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Title
Bethel A.M.E. Church Cathedral Choir : 1967 ; Oxnard.
Date
1967
Description
Group portrait of 14 Bethel A.M.E, Church Cathedral Choir members in front of partially draped wall. Image originally obtained from Albert Duff.
Title
La Verne Pinkard, Queen Contestant, The Oxnard Community Fair : 1954 ; La Verne, the first African-American contestant and first runner-up, was sponsored by the Civic Progressive League.
Date
1954
Description
Close up formal studio portrait of La Verne Pickard a queen contestant and first runner up at the Oxnard Community Fair. She wears dangle earrings and a lace necklace. Image originally obtained from Tempest Holloway.
Title
Clifton Tatum Family, Oxnard : February 1957 ; Clifton was superintendent at juvenile hall, Ventura, later renamed the Clifton Tatum Center. His wife, Frances, was the first black dietician in Ventura County. Son, Clifton, Jr. (on left), a parole officer of California Youth Authority, Camarillo. Son, Lucius G. Tatum (right) ran a video and film production company in Camarillo.
Date
1957
Description
Informal family portrait of Clifton and Frances Tatum seated, with each holding a son. Drapery fills the background. Image originally obtained from Mrs. Frances J. Tatum.
Title
Ruth Gibson : 1940 ; Ruth Gibson was born in August, 1915 in Ventura, California and worked at the Construction Battalion Center for 28 years. She founded the Twentieth Century Onyx Club, an African-American woman's club that sponsored Debutante's Ball, the Cotton Ball and gave scholarships.
Date
1940
Description
Close up photograph of Ruth Gibson who smiles. She wears a patterned top, dangling pearl earrings and short chain necklace with pendant. Image originally obtained from Leroy "Buddy" Gibson.
Title
Members of the Twentieth Century Onyx Club : 1963 ; a social and philanthropic group founded in 1961 by Ruth Gibson. Standing L. to R.: Thelma Calhoun, Lona Fountain, Mary Mason, Mary Jordan, Gloria Thomas. Seated L. to R.: Elsie Kelley*, Geraldine Lyghts*, Faye Brown, Marguerite Milton, Ruth Gibson*. *Charter members. Other charter members not included in this picture are Mattie Adams, Mildred Morrison, W. Margaret Tatum, Elsie Johnson and Patricia Goone.
Date
1963
Description
Outdoor group portrait of ten members of the Twentieth Century Onyx Club. Image originally obtained from Mattie Adams.
Title
Twentieth Century Onyx Club Scholarship Recipients : 1968 ; l. to r.: Hesterly Hankins, Gary Windom, Sylvia Webster, Sammie Wilson, and Jerry Windom.
Date
1968
Description
Group portrait of 5 teenage recipients of the Twentieth Century Onyx Club Scholarship. Two boys stand while two boys and one girl are seated. Image originally obtained from Mattie Adams.
Title
Sam McVey, Professional Boxer, born in Oxnard : May 17, 1884 ; McVey entered the professional ring at the age of eighteen and fought at least seven fights, six of them in Oxnard, before meeting Jack Johnson in his first officially recorded heavyweight bout on February 27, 1903. McVey fought professionally in the U.S., France, England, Australia, Cuba, Argentina, Chile and Panama until 1920 and died on December 23, 1921 at age 37.
Date
undated: circa 1900-1910
Description
Professional studio portrait of Sam McVey who stands in a boxing pose and wears boxing shorts and boots. Painted backdrop on viewer's left includes a column and arch. Image originally obtained from the Ring Magazine.
Title
Leroy Gibson, Sr. : 1932 ; known as the "Wichita Wildcat" in professional boxing. Leroy Gibson was a resident of Ventura and the founder of Gibson Barbeque on Figueroa Street.
Date
1932
Description
Professional studio portrait of Leroy Gibson, Sr., aka Wichita Wildcat, who stands with locked knees and hands behind his back. He wears boxing shorts with contrasting belt, and boots. Image originally obtained from Leroy "Buddy" Gibson.
Title
Bedford Pinkard in Wilson Junior High School, Oxnard : 1945 ; a resident of Ventura County since 1942, Bedford Pinkard was installed as the first African-American elected to the Oxnard City Council in November 1992.
