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San Buenaventura Wharf and S.S. Pomona black and white
View of the San Buenaventura Wharf with the steamer ship, Pomona docked on the right side of the image. Small figures can be seen on the wharf.

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Two-masted steam ship near the beach.

Ship Under Repair
Ship under repair on beach East of Ventura Pier. Pier or wharf is in background. Men are in the ship and standing around the ship.

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Stereoscopic view of a ship in dry dock on a beach.

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Sailing ship at wharf.

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Image of mosaic commissioned by Museum Docent Council. Artistic representation of the development of transportation in Ventura County.

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Navy Ships

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Ventura, West Section, 1878
Bird's eye view of Ventura's west section facing westward toward the ocean.

Atlantic Fleet Passing Hueneme postcard
View of beach in the foreground with two girls playing in the water. Fleet of ships are in the ocean in the background. Wharf shown on the right. Caption reads: "The Atlantic Fleet Passing Hueneme, Cal."
[Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal., made in…

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Proposed Harbor at Hueneme, Calif. undated. post card
Bird's eye view of proposed harbor build out at Hueneme. A freight ship is shown pulling into the proposed harbor, with industrial buildings and the coastline in the background.
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The Ocean-Ventura, Calif. Post Card
View of the Pacific Ocean from the beach. There are pebbles and gentle waves breaking on the sand. The silhouette of a ship with a smokestack is in the distance.
Caption: "THE OCEAN - VENTURA CALIF 33."
[No publisher stated, 33]

Untitled, (View of Wharf) Post Card
Landscape image of a seaside wharf. The wooden pier is in the background to the left, with a schooner ship docked at its head. The shoreline, dotted with dark pebbles is in the foreground, a foamy wave about to break.
[No publisher Stated (Logo:…

Bird's Eye View of Ventura, Cal. from the Hill, 1911 postcard
Caption: "Bird's eye view of Ventura, Cal. from the Hill."
View of Ventura from the hill, focusing on a road stretching from the foreground through the city to the shore. Trees and buildings are nestled along the street in the foreground. The ocean…

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This reel's footage includes a succession of short scenes that mostly show people of various ages on vacation:

A large group gather for miniature golf and an elaborate picnic deep in a wooded area, beside a wood cabin. Families drive to and from…

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Image taken from afar, ocean in foreground, of the USS South Dakota, in Ventura for a celebration in 1914. Bottom right of photo reads "Compliments of Dingman Studio Ventura."
'Photographer - Dingnan Studio.

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Ships Loading Oil
Bird's eye view of ships loading oil in a harbor. Ships, buildings, and oil storage tanks visible, as well as water surrounding harbor and tracks running through the harbor.

Library records indicate this is part of "The Petroleum Industry -…

Ship Loading Oil
Closeup view of a ship loading oil. A Union 76 storage tank is in left foreground of the image.

Library records indicate this is part of "The Petroleum Industry - transportation & refining. Marguerite Brown Study Prints."

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Dick Gould and Dorothy Durfee as Children on Beach
Cousins Richard (Dick) and Dorothy play in the sand as children on a beach in Ventura. Dick lays on the ground next to a rope, and Dorothy stands. Both look at the viewer. The shipwrecked Coos Bay is behind them as well as the Ventura Wharf.

Sketch of a Clipper Ship
Sketch of a clipper ship Richard Robinson built in 1854 by W. Stetson & Co. The sketch shows a black and white drawing of a three-masted ship on the waves. A banner reading: R. Robinson is flying from the middle mast of the ship. A smaller ship is in…

Ventura View from Hills near San Buenaventura Mission
Bird's eye view of Ventura extending out to the ocean from hills behind the San Buenaventura Mission grounds. Ventura Wharf in view with a large shipped docked there at left of image. Bottom left of image shows a lumber yard. A large portion of Main…

Ray Prueter, Robert Jennings, and Tom Laubacher at Groundbreaking for Hueneme Harbor Expansion
Group photo of three men each holding on to one of three handles of a shovel that is ready to go into the ground. The men wear suits and ties and are at the Hueneme Harbor. Next to them is a drawing reading "artist's conception future expansion Port…

Ventura, Cal. Ventura Wharf 1906 black and white postcard
View of the Ventura Wharf from the shoreline, with one ship leaving and at least one ship docked.
[MacGregor, J.J., Ventura, Cal. Photo by J.C. Brewster. (Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.)]

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Ventura Beach Scene postcard
A beach scene in Ventura with numerous fully dressed people sitting on the sand. Other people in silhouette are standing in the water. Children are playing in the shallow water at the edge of the surf. On the left side of the image is a horse and…

The Pier, Ventura postcard
A scene of the Ventura Pier with a boat moored to it. There is a larger ship offshore near the end of the pier. The Channel Islands are in the distance with the beach and rolling surf in the foreground. Two images are depicted: A sepia version of…

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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…
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