Ventura Volunteer Naval Militia (U.S.S. Saint Louis)

Image

Ventura Volunteer Naval Militia

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.

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 March 28, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/473.