Twin Falls, Matilija Hot Springs, Ventura County, Cal.
Health Resorts--Matilija Hot Springs
Matilija Hot Springs--Circa 1910-1915
Two women sit atop a boulder with waterfalls cascading down either side of the boulder. Image from the point of view of the creek bank opposite the waterfalls. Caption on bottom of card reads "Twin Falls, Matilija Hot Springs, Ventura County, Cal."
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, CAl. (Logo: Panama/California Exposition, San Diego, 1915; Slogan: "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders"), 3081 and A16513]
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1910-1915
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10 x 15 cm
Color postcard
English
Image
20076 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Devil's Gate, Sespe Canyon
Sespe Canyon
Los Padres National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Fishing
View of Devil's Gate in Sespe Canyon, showing a river at bottom of canyon, canyon sides imposing on either side of image. Tall mountain in background. Two men fish in a river at bottom right of image, both looking at the viewer.
Unknown
1987
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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17.8 x 12.6 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
14071
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Man Standing at Site of Bear Trap
Brown, Charlie
Los Padres National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Bear traps
Charlie Brown standing on site of bear trap at head of Seymour Creek, Lockwood Valley. He is surrounded by wilderness and is looking at the camera.
Unknown
Charles Outland Collection, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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18 x 13.7 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
10130
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Head of Seymour Creek with Mt. Pinos Behind
Los Padres National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Meadows
Scene showing meadow and mountains. According to library records: "Head of Seymour Creek with Mt. Pinos behind (on right). Meadow in foreground is where Kelly caught a grizzly bear [Kelly's full name is not given]. Meadow was known as Examiner Meadows for a time."
Unknown
Charles Outland Collection, 1983
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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18 x 12.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
10129
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Group Photo at Lopez Adobe
Lopez Adobe (Ojai, Calif.)
Lopez family
Portraits, Group
Adobe houses--California
A large group of men, women, and children gather for a group portrait outside of the old Lopez Adobe. Exterior view of the home built at the mouth of Matilija Canyon. Some of the people are on horseback, one man holds a rifle, and one man sits on a chair with a guitar in his lap.
Photograph has some names handwritten at the top right of photo. They read:
Antonio Lopez
Carr--- Mark---?
Jo Lopez
Frank Lopez
Ramon Lopez
Vicente Gilbert
Teo. Lopez
Joe Ramon Lopez
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900
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Portrait, Group
22.3 x 16.3 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5205
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Union Oil Company, Santa Paula Canyon
Union Oil Company
Oil industry workers
Petroleum
Bird's eye view of buildings and tanks belonging to Union Oil Company located in Santa Paula Canyon, surrounded by trees and wilderness. Three men and a dog visible in the scene. Tall mountains in background.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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17.5 x 10.8 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
5011
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
U.S. Forest Ranger at Willett Cabin in the Sespe
Forest rangers
Willett family
Frontier and pioneer life
Horses
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.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Portrait, Full
12.5 x 17.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2459
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Three Men in Front of Nick Walnut Homestead
Walnut, Nick (Nicola Noce), 1830-1898
Italian Americans
Agriculture
Men--California--Portraits
Frontier and pioneer life
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 side of him. On the left, another man holds a dog on a leash. On the right, a third man stands behind a water well. All men look at the viewer.
Museum records indicate "Nick Walnut homestead on Reeves Road near Ojai Valley Winery (1983)."
Unknown
1983 [8929]
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1870
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11.5 x 9.5 cm
25.5 x 21.5 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
2357
8929
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Sespe--Lathrop's
Horsemanship
Hunting lodges
Fishing lodges
Lathrop family
Sespe Wilderness (Calif.)
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 as Lathrop Camp or "Hotel Sespe."
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1900s
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9 x 9.1 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
1718
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Mail Day at Ozena
Ozena
Postal Service--Ozena
Image shows an automobile, group of men, a horse-drawn wagon, and a couple of buildings. Mountains in the background. "Mail day at Ozena" printed across bottom.
[Kruxo, 4338]
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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15 x 10 cm
Black and white postcard
English
Image
20449 PC
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Arnulfo Sanchez in Sespe Canyon
Sanchez, Arnulfo
Sespe Canyon
Arnulfo Sanchez stands on a boulder in a creek or river at Sespe Canyon. He is off the left of the image, rocky hills in background, and he wears a suit and tie.
