W.W. Blanchard Residence
Santa Paula--Buildings--Houses
View of the W. W. Blanchard home taken from the driveway. Shows the length of the curved driveway and lawn with a coniferous tree that partially obscures the view of the home. The building is two-stories tall, with a staircase leading to a porch and the front door. Ivy covers a portion of the building and is growing over the railings of a balcony. Hedges and other foliage line the home.
Caption: W. W. Blanchard Residence. Santa Paula, California.
[Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.,"Postcards of Quality", (Published for Cauche's Drug Store, 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
20226 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
A Cool Retreat, Nordhoff, Cal.
Ojai--Views
View of a person sitting on a small bridge over a creek.
[AZO (no other identification)]
AZO
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
8 x 10 cm
English
Image
20559 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Snowy Scene in Newbury Park
Snow
Fence posts in the foreground and a field in the background are covered after snow in Newbury Park.
Bain Studio (Oxnard)
1988
Museum of Ventura County
1949-01-11
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9 x 14.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
15268
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Arcade Ojai Ave. Nordhoff, Calif.
Ojai--Buildings--Arcade
Ojai--Streets--Ojai Avenue
View of the Arcade on Ojai Avenue. Scaffolding next to Arcade. Street is unpaved. Three early automobiles are parked adjacent to the Arcade.
[Photographed by R.F. Batchelor, Nordhoff, Cal.]
Batchelor, R. F.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Sepia postcard
8 x 10 cm
English
Image
20560 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Fir Street, Ventura
Ventura--Street Scenes--Circa 1915
Ventura--Streets--Fir St.
View of Fir Street intersection. There is a large house on both corners. The street is lined with trees, and there is a car driving on the street. Caption at bottom reads: "Fir Street, Ventura, Cal.'
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-65872]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1915
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20406 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
In Foster Memorial Park, Near Ventura
Parks--Foster
An oak tree with a curved trunk frames the right side of the image. Behind it is a wide dirt path, and on the other side is a forest with mountains in the background. Two men, one if a grey suit and one in orange, lean against a triangular wooden structure to look out at the forest.
[Brakey, J.R.,Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-75683]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20521 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Birdseye View, Ventura, Cal.
People's Lumber Company
Ventura--Views
Caption: "Birdseye view, Ventura, Cal."
Landscape image of of People's Lumber Company work yard. A two story brick building, center right, is painted with the company's name. To the left is a long storehouse with a slanted roof. Several round silos dot the field. Rolling hills are in the background.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition,San Diego, 1915), 3361and 13236]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20048 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Bird's Eye View of Ventura, Cal. from the Hill, 1911
Ventura--Views
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 and pier front are in the background, busy with several ships.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915;Slogan: "On The Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3088 and A16520]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
1911-11-22
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20058 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Lyon Springs Resort, Matilija Canyon, Near Nordhoff, Ventura, Co., Calif.
Health Resorts--Lyons Hot Springs
Lyon Springs Resort
Matilija Canyon--Circa 1930
Trail view of a campsite at Lyon Springs Resorts, Matilija Canyon. Set beside a campsite of simple white tents, a trail head marked by wood posts in the foreground heads off into the trees.
Caption: "LYON SPRINGS RESORT, MATILIJA CANYON, NEAR NORDHOFF, VENTURA CO., CALIF."
Verso: Addressed to Barbara Barnard Smith and Mr. Rudolph R[rest illegible] of Brooklyn, New York.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art, Chicago), A72265]
Brakey, J. R.
Museum of Ventura County
1930-06-17
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20526 PC
15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20075 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
San Buena Ventura Mission, Ventura
San Buenaventura Mission
A view looking northwest toward the mission from the opposite side of Main Street. The street is not paved. Four men wearing hats are sitting on the building's steps. Part of the Parish House is visible as well as one of the Norfolk Pine trees.
Caption: San Buena Ventura Mission, Ventura, Cal. Founded in 1782.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, CAl. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915),
3063 and A16495]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20107 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
The Largest Rubber Tree In California, Ventura
Trees--Ficus Venturiani (Rubber Tree)
Ventura--Views--Circa 1908
View of a rubber tree growing near a street. There is a wood frame structure to the left of the tree and other buildings are visible in the background. Tree's branches spread wide, past the two buildings on either side of it. Uppermost branches not visible in view.
Post marked 12-12-1909.
Caption: The largest Rubber Tree in California, Ventura, Cal.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Printed by Newman Post Card Co., Los Angeles, Made in Germany)]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
1909
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20124 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Arnaz School Near Ventura, Ventura Co., Cal.
Schools--Arnaz
Hand-colored photographic postcard. Students of various ages and teachers are posing for a picture in front of the Arnaz School. The girls and women are wearing dresses. Most of the boys appear to be wearing bib-style overalls. The white clapboard school building has green shingle roofing and several double-hung windows are visible. There is a large tree near the building with many other trees and hillside vegetation in the surrounding area. An American flag is visible.
