scenes of activity in and around a newly developed town.
Men cook, roll cigarettes, pose for portraits in campsites; some camps are set along dry hills, others in the shade beside small creeks. The longest section of the camping footage focuses on one elaborate creekside campsite, with a large tent, shaded dining area with a hammock, a private bathing area. Later, men guide horses to a campsite with a large flagpole, bearing an American flag and a plaque that reads, "Forest Fireman Station – Maps, Information and Campfire Permits."
In town, the camera focuses on a large, two-story house, and captures various men posing in front of it. Various people are pictured in front of their homes; men socialize in the street. Later, a small café appears, with a neon sign noting "Dick's Sandwiches." An employee in a clean white paper hat, shirt, and apron steps outside and poses before the building.
One section shows a zoo or wildlife preserve of some sort, where men inspect a snake, an African lion cub, and a field of beehives. Elsewhere, men feed and pet donkeys and horses before large barns. One man feeds a large crowd of swans and other birds; another man guides a small wagon driven by (and full of) dogs. A taxidermist examines a dead mountain lion; a kitten studies a dead coyote. A small child climbs onto a stuffed mountain lion (later became part of the Museum of Ventura County collection). A bearded man in a cap, possibly Herman Keene, later poses beside the same taxidermized lion.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
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Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
1900-1940
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Black and White Film
Home Movie
14 min., 12 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.9 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nf3tsmdjtz3ziat/2021-1.9AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 9)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Max and Ruth Riave in their Store, Along With a Horse and Dog
Commercial buildings
Riave family
Max and Ruth Riave, left, at their "new" mercantile store located in the old post office building in Camarillo. A horse is also in the store along with a dog. An unidentified man dressed as a cowboy stands in front of the horse on the right of the frame.
Library records also indicate date may be Sept. 6, 1968.
Unknown
Kandy Riave Hutman Collection, 1994
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1955
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24.6 x 20.1 cm
Black and white photograph
Black and white negative
English
Image
28156
28104 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Charlie Ruiz Working for Forest Service
Ruiz, Charles, 1901-1997
Horsemanship
Foresters
Side view of Charlie Ruiz working for Forest Service at Pine Mountain. He is on horseback wearing chaps and a hat. He is in the middle of rough shrubbery. Image taken from above him and at a distance.
Unknown
Cecelia Ruiz Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
1929
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Black and white negative
English
Image
25716 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Reginaldo Ruiz on Horseback
Ruiz, Reginaldo
Horsemanship
Reginaldo Ruiz sits on a horse with a rope attached to its saddle. They are next to a tree in a wooded area. An open car is in the background.
Unknown
Cecelia Ruiz Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1925
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Black and white negative
English
Image
25697 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Edith Hobson Hoffman with "Walter H."
Hoffman, Edith Hobson
Horses
Horsemanship
Edith Hobson Hoffman stands next to a horse smiling at the camera. She is holding the horse by a rope in her hands. She appears to be in a corral and there are people under tents in the background.
Unknown
Katherine H. Haley Collection, 2000
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Edith Hobson Hoffman with "Walter H."
Black and white negative
English
Image
32483
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
A. L. Hobson and Tom Mix at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, 1921
Hobson, Abram Lincoln
Mix, Tom
Horsemanship
Ventura County Fair (Ventura County, Calf.)
Profile view of A.L. Hobson and Tom Mix on horseback at the Ventura County fairgrounds, 1921. Ferris wheel in the background.
Unknown
Adelaide Freitas Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1921 October
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11 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15233
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Trotting Races at Ventura Fairgrounds
Harness racing
Trotting or harness racing at the Ventura County Fairgrounds with four horses and sulkies in view coming around a bend. Library records state: (1) Black Bored, Lon Daniels driver, (2) White-faced horse Zambro Nutt, Fred Wood driver, (3) Bill Hart, Santa Maria, (4) Johnnie Rodgers.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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25.5 x 20.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
279
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Meliton Ortiz Horseback Riding
Ortiz, Meliton
Camarillo White Horses
Meliton Ortiz riding a Camarillo White Horse at the Camarillo Ranch. The horse is rearing back on its hind legs.
Unknown
William P. Clark Collection, 1989
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15.5 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
17038
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)