Power House, Ventura Light & Power Co., Oxnard, Cal.

Image

Power House, Ventura Light & Power Co., Oxnard, Cal. postcard
Power House, Ventura Light & Power Co., Oxnard, Cal. postcard verso

Title

Power House, Ventura Light & Power Co., Oxnard, Cal.

Identifier

21010 PC

Description

Colorized exterior view of powerhouse of Ventura County Light & Power Company in Oxnard, California. The building is made of brick, it is one story. Building has writing on roof, not legible. Telephone and electrical poles are visible outside the building. Second brick building to left with an industrial water or chemical tank beside it. Foreground has two railroad tracks. Both tracks have overgrown grass covering parts of them. There is an unpaved road in front of both brick buildings.

Verso: Message to Miss Nonie Jesterman of Paso Robles, California from "Will." Message expresses thanks for a previous letter and apologizes for being too busy to reply sooner. Postmarked August 26, 3pm in Oxnard. Year unknown.

[I. Scheff & Bros., San Francisco, Cal. (Printed in Germany) Publ. for I.M. Poggi, Oxnard, Cal.]

Creator

I. Scheff & Bros (San Francisco, Calif.)

Date

No date

Format

Color postcard
15 x 10 cm

Subject

Electric Power
Oxnard--Buildings--Industrial

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Is Referenced By

MVC045 Collection of Ventura County postcards

Collection

Citation

I. Scheff & Bros (San Francisco, Calif.) , “Power House, Ventura Light & Power Co., Oxnard, Cal.,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed March 12, 2025, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/8505.