Date
1945
Description
Close up portrait of teenager Bedford Pinkard who wears a buttoned shirt. Image originally obtained from Bedford Pinkard.
Title
Port Hueneme Seabees at Bond Rally Drive in downtown Ventura : September 1943.
Date
1943 September
Description
Aerial view of marching Port Hueneme Seabees on a street in downtown Ventura, spectators on sidelines. Image originally obtained from NAVFAC Archives U.S. Navy, Port Hueneme.
Title
Bedford and Forrest Pinkard at home, 405 East Second St., Oxnard : 1947 ; Bedford Pinkard later became the first African-American elected official in the tri-counties with his election to Oxnard Union High School District Board in 1973.
Date
1947
Description
Well dressed and smiling young men, Bedford and Forrest Pinkard, stand in their yard at 405 East Second Street in Oxnard. Image originally obtained from Bedford Pinkard.
Title
Forrest Pinkard, Oxnard, receives Distinguished Citizens Award for 1970 ; Forrest Pinkard came to Oxnard in 1942. He also received the Man of the Year award in 1971.
Date
1970
Description
Four men in suits stand in front of drapery. Two men on left shake hands. Forrest Pinkard, 2nd from viewer's left, holds framed Man of the Year award. Image originally obtained from Tempest Holloway.
Title
George Washington Carver Club, Santa Barbara : 1970 ; among the ladies pictured is Mamie Wilson, founder and first president.
Date
1970
Description
Outdoor group portrait of twenty-six women of the George Washington Carver Club of Santa Barbara. Eight women sit in chairs and eighteen stand behind. Tree branches and fence are in background. Image originally obtained from Laura K. Simmons.
Title
Mrs. Senora "Tillie" Moore : August 1955 ; Santa Barbara.
Date
1955 August
Description
Mrs. Senora "Tillie" Moore in Santa Barbara stands outside in front of a corner of a building and reaches to touch top of bush. Her other hand is gloved and holds a glove and purse. Image originally obtained from Mrs. Moore.
Title
Santa Barbara Eastern Star Jewel Chapter Number 20 : standing l. to r.: Johnnie Mae Deloney, Ethel Barnes, unknown, Mary Walls, St. Paul A.M.E. minister T. A. Patterson, Pearl Lang, James C. Lewis, Della Lewis, Ozzie Murphy. Front l. to r.: Mrs. Seymore, Susan Hawkins, Laura K. Simmons, Waymond Grisby, Martha Forney and Mrs. Collins.
Date
circa : 1950s-1960s
Description
Group portrait of fifteen members of the Santa Barbara Eastern Star Jewel Chapter Number 20. Nine adults stand behind six seated adults. Each of the twelve women wear a sash over her clothing. Image originally obtained from Laura K. Simmons.
Title
Opera star Grace Bumbry (right) and her teacher Lotte Lehmann, the renowned German diva who fled the Nazis and later taught at the Music Academy of the West. Miss Bumbry studied with Mme. Lehmann during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Date
circa : 1950s - 1960s
Description
Portrait of two standing women. Lotte Lehmann, the woman on viewer's left, wears fur jacket. Grace Bumbry (on right) wears a corsage on her dress. Image originally obtained from Music Academy of the West.
Title
Programs from Grace Bumbry recitals at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the Music Academy of the West, during the late 1950s.
Date
circa : late 1950s
Description
Copies of two Grace Bumbry programs, 1) March 31 presented by the Music Academy of the West; 2) November 19, 1958, presented by the Committee on Drama, Letters, and Music, University of California, Santa Barbara. Image originally obtained from Music Academy of the West.
Title
Grace Bumbry, soloist with the Ojai Festival Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland conducting: 1960s ; Miss Bumbry has enjoyed a sensational career on the European continent where she has been guest artist with all of the leading opera companies. In 1961, she sang the role of Venus in "Tannhauser" at the Bayreuth Festival and returned yearly to Bayreuth as a guest artist. Miss Bumbry made her New York debut in Carnegie Hall in the fall of 1962 and was well received by the public and the press. Following two concert tours of the United States with guest appearances with the Chicago Lyric Opera Company the critical reviews placed her as one of the great artists of our time.
