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Looking west toward east side of Methodist Hospital of Southern California which opened in May of 1957 at 300 W. Huntington Drive. Photo was taken shortly after completion.

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Date: c. May 1957

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Date: c. May 1957

Subjects: Arcadia Methodist Hospital

Physical Description: 4x10 b&w

ID: 1026

Collection: Photographs

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View of group of men leaving for military service from Temple City Pacific Electric station. Mrs. Van Iwaarden took this photo from inside their car after having said goodbye to her husband. She said this facility served Arcadia and Temple City.

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Date: 1943

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Date: 1943

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949; Van Iwaarden, Vera Van Houten

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1043

Collection: Photographs

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Olive trees (orchard). Located about where City Hall is today (1976).

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Date: 1947

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Date: 1947

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w 2 prints 2 slides

ID: 3

Collection: Photographs

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Drying Apricots - Monrovia. Baldwin had a similar yard at Huntington, east of Baldwin Avenue. Many of his apricots were used for brandy.

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Date: c.1900

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Date: c.1900

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w 2 prints

ID: 4

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of some forms showing the regulations under which Americans lived during World War II. On top is a War Ration Book. Next item is the Proclamation that decreed the West Coast Blackout area where light at night was required to be blocked to the outside. The final item is a War Damage Insurance Policy.

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Date: c.1942

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Date: c.1942

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1145

Collection: Photographs

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Church of Transfiguration is now located where this view shows. Path in photo is First Avenue of today. Shows what appears to be orchard and possible strawberry patch on left side of photo between First and Second Avenues.

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Date: c.1910-1915

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Date: c.1910-1915

Subjects: Agriculture; Church of the Transfiguration; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919

Physical Description: 2x3 b&w vertical

ID: 14

Collection: Photographs

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Group of 30 students and one teacher standing by the "little red schoolhouse." It was on corner of California and Santa Anita Avenue and had been converted out of a vacant saloon. It was pressed into service when students outgrew new building that opened in 1907. We believe African-American boy in second row is Julian Fisher.

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Date: c.1907 or 1908

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Date: c.1907 or 1908

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Fisher, Julian

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w postcard

ID: 562

Collection: Photographs

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Workman is seen adding carved detailing to railing on top floor of Santa Anita Santa Fe Station as it is rebuilt on grounds of Arboretum. Station was "rescued" from path of Foothill Freeway and relocated at Arboretum.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Railroads-Arcadia Santa Anita Station

Physical Description: 6x7 b&w

ID: 1143

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia High School. Photo taken from Campus Road. Painting on building of the mascot.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Arcadia High School

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1195

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia High School taken from Duarte Road. Billboard reads:Class of 1962 Reunion July 10-12.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Arcadia High School

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1194

Collection: Photographs

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Group of cars waiting in line to buy gasoline at local service station. During the Iranian Revolution, Iran had ceased its export of oil causing prices to skyrocket. We were caught in a crunch that became a regular part of our lives. It appears to be a Mobil service station in Arcadia. The first four cars in line are the: brand new Ford Mustang (1979 model), Chevrolet Chevette (?), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and Chevrolet Camaro.

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Date: c.1979

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Date: c.1979

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1970-1979; Gas stations

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 905

Collection: Photographs

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Fountain at Santa Anita and Huntington Drive, turned on again after 14 years. Photo taken from Santa Anita side.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Arcadia County Park

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1196

Collection: Photographs

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Students at Arcadia Grammar School, where present First Avenue Middle School is now. Built in 1907, this building replaced the packing shed school provided earlier by E.J. Baldwin. This school was located at the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street. No identification of teachers or students.

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Date: Feb. 1911

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Date: Feb. 1911

Subjects: Schools-History-1880s-1950

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 563

Collection: Photographs

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U.S. Post Office, Arcadia branch. Located at 41 E. Wheeler Avenue. Photo taken from parking lot in front of Post Office. This was taken before it was damaged in the Sierra Madre earthquake and subsequently remodeled.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Postal Service

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1199

Collection: Photographs

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View of Seaquist's Pharmacy taken from position just north of Santa Fe railroad tracks. For information on store see information for photos #189 and #190.

