Ventura Volunteer Naval Militia (U.S.S. Saint Louis)
Image
Title
Ventura Volunteer Naval Militia (U.S.S. Saint Louis)
Identifier
9632
Description
Ventura Volunteer Naval Militia, group photo of approximately 30 men, posed in front of Ventura Mill & Lumber Company. Verso of photo states "1st men to leave Ventura for World War I." The men are dressed in civilian clothing--suits and hats.
Nearly identical to photo number 1411, except that 1411 has a typed paper reading 1914 U.S.S. Saint Louis across the top. Men are also numbered and named in that photo.
Some of the men identified in library records, left to right in photo, as:
Lt. Warren Smith
Allen Root
Pete Montanio
Newton Hill
Fred Otero
Ray Meyers
Harry Hennion
Ray Weigle
John Valenzuella or Valenzuela
Bill Eaton
Bert (Bud?) De La C----
Adolph Zwirn
Ken Evans
Bill Cottrell
Red Adair
Bob Barnes
Alex Kamp
Emmett Lorraine Ammons
Theodore (Theo) Kelsey
Charles P. Daily
Bob Barnes
Bill Cottrell
Victor Johnson
Phil Carr
Carrol Lind
Ralph Oberg
Marrion Walker
Ben Lopez
Maurice Murphy
Waldo Dingman, Jr.
Nearly identical to photo number 1411, except that 1411 has a typed paper reading 1914 U.S.S. Saint Louis across the top. Men are also numbered and named in that photo.
Some of the men identified in library records, left to right in photo, as:
Lt. Warren Smith
Allen Root
Pete Montanio
Newton Hill
Fred Otero
Ray Meyers
Harry Hennion
Ray Weigle
John Valenzuella or Valenzuela
Bill Eaton
Bert (Bud?) De La C----
Adolph Zwirn
Ken Evans
Bill Cottrell
Red Adair
Bob Barnes
Alex Kamp
Emmett Lorraine Ammons
Theodore (Theo) Kelsey
Charles P. Daily
Bob Barnes
Bill Cottrell
Victor Johnson
Phil Carr
Carrol Lind
Ralph Oberg
Marrion Walker
Ben Lopez
Maurice Murphy
Waldo Dingman, Jr.
Creator
Dingman
Date
1917-04-08
Format
16.5 x 22 cm
Sepia photograph
Subject
Naval militia
World War, 1914-1918
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Relation
1411
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Dingman, “Ventura Volunteer Naval Militia (U.S.S. Saint Louis),” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed October 31, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/473.