Date
1960s
Description
Informal portrait looking up at Ojai Festival Symphony Orchestra at rest under a band shell. In foreground with back to camera, Aaron Copland looks at Grace Bumbry. Image originally obtained from Music Academy of the West.
Title
International opera star mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry studied with famous German soprano Lotte Lehmann at the Montecito-based Music Academy of the West during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Date
undated : circa : late 1950s
Description
Formal close up portrait of Grace Bumbry looking over her shoulder. Image originally obtained from Music Academy of the West.
Title
Keith Wilkes and Santa Barbara High School basketball players : 1969-70 ; l. to r. Dennis Muroka, Alton Hayes, Bob Verlaan, Louie Tomberg, Ron Murell, Coach Trigueiro, Keith Wilkes, Don Ford, Mike Macy, Bruce Crist, Bob Demetriou, Bob Thompson, Dave Jackson, Keith (later Jamaal) Wilkes became a famous professional player.
Date
1969-70
Description
On the basketball court, twelve Santa Barbara High School basketball players stand behind Coach Trigueiro who squats. Image originally obtained from Santa Barbara High School.
Title
Shirley F. Holloway (right) working at Port Hueneme Harbor : 1963 ; Shirley Holloway worked from 1943-1987 for Pacific Coast Maritime Association at Port Hueneme. He lived in Ventura County from 1942 and married Tempest Holloway, sister of Bedford and Forrest Pinkard.
Date
1963
Description
Looking downward, two male Port Hueneme Harbor workers (Shirley F. Holloway is on right) have their hands on a crate. Image originally obtained from Tempest Holloway.
Title
Keith Wilkes, King of Hearts : l. to r.: Maren Thompson, Tim Bottoms, Janice Murphy, Jeremy Kramer, Carlita Eubanks, Keith Wilkes, Jeanne Mitchell, Earl Pointer, Debbie Ford and Russ Carter. Keith (later Jamaal) Wilkes was crowned "king" and reigned over the prom. His hobbies were reading, music, and writing, and he planned to major in history or economics in college. His father Reverend L. Leander Wilkes came from Ventura to be pastor of the Second Baptist Church, bringing the family in 1969.
Date
circa 1969
Description
Wearing prom clothes, nine high school students stand while the King of Hearts Keith Wilkes sits on throne. Image originally obtained from Santa Barbara High School.
Title
Sam Cunningham, Outstanding Senior Boy, Class of 1969 : Sam was chairman of the Athletic Committee, a member of Key Club and United Black Students and excelled in shot-put as well as football. He won All-American honors from Parade and Scholastic magazines. He attended the University of Southern California and as Sam "Barn" played football with the New England Patriots. (His brother Randall, Class of 1980, plays football for the Philadelphia Eagles.)
Date
1969
Description
Sam Cunningham smiles and stands with hands in pockets. Printed on his zipped jacket is a football with number "34" and "Santa Barbara Dons." Image originally obtained from Santa Barbara High School.
Title
Sam Cunningham, the team and the coaches : 1968 ; Sam Cunningham (back row) became a famous professional player. Members of the Varsity football squad included: row 1 : John Radford, Mike Fryer, Dan Herring, Jeff Kinsell, Russ Carter, Charlie Myers, Ted Lannan, Sam Cunningham, Al Reginato, Sam Cathcart, Terry Crawford, Jerry Herring, Cyril Gavin, Earl Pointer, Jerry Hughes. Row 2 : Coach Mike Moropoulos, Lionel Lamb, Joe Escobar, Bob McWright, Kerry Kellog, Ugo Arnoldi, Dan Gomez, Steve Villa, Gregory Felton, Mike Mendoza, Carlos Williams, Steve Ray, Pat Murphy, Fernando, Mark Kashmar, Alton Hayes, Manager Roy Moore. Row 3 : trainer Stantos Escobar, George Tabata, Waymond Bradley, Roy Bennet, Don Canley, Richard O'Hara, John Peale, Allen Ramirez, Dale Russel, Fred Dunlap, Joe Murillo, Steve Blades, Bill Bailey, Rick Glass, Robert Miller, Joe Olivera, Coach Sam Cathcart. Row 4 : Kim Nakashimo, Chris Goldman, Tom Roehm, Ted Poe, Darrell Tweet, Bob Miller, Dave Duncan, Harry Malaughlin, Mark Zietz, Rui Oppermann, Louie Mascaroi, Armando Gonzales, Jock McKaba, George Flores.
