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Guide to the Oxnard Public Library Photograph Collection
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Oxnard Public Library photograph collection,
    Date (inclusive): 1893-2001
    Date (bulk): (bulk 1898-1999)
    Collection number: Consult repository
    Collector: Oxnard Public Library
    Extent: 1,657 items 1,657 online items
    Repository: Oxnard Public Library
    Oxnard, California 93030
    Abstract: Oxnard Public Library's photograph collection includes images of historical interest to the City of Oxnard and surrounding areas. Images, dating from the late 1800's to 2001, document business, agriculture, residential, special events, people and places of interest in Oxnard and surrounding areas.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Access

    Collection open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the Oxnard Public Library. For permission to publish or reproduce please contact the local history librarian.

    Preferred Citation

    Please use the following citation format for all items: Photograph courtesy of the Oxnard Public Library, Oxnard, California.

    Acquisition Information

    This collection was created by Oxnard Public Library staff, from 2001-2002, as the Oxnard Heritage Digitization Project.

    Project Information: Oxnard Heritage Digitization Project

    These photographs were assembled from the photograph collection of the Oxnard Public Library and digitized as a one-year project supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Librarian, from October 2000 through September 2001.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Oxnard Public Library's photograph collection includes images of historical interest to the City of Oxnard and surrounding areas. Images, dating from the late 1800's to 2001, document business, agriculture, residential, special events, people and places of interest in Oxnard and surrounding areas.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Oxnard family
    American Beet Sugar Company--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Haydock, Richard B.--Mayors--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Oxnard High School--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Oxnard Public Library--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Allis Chalmers-Manufacturing Company--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Smith, Martin V.
    Oxnard (Calif.)
    Buildings--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Schools--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Churches--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Businesses & industries--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Portraits--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Mayors--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Agricultural laborers
    Agricultural machinery
    Beet sugar
    Dwellings--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Manufacturing industries--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Celebrations, anniversaries, etc.--Oxnard (Calif.)
    French Americans--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Italian Americans--Oxnard (Calif.)
    German Americans--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Irish Americans--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Afro-Americans--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Retail stores--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Banks & banking--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Developers--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Bakers & bakeries--Oxnard (Calif.)
    El Rio (Calif.)--Nyland Acres (Calif.)
    Baseball--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Parks--Plaza Park--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Family life--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Clubs--Oxnard (Calif.)
    Awards, prizes, etc.--Oxnard (Calif.)

    Genres and Forms of Material

    Aerial photography
    Photographic prints

    Other Index Terms Related to this Collection

    Oxnard Heritage Digitization Project