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Group pictured by Arcadia Station of Santa Fe. 12 people in all. Seated to the left in buggy with a Dunkard bonnet is Mrs. Al Ray, wife of section foreman. Mr. Al Ray is seated with his legs crossed. These were identified in September 1978 by George McCoy, whose father worked for Santa Fe. Others in photo not identified. View is toward the east.

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Date: c.1898

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Date: c.1898

Subjects: Railroads; Railroads-Arcadia Railroad Station; Ray, Al; Ray, Mrs. Al

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 403

Collection: Photographs

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A large group of boys who appear to be about 8 or 9 years of age, each with an American flag, as they were preparing to march in an Armistice Day Parade. Building in background is not identified, but may be one of buildings left at Ross Field. Boy 5th back in first row, is Ray Ramuz.

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Date: Nov. 11, 1929

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Date: Nov. 11, 1929

Subjects: Social life and customs; Ramuz, Ray

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 869

Collection: Photographs

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Ray Ramuz (on tricycle) with his mother Hazel at entrance to the family nursery at 404 S. Santa Anita Ave. Ray is the present (1980) owner of the facility, which became Arcadia Nursery about 1929. Son Ron is currently a partner with his father and will carry on the business.

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Date: 1925

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Date: 1925

Subjects: Arcadia Nursery; Ramuz, Ray; Ramuz, Hazel D.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 860

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.

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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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Ray O'Dell, 17 year old who was one of the three men responsible for killing Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Crime and criminals; O'Dell, Ray; Police Department; Matthies, Albert; Bertolina, Leo

Physical Description: 2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w

ID: 437

Collection: Photographs

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Basketball team of 6 unidentified boys, who are the 1955-56 Recreation Basketball Champions. They are in line posing with trophies. The first boy is shaking hands with a man on the left. Another man wearing eyeglasses and a suit stands on the far right. L to R: unidentified adult, Marty Kordick, Al Bonfiglio, Ray Dombrowski, the rest are unidentified.

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Date: 1956

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Date: 1956

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Basketball; Boys; Bonfiglio, Al; Dombrowski, Ray; Kordick, Marty

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1918

Collection: Photographs

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Cook & Woodley tract just north of Foothill Blvd. and one block east of Santa Anita Ave. This tract was developed on land owned by Clara Baldwin. House seen on right still stands at SE corner of Sycamore and Oakwood Ave. It was home of James B. Slemons.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Cook and Woodley Tract

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 893

Collection: Photographs

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Group in Tally Ho ready for participation in Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. They are: first seat:Driver, Ray Steele; next, unidentified; Mrs. Lewis McLean. Second seat, L-R: Mrs. Charles Willey, Mrs. Grant Corby (Babs Ainsworth). Others in Tally Ho but not clearly seen: Mrs. James Griffitts; Mrs. Albert Daniels (Mr. Daniels is standing by rear wheel); Mr. and Mrs. Keith Beanston; Mrs. August Kaskal; and Mrs. Charles Beery.

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Date: January 1, 1935

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Date: January 1, 1935

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1935; Steele, Ray; McLean, Mollie; Willey, Mrs. Charles; Corby, Babs Ainswirth

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1071

Collection: Photographs

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Police Force. "Know Your Policeman" a photograph of a display case showing police staff photos, titles, dates of appointment, and birthplaces. Top row (L to R): Chief of Police Neil F. Anderson, Captain William S. Orr, Eric R. Topel. Row 2 (L to R): Harry E. Peterson "Pete," Virgil Mayne, Richard J. Williams, James F. Hayes, Thomas G. Bednark, Florence Wilson. Row 3 (L to R): Joan Hames, Dudley M. Covell, Wayne G. Moore "Dinty," Jack Tillotson "Tillie," James W. Clark, Joseph V. Calvechie, Earl A. Cann. Row 4 (L to R): William L. Reddington, Herman H. Decker, Emil H. Leese, Jack P. Jordan "Rocky," Ray E. Owen, John H. Brown, Edward W. Goldsberry. Row 5 (L to R): Donald J. Molden "Jack," Kaare E. Nordlie "Ken," Paul R. Bird, William M. White, Billy D. Oliver, Richard S. Chatwin, Fred R. Smith "Smitty." Bottom row (L to R): Martin Renteria, William A. Goodman.