Caption: Arnaz School Near Ventura, Ventura Co., Cal.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, 1915; Slogan: "On The Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3100 and A16532]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20142 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Grammar School, Santa Paula
Schools--Santa Paula
A three-story wood school building clad in shingles. The building has a central tower section with a porch on the first level, an enclosed porch on the second level and an observation deck on the third level that is covered by a pyramid-shaped roof structure. A couple of small buildings, trees and mountains are visible in the background.
Verso: Message addressed to Mrs. E. Anderson. Sender is requesting Mrs. Anderson to go to Whitesell to make a purchase for them.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (Logo: Panama-California Exposition, San Diego 1915; Slogan: "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3077 ad A16509]
Brakey, J.R.
Museum of Ventura County
Circa 1911-1915
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20166 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Ventura Avenue, 1880
Ventura Avenue (Ventura, Calif.)
Tico Adobe (Ventura, Calif.)
Bird's eye view of Ventura Avenue, looking north from Main Street. Tico Adobe is pictured on viewer's left foreground. A horse drawn cart are on a dirt road. Fields, trees and houses line the road.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1880
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21.5 x 13 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
274
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Harvesting an Orchard
Agricultural Laborers
Harvesting
Ladders
Orchards
Harvesting an orchard.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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5914
Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp089
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Large Oak Tree
Men
Orchards
Large oak tree and man with orchard in background.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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gp222
Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp217
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Large Live Oak Tree
Dogs
Men
Women
Large live oak tree with several people and dog, with orchard in background.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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gp217
Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp222
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Old Creek Road
Old Creek Road (Ventura, Calif.)
Roads
Horse-drawn vehicles
A landscape view of Old Creek Road. A dirt road is seen cutting through a field with trees on either side of the road. A vehicle that appears to be a horse drawn wagon is driving down the road.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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11 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5049
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
G.A.R. Vets Civil War Gathering
Veterans
American Civil War, 1861-1865
Plaza Park (Ventura, Calif.)
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Civil War vets encampment gathering at Plaza Park in Ventura, Calif. The large group stands in front of tents under trees. According to museum records there "appears to be a rubber tree surrounded by Cypress, 200 of which were planted in 1874. Rubber tree is smaller than Cypress, apparently planted later."
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1892
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20 x 12 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
424
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Old Time Hunting Party
Hunting
Portraits, Group
A group of young men who are posed by a campsite for the photo. An animal is visible on the ground in front of the men. Three of the men are wearing ammunition belts around their waists. The campsite is surrounded by trees. A wagon and several horses are visible in the background.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Sepia photograph
21.5 x 13.6 cm
Portrait, Group
English
Image
964
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
"Doc" Cody, Wells Fargo Agent on Oak Street
Wells, Fargo & Company
Horse-drawn vehicles
Oak Street (Ventura, Calif.)
A horse-drawn Wells Fargo and Company wagon is pictured parked at the side of a dirt street in front of a wooden house on Oak Street. A tree and palm are shown growing in the home's yard. "Doc" Cody, an agent of Wells Fargo is shown driving the wagon. He is bearded and wearing a suit and hat. Brewster's photography studio is visible to the right.
Library records indicate that this home was built by J. J. Sheridan.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1890
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Sepia photograph
22.9 x 14 cm
English
Image
966
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Limoneira in Santa Paula
Orchards
Lemon trees
Views
Limoneira Company in Santa Paula, California. A panorama of a lemon orchard and a large pool of water. A man stands by the water's edge.
Text in the bottom left corner reads, "One of the California Wonders / Limoneira - Santa Paula / A six hundred acre lemon orchard."
Text in bottom right corner reads, "Photograph #697 / S. U. Bunnell / (illegible) / Pasadena."
Bunnell, Schuyler U.
1992
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Panorama
20.3 x 122 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
25445 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Picturesque Roadway Leading from Thousand Oaks to the Simi Valley
Roads
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
View of a curving roadway through hills. A car is driving away from the viewer. A small home is on the left side of the road.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 11401 Chandler, North Hollywood, Calif., 3079]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20232 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Santa Clara Catholic Church
Churches
Oxnard--Buildings--Churches
Santa Clara Parish Catholic Church
Street view of Santa Clara Catholic Church in Oxnard through a frame of trees. The middle of three doors is open.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood 46, Calif., H1317 & 19639]
Columbia Wholesale Supply
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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10 x 15 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20822 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Historic Sycamore Tree
Trees--Sycamore
Trees--Ventura County
Color photographic postcard showing a large sycamore tree growing in the middle of a road, at the edge of an intersection. Behind the tree, citrus groves are visible.
Verso:
Caption: Historic Sycamore Tree - tradition records General Freemont camped under this tree on his trips from Los Angeles to San Francisco. It was also the official Hangman's tree. There is a legend too, that under or near this tree are buried treasures of the early days. Located on Highway 150 between Santa Paula and Fillmore, California.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply Co., 1047 N. Havenhurst, Hollywood 46, Calif., H1763 and15973]
Columbia Wholesale Supply Co.
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Color postcard
15 x 10 cm
English
Image
20184 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)