Date
1968
Description
Group portrait of the Santa Barbara High School Varsity football team and coaches. Image originally obtained from Santa Barbara High School.
Title
Sam Cunningham, Key Club member : SBHS Key Club is one of 3310 charter members of Key Club International. The sole function of the honorific Key Club is to provide service to the school and community. Key Club marshalled the fiesta parade, painted the bleachers at Peabody and La Playa Stadiums, took students from hillside house bowling and helped the Council of Christmas Cheer, 1969. Row 1 : Rui Oppermann, Joe Escobar, Sam Cathcart, Tom Anderson, Dana Meaney, Ted Lannon, Josh Brown, Rick Glass. Row 2 : Neil Martin, Erik Davis, Art Louie, Paul Sugino, Ronald Ray, Hilary Dozer, Bob Godfrey, Mr. Larson. Row 3 : Dan O'Malley, Richard Chavez, Dennis Meaney, Greg Rose, Stephen Ray, David Gibbons, Jeff Kinsell, Bob Love. Row 4 : Randy Pendleton, Mike Lee, Peter Grant, Ugo Arnoldi, Sam Cunningham, Chris Clemens, Bob Verlaan, Mitch Perry, Lynn Porter, Jim Wells.
Date
1969
Description
Group portrait of the Key Club of Santa Barbara High School including thirty-eight members and Mr. Larson. Image originally obtained from Santa Barbara High School.
Title
Mess Sergeant, Santa Maria Airbase : 1940.
Date
1940
Description
A Mess Sergeant stands outside at Santa Maria Airbase. Parked military trucks are at right background. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Camp Cooke, Santa Maria Airport : 1948.
Date
1948
Description
Boy stands in school clothes in boxing pose in front of building at Camp Cooke. Image originally obtained from Juanita Prince.
Title
Vera Wilson and Rasaile Kindles, 1128 W. Cypress, Santa Maria : 1964.
Date
1964
Description
Vera Wilson and Rasaile Kindles stand near the street at 1128 W. Cypress, Santa Maria. Vehicles parked in street, telephone poles, bushes and buildings are in background. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Wilford and Gatewood Family members on Santa Maria's "Whiskey Row" : early 1930s.
Date
early 1930s
Description
One woman and two men stand on "Whiskey Row" sidewalk in Santa Maria. Image originally obtained from Gatewood Family.
Title
Santa Maria's Gatewood Family and friends : Geraldine Gatewood, the child at the fence, was born in Santa Maria's ten-bed hospital in the 300 block of East Church Street on March 21, 1935.
Date
undated : circa 1940
Description
Five smiling men squat on residential sidewalk in front of tree. Young Geraldine Gatewood stands on box and leans on a front yard fence near the men. Image originally obtained from Gatewood Family.
Title
Leroy Gatewood, center, at Fort Ord as integration was instituted in 1948.
Date
1948
Description
Leroy Gatewood and two other soldiers stand outside at Fort Ord; building in background. Image originally obtained from Gatewood Family.
Title
Olga Bolgoyne, "Cigarette Girl," Old Colonial House, Oxnard : early 1940s.
Date
1940s
Description
Olga Bolgoyne, "Cigarette Girl," rests strapped, shallow box marked "Philip Morris / Parliament" on table at the Old Colonial House. Behind her are plants and rattan furniture. Image originally obtained from Tempest Holloway.
Title
Arthur J. Brown at La Brea Ranch : 1945.
Date
1945
Description
Arthur J. Brown stands in overalls and brimmed hat at La Brea Ranch. Hill is in background. Image originally obtained from Lonnie Westbury.
Title
Vira Mc Cray and Jeannie Berneham, Rosemary Farms, Santa Maria : 1949.
