View of The Oil Fields, Santa Paula
Petroleum--Santa Paula
Foreground of oil fields and has two roads visible. Mountains are shown in background with a tree line visible in front.
Caption: View of the Oil Fields. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. "Postcards of Quality" (Published for Cauche's DrugStore, Santa Paula, Calif.)]
Albertype Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20224 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ventura Avenue Oil Field and Ventura Avenue
Oil fields
Petroleum reserves
Panoramic view of the Ventura oil field from a mountain. Oil wells can be seen on the left.
Bernie's Photo Shop
Oliva Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1928-01-16
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Panorama
115.5 x 25 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16088 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Panorama (4 card series, uncut) of Ventura
Ventura--History
Ventura--Views--Description
Wharves
A panoramic view of Ventura, looking over houses and towards the mountains. A red train cuts across the left of the image, just past a railroad intersection with a large street.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal (Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915), 3359(13234), 3360 (13235), 3361 (13236), 3362 (13237)]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20434 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Santa Susana Pass
Roads--Santa Susana Pass
Santa Susana Mountains
Santa Susana Pass
Green mountains stretch off into the distance, a highway cutting through them. An orange car has pulled to the side of the road, with a group of people standing next to it at an overlook.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, CAl. (C.T. American Art), R-83325]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20518 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Stereoscopic View of Rocky Coastline
Ocean
Rocks
Shorelines
Stereoscopic view of a rocky coastline.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp227
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Joe Horner in a Horse-Drawn Surrey at the Santa Susana Pass
Stagecoach lines
Santa Susana Pass
Stagecoaches
The Santa Susana Pass with Joe Horner in horse-drawn surrey. It is likely the old stage and mail coach line between Simi Valley and San Fernando Valley.
Brewster, John Calvin
Dana Teague Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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11.5 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15327
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Lima Bean Threshing Group Photo
Lima bean
Panoramic view of lima bean fields, field workers, mountains in background. "James F. Fulkerson's Lima Bean Threshing outfit, operating near Camarillo, Ventura County, CA. Largest lima bean fields in the world."
Bunnell, S. J.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Panorama
21.5 x 121.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2332 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Camarillo (Calif.)
Matilija Dam
Dams--Matilija
The wall of Matilija Dam, with vegetation-covered mountains in the background and a clearing with two small buildings in front of the dam. In the foreground are shrubs and rocks.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 11401 Chandler, North Hollywood, Calif., H2636 & 65614]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20850 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Sailboat in Matilija Dam
Dams--Matilija
Matilija Lake
Matilija Dam on a clear, sunny day, with a single sailboat on the water. There is shrubbery and plant life in the foreground and mountains in the background.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood 46, Calif., H2638 & S15402-l]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20856 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Santa Susana Pass
Roads--Santa Susana Pass
Santa Susana Pass
A road and surrounding mountainous terrain in the Santa Susana Pass.
Verso: Message addressed to Mr. Percy at the Ventura County Museum, from Eleanor Taylor. Taylor requests a correction regarding the distance between Moorpark College and Moorpark. Postmarked January 10, 1968.
Verso caption: "This scenic picturesque area is the general site of many movie ranches."
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 11401 Chandler, North Hollywood, Calif., H3080 and 58238]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
1968
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20171 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Matilija Stage Coach
Coaching
Ojai--Stage Coach
View of a stagecoach being pulled by a team of horses. People are sitting both inside and on the top of the stagecoach. There is a row of houses in the background. Caption at bottom reads: "Matilija Stage Coach, Ventura Co., Calif."
[Detroit Publishing Co. "Phostint Card, 13178'
Detroit Publishing Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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20070 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20357 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
The Foothills Hotel, Nordhoff, Ojai Valley, Calif.
Ojai--Buildings--Hotels--Foothill
Landscape view of Foothills Hotel, Ojai. The three story Craftsman style building has a wood shingle exterior and a lushly landscaped campus. Flowering vines overhang the porches. Several horses wait outside the building at the head of its roundabout driveway. The hotel was built in 1904 and burned down in 1917. Nordhoff Ridge sprawls in the background.
Caption: "70887 THE FOOTHILLS HOTEL, NORDHOFF, OJAI VALLEY, CALIF."
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" Card), 70887]
Detroit Publishing Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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20543 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20072 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
From Near the Foothills Hotel, Nordhoff, Ojai Valley, Calif.
Mountains--Topa Topa
Ojai Valley
Ojai--Buildings--Hotels--Foothill
Bird's-eye view of the Ojai Valley taken from Foothills Hotel. Topa Topa Mountain visible in background.
[Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card), 70889]
Detroit Publishing Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
8 x 10 cm
English
Image
20544 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
San Buenaventura, Cal., 1877: Being a "Birds Eye" View of Downtown Ventura
Ventura (Calif.)--Maps
Ventura (Calif.)--Views
Bird's eye view of Ventura in 1877, with a view "From the Bay, Looking North" as written along the bottom of the map. Ships, wharf, beach, Poli Street, Downtown Ventura, Ventura Avenue, and mountains in image.
