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Three of the people from Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop who make it work. L-R: Dorothy Smith, manager; Ray Wisniewski; and Bill Rush.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop; Smith, Dorothy; Wisniewski, Ray; Rush, Bill

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1128

Collection: Photographs

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Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.

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Date: December 27, 1953

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Date: December 27, 1953

Subjects: Forest fires

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 895

Collection: Photographs

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View of part of dining area at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese showing more than 74 people seated at long tables, eating. Dining room waiters can be seen throughout the room.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Food service; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 693

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Medical Center at 25 N. First Ave. Former site of early library.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Arcadia Medical Center; Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1231

Collection: Photographs

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Administration Building at the Arboretum. A flag pole with two flags is in the center of the photo. No one is visible.

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Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Arboretum

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1439

Collection: Photographs

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United States Army C-2 Balloon at Ross Field, Arcadia. This was more recent design than the large, floppy ones seen in many of the photos.

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Date: c.1920 or 1921

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Date: c.1920 or 1921

Subjects: Balloon School; Ross Field see Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 158

Collection: Photographs

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View east on Huntington Drive mid-way in block between Santa Anita and First Avenue during holiday season. Notice the Arcadia sign that had for many years hung over intersection at First Avenue has been removed (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign). Santa Fe Railroad overpass in view crossing over Huntington Drive.

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Date: November 13, 1959

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Date: November 13, 1959

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Bank of America; Arcadia Drugs; Arcadia Bootery

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 601

Collection: Photographs

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View of part of Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Three boys are reading at a table in foreground, one boy on right standing, one man seated at table, one woman standing near center and another standing at back under sign that reads "Good books are true friends."

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Date: c.1953

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Date: c.1953

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 307

Collection: Photographs

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Entrance to Arcadia police station at 50 Wheeler St. Neon "Police" sign above doorway. Red clay tiled roof. Sign posted on pole reads "Thrift Twins Save-A-Rama Celebration July 1-6. Presented by Downtown Arcadia Merchants."

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1764

Collection: Photographs

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Man is riding bicycle on a path inside Rancho Santa Anita Park and Lake (later, the Arboretum), with many palm trees. Sign reads "Open to the Public Daily until 7PM, private property" and "Curves, drive slowly through park." The following information is from Sandy Snider: This is indeed, today’s Arboretum, but at the time the property was owned by a real estate syndicate named Rancho Santa Anita Inc. The enterprise was headed by the Chandler family (Harry until he died), and they bought the land from Anita Baldwin in 1936 for purposes of residential development. About 1939 they opened “the park” to visitors in hopes of encouraging land sales. About 30 acres surrounding the lake was sort of set aside as Santa Anita Park and Lake, that was roughly the area made available for movie location rentals and clearly for bicyclists, etc. 1939 is the circa date for this photograph, but it could have been anytime between 1936 and 1947 (when the land was sold to State and County for use as an Arboretum). The granite boulders lining roadways were typical Baldwin Ranch landscape features, and the pillars seen in the photo are also from Baldwin times. In the background you can see more boulders in a circular sort of shape – likely the old Baldwin Lily Pond.

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Date: c.1939

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Date: c.1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Rancho Santa Anita

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 2170

Collection: Photographs

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Engine #1107 and one other car standing on tracks. The destination reads: Arcadia-Monrovia.

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Date: c.1947

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Date: c.1947

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 400

Collection: Photographs

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Eleanor Gilbert in charge of overdue department at Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue.

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Date: c.1953

1 image

Date: c.1953

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959; Gilbert, Eleanor

Physical Description: 6x8 b&w vertical

ID: 349

Collection: Photographs

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Betty Rochefort, President of the Friends of the Library, joins Gloria and S.H. Wen and Kent Ross, City Librarian at the Arcadia Public Library, during a recent Day at the Races benefit for the Arcadia Public Library Foundation. S.H. Wen is a member of the Foundation Board.

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Date: November, 1995

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Date: November, 1995

Subjects: Ross, Kent; Rochefort, Betty; Wen, Gloria; Wen, S.H.; Arcadia Public Library Foundation

Physical Description: 5x7 B&W

ID: 1391

Collection: Photographs

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Fountain pool at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

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Date: 1990?

Subjects: David Stevens Collection; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2286

Collection: Photographs

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Rose garden at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

1 image

Date: 1990?

Subjects: David Stevens Collection; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2287

Collection: Photographs

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High school students studying in main adult room, Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue.

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Date: c.1953

1 image

Date: c.1953

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959

Physical Description: 6x9 b&w

ID: 305

Collection: Photographs

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Grace Clark, City Librarian, Arcadia Public Library (25 N. First Avenue), from 1953-1959.

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Date: c.1953

1 image

Date: c.1953

Subjects: Clark, Grace; Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959

Physical Description: 1x2 b&w vertical (2 poses on one cardboard)

ID: 453

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of half of front page of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School paper, the WILDCAT for November 5, 1943.

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Date: November 5,1943

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Date: November 5,1943

Subjects: Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1099

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library Reference Department at 25 N. First Avenue. Standing: Dorothy Breyer; seated, Alfreda Bolduan.

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Date: 1954

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Date: 1954

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959-employees; Breyer, Dorothy; Bolduan, Alfreda

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 348

Collection: Photographs

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Grace Clark, City Librarian 1953-1959, at her desk at Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue.

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Date: c.1955

1 image

Date: c.1955

Subjects: Clark, Grace

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w vertical

ID: 355

Collection: Photographs

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Three of the people from Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop who make it work. L-R: Dorothy Smith, manager; Ray Wisniewski; and Bill Rush.

Images

Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.

Images

View of part of dining area at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese showing more than 74 people seated at long tables, eating. Dining room waiters can be seen throughout the room.

Images

Arcadia Medical Center at 25 N. First Ave. Former site of early library.

Images

Administration Building at the Arboretum. A flag pole with two flags is in the center of the photo. No one is visible.

Images

United States Army C-2 Balloon at Ross Field, Arcadia. This was more recent design than the large, floppy ones seen in many of the photos.

Images

Images

View of part of Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Three boys are reading at a table in foreground, one boy on right standing, one man seated at table, one woman standing near center and another standing at back under sign that reads "Good books are true friends."

Images

Entrance to Arcadia police station at 50 Wheeler St. Neon "Police" sign above doorway. Red clay tiled roof. Sign posted on pole reads "Thrift Twins Save-A-Rama Celebration July 1-6. Presented by Downtown Arcadia Merchants."

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Engine #1107 and one other car standing on tracks. The destination reads: Arcadia-Monrovia.

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Eleanor Gilbert in charge of overdue department at Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue.

Images

Betty Rochefort, President of the Friends of the Library, joins Gloria and S.H. Wen and Kent Ross, City Librarian at the Arcadia Public Library, during a recent Day at the Races benefit for the Arcadia Public Library Foundation. S.H. Wen is a member of the Foundation Board.

Images

Fountain pool at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Rose garden at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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High school students studying in main adult room, Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue.

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Grace Clark, City Librarian, Arcadia Public Library (25 N. First Avenue), from 1953-1959.

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Photo of half of front page of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School paper, the WILDCAT for November 5, 1943.

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Arcadia Public Library Reference Department at 25 N. First Avenue. Standing: Dorothy Breyer; seated, Alfreda Bolduan.

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Grace Clark, City Librarian 1953-1959, at her desk at Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue.

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