The Ventura County UCCE website includes a history section. One fun and educational part of the section is the History of Ventura and Oxnard slide show, put together by our own Steve Griffin.
The photos cover the mid 1800’s through the early 1900’s. Agriculture’s prominence in early county life is clear. While looking at photos of both cities downtown areas 100 years ago and more it is interesting to see what remains and what has changed.
The slide show is best viewed through the internet explorer browser and can be found by following this link.
In addition to the online photos, our office has many other historical photos not yet online. They cover larger sections of the county and include: 4-H meetings with women in long skirts and ruffled shirts, lush fields in places that have houses for decades, photos of old research and irrigation projects, and generally show that while much has changed, much remains the same.
These photos are available for viewing. Please contact our office if interested to set up an appointment.
One of the online images, they are much clearer when viewed from the slide show.