Interior view of a worker residence at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camp in El Rio. Woman wearing apron and checkered dress stands by stove with back to viewer. A young girl is seated nearby at a table, and is turned away from the viewer.…
View of two women cleaning laundry at outdoor wash sinks. A young girl stands next to the sinks. A boy is leaning on the frame that covers the washing area. Tents and drying line visible in background.
Group photo of women and one child standing in front of a car at Steckel Park in Santa Paula. Left to right: Theresa Alvarez De La Rosa, Lupe De La Rosa (Castaneda), Dee Duarte De La Rosa, Mary Lou Figueroa De La Rosa, Viola De La Rosa Valenzuela and…
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.
Group photo of Ventura County Association of Women's Clubs at Foster Park picnic in 1913. Women appear to be in costume and in the center of the group is a banner that reads "Votes for Women."
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…
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…
"Eloquent pleading on the beach on a Sunday afternoon in Ventura." Two women at the beach--one is on her right knee looking up and the other is holding an umbrella and a book. Both of them are smiling at each other. Photo has a crease diagonally…
Two women in floor length long sleeve blouses and floor length skirts stand under a covered sidewalk in front of a store that appears to be a dress shop. Sign on window behind them reads "fashionable dressmaking." Window lettering behind them reads…
View of the Tico Residence with two men and two women standing on the front porch. The main structure is adobe with a tile roof. The front porch is wood with shingle roofing. Visible on the right side of the image is an addition to the house with…
View of the Tico Residence with two men and two women standing on the front porch. The main structure is adobe with a tile roof. The front porch is wood with shingle roofing. Visible on the right side of the image is an addition to the house with…
Exterior view of courtyard, with seated woman playing guitar. Woman is wearing a patterned dress and dark shawl. Her hair is dark and curly. Ivy-covered columns are visible to the left side of the postcard. Two stools holding a pot and a barrel, are…
Image depicts Ruth standing among plum trees in Rancho Ladera with her dog, Perky. The surrounding environment is heavily vegetated. The plum trees planted in a row with a walking path beside the orchard. In the background there is taller grove of…
A portrait bust of Ruth M. Ruiz in a left diagonal profile. She is wearing a dress with a dark overcoat and pearls. A studio backdrop is visible behind Ruth with a signature at the bottom right-hand corner transcribed as 'Murillo.'
View from the roadside. Ruth and her dog Perky kneel in front of a Hotel on Whidbey Island in Washington. To the left of the building there is a much smaller wooden structure with two canoes inside of it and one on top of it. In front of the building…
This snapshot shows Reverend Baba Serisei and his wife seated together at a birthday banquet in honor of the Reverend's birthday. Reverend Baba was a minister at the Japanese Methodist Church.