Large panoramic image depicting guests at the Wilshire League Club Meeting in the Fiesta Room, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Guests/members appear to all be men. The men are sitting at round tables and there is one long banquet table on…
Bust portrait of Walter W. Hoffman. He is wearing suit and tie and smiling slightly at the viewer. He served as Honorary chairman Ventura County Historical Museum Committee.
Ventura Volunteer Naval Militia, group photo of approximately 30 men, posed in front of Ventura Mill & Lumber Company. Verso of photo states "1st men to leave Ventura for World War I." The men are dressed in civilian clothing--suits and hats.…
A group photo, five men dressed in suits and ties; three with a mustache, one with a beard, one clean shaven. Library records indicate these men were part of the Masonic Lodge in Ventura. Their names are Dick Haydock, D. J. Riese, P. W. Kaufman, Geo.…
Interior view of the Ventura Free Press office. Three unidentified men are visible in the far end of the office, standing next to a printing press. A fourth man is seated to the right of the printing press. In the foreground is a work station with…
Group photo of Ventura County officials. Five men in suits and bowties in two rows, 3 men sitting, 2 standing. There are two versions of same photo-- one is sepia with the men's names written in ink along bottom of photo, and the other is black and…
Outdoor group photo of members of the Ventura County Cattlemen's Association Board of Directors. From left to right: Elmer Izer, R. D. Dickenson, Glen Good, Eugene Percy, Joe Nesbit (Nesbitt?), Joe Terry, Jack Willett, Mike Griffin.
A Ventura County Free Library bookmobile parked with back door open. Two patrons, a woman and a man browse the books on one side of the bookmobile. A third patron can be seen browsing books at the back of the vehicle.
View of an unidentified man standing on the Ventura Beach after a storm, with the pier in background. Taken at the foot of California Street. The man is facing the ocean. Rocks and pools of water cover the beach.
This postcard depicts a decorated parade float. A man is standing on the float holding the reins of two horses that are pulling the float on a dirt street. A bear is part of the float decorations. Buildings are visible in the background.
A parade scene. A woman riding in a cart is holding the reins of four small horses. An automobile decorated in flowers is partially visible behind the horses. The parade appears to be passing a park. Several people, standing and seated, watch the…
A team of mules or horses appears to be pulling a farm implement upon which a man is sitting. Another man is visible within the group of animals. Hills, buildings, utility poles and wires are visible in the distance.
A real photo postcard depicting the Ventura Pier after the ship Coos Bay collided with it. A man is visible in the foreground surveying the damaged pier. The pier appears to be cut in half. Three men are visible on the other side of the cut looking…
Group portrait of two couples on the beach identified left to right as: Israel H., Mamie, and Minnie Ruiz. Ulpiano Ruiz is also identified, but is not clear which of the men he is. The couples sit on the sand with some belongings around them, and a…
View of two men looking at the contents of a horse-drawn cart. Burlap sacks are visible in the cart. The man in front of the cart has his back turned to the viewer and is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and long coat. The man behind the cart is facing the…
Studio portrait of Toy Ah Tim (seated) and Henry Sem (standing). Toy Ah Tim wears an embroidered satin dress. A purse is on her lap. Henry wears a sweater, light-colored pants, shirt, and tie. Both look towards the viewer.
Mounted photo of four men inside of Tom Ruiz's Electrical Shop. There is a desk area to the right and a work counter on the left. There is a doorway leading into a back room in the back of the shop. Quote on library records: "My uncle Thomas Ruiz,…
This image shows Tokutaro Moriwaki, seated left of the frame, and Fred Aoki, standing beside an automobile. Moriwaki worked as a chauffeur for the Abram Lincoln Hobson family. They appear to be at a campground, as there are trees, rocks, and tents in…