Date
1949
Description
Two woman, Vira Mc Cray and Jeannie Berneham, stand on far side of vehicle and lean on hood at Rosemary Farms, Santa Maria. There are trees in background. Image originally obtained from Juanita Prince.
Title
Estar and Roosevelt Campbell, Guadalupe Park : 1946.
Date
1946
Description
Estar and Roosevelt Campbell stand in a dynamic pose near the driver's side of a sedan at Guadalupe Park. Trees and building are in the background. Image originally obtained from Lonnie Westbury.
Title
McCray and Renee Kindles, Airport Circle, Santa Maria :1950s.
Date
1950s
Description
Two young women, McCray and Renee Kindles, sit on vehicle's hood at Airport Circle, Santa Maria. Fence, building, pole and brush are in the background. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Lonnie Hamilton Westbury, Guadalupe Park : 1946.
Date
1946
Description
Lonnie Hamilton Westbury sits outside and holds flowers in lap. Trees and bushes fill background. Image originally obtained from Lonnie Westbury.
Title
Oda Bell Hamilton, mother of Lonnie Hamilton Westbury, Airport Circle, Santa Maria : 1952.
Date
1952
Description
Oda Bell Hamilton sits on chair outside, Airport Circle, Santa Maria. Image originally obtained from Lonnie Westbury.
Title
Leroy Jones Family : 1948.
Date
1948
Description
Family portrait, girl stands behind seated woman at center and man sits to viewer's left and boy stands on viewer's right. Image originally obtained from Juanita Prince.
Title
Family Reunion : 1960 ; Jones, Hamilton and Foster families at Foster Road next to Waller Park.
Date
1960
Description
Informal indoor group portrait of six women and one man who stand; 3 children are in front. They are attending a Jones, Hamilton and Foster families' reunion at Foster Road near Waller Park. Image originally obtained from Juanita Prince.
Title
Bernise Turner and Samuel Hamilton, Rosemary Farms : 1946.
Date
1946
Description
Bernise Turner and Samuel Hamilton stand outside and hold hands. There is a field in the background. Image originally obtained from Lonnie Westbury.
Title
Reverend Phil Wilson, West Taylor Street : 1964.
Date
1964
Description
Reverend Phil Wilson holds a trophy and sits on motorcycle in a rural area. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Rally at St. Paul Baptist Church, Oxnard : Sunday, March 23, 1919 ; Reverend J. D. Pettigrew, front row center; Reverend William Miedema, immediately behind him to the left.
Date
1919 March 23
Description
Group portrait of children and adults standing tiered at the steps of the St. Paul Baptist Church. Double doors and wall are in the back. Image originally obtained from Madeline Miedema.
Title
Mary Wilson, Airport Circle : 1961.
Date
1961
Description
Mary Wilson stands in front of motorcycle, house in background. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Phil Wilson with the Santa Maria Satellite Motorcycle Team : 1960.
Date
1960
Description
Group portrait of 18 members of the Santa Maria Satellite Motorcycle Team who stand or sit around a Death Valley sign. Man at center top holds trophy. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
West Taylor Street, Santa Maria : 1964.
Date
1964
Description
In open dirt field in Santa Maria two people approach one another riding motorcycles. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Christmas Play, St. Paul Baptist Church : 1965.
Date
1965
Description
Seven Christmas play actors sit toward back of room. A few audience members can be seen seated in the foreground. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
James Wilson, Santa Maria High School : 1950s.
Date
1950s
Description
James Wilson wears a basketball uniform with "34" on the jersey. He stands and looks up while holding a basketball in his right hand. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Santa Maria High School Gym, John B. Sirls and J. Wilson : late 1950s.
Date
1950s
Description
Casual group portrait including basketball players John B. Sirls and J. Wilson as well as a few others in street clothing who stand in the Santa Maria High School Gym. Image originally obtained from Phil Wilson.
Title
Wedding of Juanita and Maurice Prince, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Santa Maria : July 3, 1967.
Date
1967 July 3
Description
Bridge and groom, Juanita and Maurice Prince, stand outside the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Santa Maria. A few wedding guests, bridesmaid and flower girl can be seen behind the couple. Image originally obtained from Juanita Prince.
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