Unknown
Mary Sanchez Rios Collection, 1999
Museum of Ventura County
1928
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Portrait, Full
Black and white negative
English
Image
31705 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Men and Horses Carrying Deer
Deer hunting
Horses
A group of three unidentified men with horses carrying deer on their backs. One man rides a horse and two men lead horses. Mounted photograph.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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22.3 x 36.7 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
11129 OS
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Keene Reel 15, Wilderness Scenes, Snowy Weather, African Lions, and Hunting Footage
Sespe Wilderness (Calif.)
Mountain life
Animal carcasses
Puma
Lion
Captive wild animals
Santa Barbara Forest Reserve
Hunting
Trapping
Snow
Black-and-white footage, some disturbing and graphic, of backcountry, wilderness, snowy weather, captive African lions, hunting and trapping of animals.
Child playing in yard with dog and cat; Trees and large rocks; Two people outside of structure in woods, very dark footage, reading paper; Horse walking through stream and walking along path on steep rocky hill; Cat running through yard of cabin in snowy weather; Backcountry, group of men in hats carrying covered stretcher or backboard that appears to have a body on it, placing the body on horseback; Group of turkeys in clearing behind fence; Keene holding chained African lion by chest/under its front legs and swinging it side to side; Keene beating African lion with chain; Man feeding African lion cub with bottle; Man and horse walking through snowy woods; Car driving along snowy road; Man outside canvas building rolling a cigarette; Man entering log cabin with shake roof; Man riding white horse out of brush, meeting another man leading a horse (bowlegged man from 2021-1.4), smoking pipes; Rattlesnake upside down in water, appearing to struggle; Man and horse in snowy woods; Man cooking on campfire; Upside down footage of chipmunk; Man carrying dead mountain lion in woods; Man looking through low brush; Horse outside cabin; Water under bridge, bridge missing parts, possibly destroyed, man in barrel hanging from cable navigates across gap between bank and bridge piling; Duplicate footage of Keene arriving to house with woman and two children; Two men shaking hands outside building; Icicles; Man leads horse to wooden drinking trough in woods; Sign on tree that reads "Santa Barbara National Forest, Henderson Trail, Frazier Mt Long Dave, Lockwood Valley - Lebec, Tejon Ranger Stations, Sespe Via Alder Creek"; Man leading horse through woods, using axe on downed tree; Bobcat in trap; Animal running away through woods; Paw prints in sand, dry dirt; Mountain lion in net being given water or milk (duplicate of 2021-1.1); Men on street pulling dead mountain lion in net out of back of car; Dead boar; Man and pack horses walking on trail through trees and large boulders; Man walking with pack horse past rock cabin with shake roof; Sailboat in cove; Backcountry; Man holding snake.
Unknown
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
Funding support for the digitization of this material was generously provided by The Schwemm Family Foundation.
Accession No.: 2021-1
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and White Film
Home Movie
10 min., 2 sec.
English
Image
2021-1.15 AV <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h22adik86nmz2sh/2021-1.15AV.mp4?dl=0">(Keene Reel 15)</a>
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Hunting Party on North Fork of Matilija Creek
Hunting
Horsemanship
Matilija Creek (Ventura County, Calif.)
Group photo of a hunting party on the North fork of Matilija Creek. There are five men on horseback, some are carrying rifles. There are two pack mules with the group.
Unknown
Cecelia Ruiz Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white negative
English
Image
25712 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Potrero Seco Forest Service Station
Horses
Fire lookout stations
Los Padres National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
Image is of Potrero Seco Forest Service Station. Scene shows two horses in a field facing each other (view of horses in profile) with a flag pole between them--a United States flag flying atop the flag pole.
Unknown
Cecelia Ruiz Collection, 2003
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Black and white negative
English
Image
25703 NP
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Family Camping
Camping
Tents
Family Camping
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp379
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Drawing of a Sled in a Wilderness Area
Sleds
Wilderness areas
Drawing of a sled in a wilderness area.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp316
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Drawing of Lake Bennett Wilderness Area
Drawings
Lakes
Wilderness Area
Drawing of Lake Bennett wilderness area.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp315
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Camping with Tents and Families
Camping
Tents
Camping with tents and families
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp038
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Fishing in a Canyon River
Fishing
Rocks
Wilderness Areas
Fishing in a canyon river.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp037
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
River and Hills with Campsite
Mountains
Rivers
Rocks
Wilderness areas
River and hills with campsite.
Unknown
Museum of Ventura County
No date
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Glass plate negative
English
Image
gp033
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)