[Notes: Lithograph by A. L. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, Calif; Map enclosed in plastic; Map covers San Buenavantura River Valley E to Ash St; L - 3, Automobile Club of Southern California, Map of Ventura County, ©2003]
E. S. Clover, E. S. (Publisher)
Museum of Ventura County
1877
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1 Map, 2 copies : Paper 37 x 62 cm. Ink Lithograph.
English
M0230
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura County Coastal Area Aerial Photo
Ventura (Calif.)--Aerial views
Aerial photograph showing East Ventura including Pierpont and the intersection of Thompson Boulevard, Main Street, and Telegraph Road. A portion of the Pacific Ocean is visible in the left side of the photo. Mountain hills are to the east, and agriculture fields are to the south. Photo 24 of a group of 36 photos.
Scale approximately [1:16800].
[APM-050 in map index; Photo ID # 15, index # C-3, Jun 1929, C 563; L - 4, Automobile Club of Southern California, Map of Ventura County, ©2003]
Fairfield Aerial Surveys, Inc.
Museum of Ventura County
1929 June
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12464
12465, 12466, 12467, 12468, 12469, 12470, 12471, 12472, 12473, 12474, 12475, 12476, 12477, 12478, 12479, 12480, 12481, 12482, 12483, 12484, 12485, 12486, 12487, 12488, 12489, 12490, 12491, 12492, 12493, 12494, 12495, 12496, 12497, 12498, 12499, 12500
Black and white photograph
Aerial photograph
19 x 24 cm
English
Image
12488
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai Valley
Citrus Fruit
Ojai--Views
A view looking down at a portion of the Ojai Valley showing citrus orchards with mountains in the background.
[Truepicture Post Card, Fidelity Reproduction Co., Los Angeles 36, Calif., 113]
Fidelity Reproduction Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20152 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ventura Marina
Harbors
Ventura--Views--Circa 1975
Bird's-eye view of the Ventura Marina. The marina and beaches are in the foreground of the image. The City of Ventura is visible in the background.
[Plastichrome Colourpicture, Boston, Mass., 02130 (Woody Gillette, P.O. Box 318,Solvang, CA 93463), P310580]
Gillette, Woody
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1975
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20312 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Promenade at Ventura Beach
Promenades (Pedestrian Areas)
View of a promenade at Ventura beach. Pedestrian walkway visible as well as a lawn area with various trees and bushes. In the background of the image the mountains can be seen in clear view. In the foreground a concrete barrier with a steel railing stretches from left to right of the image.
Hill, David
Museum of Ventura County
1979
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16689
16690
Black and white photograph
12.7 x 17.8
English
Image
16688
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Mupu School in Santa Paula
Schools
Schoolhouse is in view from a wide angle. Front of the building is in full view with the side of the building also visible. On both sides of the entranceway are trees. Mailboxes are shown in the bottom left of the image. A flagpole is visible to the right of the image as well as the street in the foreground. In the background of the image mountains can be seen.
Hill, David
Museum of Ventura County
1979
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16691
16693
Black and white photograph
13 x 17.7 cm
English
Image
16692
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ventura River Valley Aerial View
Ventura (Calif.)--Aerial views
Valleys
Oil fields
View of Ventura looking south. Ventura city and oil fields visible. Hills line both sides of image, Pacific Ocean at top of image.
Holland-McCarty
VCLSA Collection
Museum of Ventura County
1954-10-09
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Aerial Photograph
24 x 19.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
7799
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
The Old Rice Rancho
Rice Rancho (Ventura, Calif.)
Panoramic landscape view of the Old Rice Rancho in Matilija Canyon, Ventura. A large field with trees is in the foreground with a mountain in the background.
Isensee, B.
Oliva Collection, 1988
Museum of Ventura County
1928-12-18
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Panorama
24.8 x 126.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
16091 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Bird's-eye view of Ventura
Ventura--Streets--California St.
Bird's-eye view of Downtown Ventura. The roofs of buildings are in the foreground, and California Street is on the left of the image. The Ventura County Courthouse in in the background. Caption at top reads: "1321:- Bird's-eye View of Ventura, Calif."
[Kashower, M. Co., Los Angeles, 18315 & 1321]
Kashower, M. Co.
Museum of Ventura County
1928-04-09
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20349 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Road to Santa Paula Mineral Springs, Mustard in Bloom
Plants--Flowers
Roads
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, Calif.
[Kashower, M. Co., Los Angeles, Cal., 19409]
Kashower, M. Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20167 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Orange Grove in California, Near Ventura
Citrus Fruit
Oranges
View of a path between orange groves with snowy (?) mountains in the background. Postcard is captioned "Orange Grove in California, Near Ventura" at the top. Duplicate of 22876 PC.
[Longshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, Calif., 85]
Longshaw Card Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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22876 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
21874 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Orange Grove in California Near Ventura Postcard
Farming
View of a path between orange groves with snowy (?) mountains in the background. Postcard is captioned "Orange Grove in California, Near Ventura" at the top. Duplicate of 21874 PC.
[Longshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, California, 853]
Longshaw Card Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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21874 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
22876 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)