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Date: c.1920

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Date: c.1920

Subjects: Seaquist's Pharmacy; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919; Stores

Physical Description: 2 1/2 x 3 b&w

ID: 191

Collection: Photographs

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Nichols Egg Ranch, located at 900 S. Santa Anita. Photo taken from corner of Santa Anita Ave. and Campus Drive. (Business began in 1960.)

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Nichols Egg Ranch

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1198

Collection: Photographs

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View looking west toward Eaton's Restaurant from upstairs porch at 431 Vaquero Road, home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Smethurst. (SW corner of Vaquero and Murietta) Seen outside the white picket fence, are about 22 cows. They are probably part of Hugh Buck's dairy herd.

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Date: 1938

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Date: 1938

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1930-1939; Vaquero Street

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1101

Collection: Photographs

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Cuccia Peach orchard, 60 acres from Lovell to Holly Avenue and Leroy to Norman. Shows one man on ladder picking in grove; one man standing picking; boxes of fruit.

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Date: c.1925

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Date: c.1925

Subjects: Cuccia, Peter; Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 10

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road, taken from front/east side of the building.The parking lot can be seen in the background.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Arcadia Public Library-1960-1989

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1204

Collection: Photographs

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View NE looking up First Avenue from near Santa Fe Station to Seaquist's Pharmacy on east side of First Avenue. In 1928 City Directory there is a W.A. Graves Pharmacy listed at 228 N. First and apparently this was formerly Seaquist's. Note Santa Fe station sign on extreme left side of photo.

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Date: c.1920

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Date: c.1920

Subjects: Seaquist's Pharmacy; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919

Physical Description: 2 1/2 x 3 b&w

ID: 190

Collection: Photographs

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Looking west toward east side of Methodist Hospital of Southern California which opened in May of 1957 at 300 W. Huntington Drive. Photo was taken shortly after completion.

Images

View of group of men leaving for military service from Temple City Pacific Electric station. Mrs. Van Iwaarden took this photo from inside their car after having said goodbye to her husband. She said this facility served Arcadia and Temple City.

Images

Olive trees (orchard). Located about where City Hall is today (1976).

Images

Drying Apricots - Monrovia. Baldwin had a similar yard at Huntington, east of Baldwin Avenue. Many of his apricots were used for brandy.

Images

Images

Church of Transfiguration is now located where this view shows. Path in photo is First Avenue of today. Shows what appears to be orchard and possible strawberry patch on left side of photo between First and Second Avenues.

Images

Images

Workman is seen adding carved detailing to railing on top floor of Santa Anita Santa Fe Station as it is rebuilt on grounds of Arboretum. Station was "rescued" from path of Foothill Freeway and relocated at Arboretum.

Images

Arcadia High School. Photo taken from Campus Road. Painting on building of the mascot.

Images

Arcadia High School taken from Duarte Road. Billboard reads:Class of 1962 Reunion July 10-12.

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Images

Fountain at Santa Anita and Huntington Drive, turned on again after 14 years. Photo taken from Santa Anita side.

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U.S. Post Office, Arcadia branch. Located at 41 E. Wheeler Avenue. Photo taken from parking lot in front of Post Office. This was taken before it was damaged in the Sierra Madre earthquake and subsequently remodeled.

Images

View of Seaquist's Pharmacy taken from position just north of Santa Fe railroad tracks. For information on store see information for photos #189 and #190.

Images

Nichols Egg Ranch, located at 900 S. Santa Anita. Photo taken from corner of Santa Anita Ave. and Campus Drive. (Business began in 1960.)

Images

View looking west toward Eaton's Restaurant from upstairs porch at 431 Vaquero Road, home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Smethurst. (SW corner of Vaquero and Murietta) Seen outside the white picket fence, are about 22 cows. They are probably part of Hugh Buck's dairy herd.

Images

Cuccia Peach orchard, 60 acres from Lovell to Holly Avenue and Leroy to Norman. Shows one man on ladder picking in grove; one man standing picking; boxes of fruit.

Images

Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road, taken from front/east side of the building.The parking lot can be seen in the background.

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View NE looking up First Avenue from near Santa Fe Station to Seaquist's Pharmacy on east side of First Avenue. In 1928 City Directory there is a W.A. Graves Pharmacy listed at 228 N. First and apparently this was formerly Seaquist's. Note Santa Fe station sign on extreme left side of photo.

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