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Cavalry Unit at the Ventura County Fair
Snapshot of a cavalry unit on the track at the Ventura County Fair in 1927. The unit is in uniform and one man at the front is holding a US flag and another man holds another flag (unidentified). Some spectators can be seen at right of the image…

Farm Scene - Horses, Equipment, and Men
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.

Baling Bean Straw
Agricultural scene at Goodyear Ranch showing several men, horses and equipment. They are baling lima bean straw.

Filling Hoppers of Bean Planter with Beans
View of a man filling the hoppers of the bean planter on the Goodyear Ranch, taken from behind. Two horses are hitched to the been planter. Windows on left of image, orchard on the right of image.

Vaqueros on the Patterson Ranch
Group photo of men on horseback at Patterson Ranch. They form a line in front of a house and a large willow tree. They are (l-r): John Machado, Alex Lopez, George Eastwood, W. P. Daily, Frank Olivas, and Coon Gonzalez.

Hauling Beans on the Hartman Property
Side view of ten horses hauling three wagons stacked high with sacks of lima beans. Two stacks of lima beans sit on the ground behind the wagons. The Hartman property was leased from Adolfo Camarillo and was located at the foot of the Conejo grade.

Charles McCoy's Team Hauling Barley
Charles McCoy's ten horse team hauls 15 tons of barley up a hill. One man sits on one of the horses and another sits on one of the wagons, a dog by his side. The horses pull alongside a steep hill.

U.S. Forest Ranger at Willet Cabin in the Sespe
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.

Three Men in Front of Small House
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…

Sespe--Lathrop's
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…

Valencia Family
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…

Hauling Grain to Hueneme
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…

Nordhoff Taxi at Turn of the Century
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…

Saticoy, 1895
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…

Group Photo on Horseback at Gardner Ranch
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.

Sanchez Ladies on Horseback
Dominga Sanchez, Maria Sanchez, and Refugio Sanchez (l-r) on horseback at Gardner Ranch, where they visited for walnut picking.

John Dent on Horseback
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.

Ready to Brand a Steer
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…

Baltazar Ruiz with Horse
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.

Baltazar "Charo" Ruiz on Horse, Teddy
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.

Gabriel Ruiz on Horse "Teddy" and Girl Friend
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…

Katherine Hoffman Haley with Mare and Foal
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…

Ventura County Sheriff's Posse
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…

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shoveling snow.mp4
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…

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…
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