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Date: Late 1950s

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Date: Late 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Anderson, Neil F.; Bednark, Thomas G.; Bird, Paul R.; Brown, John H.; Calvechie, Joseph V.; Cann, Earl A.; Chatwin, Richard S.; Clark, James W.; Covell, Dudley M.; Decker, Herman H.; Goldsberry, Edward W.; Goodman, William A.; Hames, Joan; Hayes, James F.; Jordan, Jack P.; Leese, Emil H.; Mayne, Virgil; Molden, Donald J.; Moore, Wayne G.; Nordlie, Kaare E.; Oliver, Billy D.; Orr, William S.; Owen, Ray E.; Peterson, Harry E.; Reddington, William L.; Renteria, Martin; Smith, Fred R.; Tillotson, Jack; Topel, Eric R.; White, William M.; Williams, Richard J.; Wilson, Florence

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b&w

ID: 2092

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Eric R. Topel, in uniform.

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Date: 1950s

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Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Topel, Eric R.

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 2123

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Eric Topel.

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Date: 1950s

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Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Topel, Eric R.

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 2124

Collection: Photographs

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Bob Merget, on left, and helper Torval Yates pictured in front of Merget's Malt Shop located at 111 E. Huntington Drive, where Bank of America was located until its move to N. Santa Anita. It was a tradition on May Day that free cones were given out to all youngsters, according to information given by former residents.

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Date: 1935

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Date: 1935

Subjects: Restaurants-Merget's Malt Shop; Ice cream; Merget, Robert R.; Yates, Torval

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 841

Collection: Photographs

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Ribbon cutting for first segment of Foothill Freeway completed through Arcadia, September 1968. Pictured L-R: Roger Ferguson, Mayor of Monrovia; next not identified; Sherrill Watson; Frank Bonelli, L.A.County Supervisor; Haig Ajamain; Don Hage, Mayor of Arcadia; next not identified; and Mayor Prentiss R. Ham of Duarte.

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Date: September 1968

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Date: September 1968

Subjects: Foothill Freeway; Ferguson, Roger; Watson, Sherrill; Bonelli, Frank; Ajamian, Haig; Hage, Donald; Ham, Prentiss R.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 1060

Collection: Photographs

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Page 13 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring photographs of U.S. Balloon School officers, all lieutenants: N.C. Farnum, Joseph Raymond Williams, R. Lauch Benson, Carleton T. Olds, Clarence Lober, Richard Lewis, Charles Irwin, W.S. Brown, Larkin O'Neill, N. Roman, N.J. Van Valkenberg, Roy Parker, and Carl McCarthy. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_116 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date: September 1918

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Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Benson, R. Lauch; Brown, W. S.; Farnum, N. C.; Irwin, Charles; Lewis, Richard; Lober, Clarence; McCarthy, Carl; Olds, Carleton T.; O'Neill, Larkin; Parker, Roy; Roman, N.; Van Valkenberg, N. J.; Williams, Joseph Raymond

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1854

Collection: Photographs

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Page 15 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring photographs of U.S. Balloon School officers, all lieutenants. L. Heath, J.J. Fitzgerald, H.C. Hahlbeck, Stanley W. Hahn, George K. Barnes, Robert Drake, Rolla W. Wybrant, William D. Geiger, Harry R. Rafferty, Wayne Burbank, T.N. Wrenn, George Parish, William Barnard, Charles N. White, William B. Gemmill, and William Simpson. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_117 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date: September 1918

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Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Barnard, William; Barnes, George K; Burbank, Wayne; Drake, Robert; Fitzgerald, J. J.; Geiger, William D.; Gemmill, William B.; Hahlbeck, H.C.; Hahn, Stanley W.; Heath, L.; Parish, George; Rafferty, Harry R; Simpson, William; White, Charles N.; Wrenn, T. N.; Wybrant, Rolla W.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1853

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT of Pacific Electric Line service.

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Date: Sept. 30, 1951

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Date: Sept. 30, 1951

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1125

Collection: Photographs

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Bulldozer doing earth work for beginning of Foothill Freeway through Arcadia. One can notice the Fireman's Training Tower in the background (this was formerly located near 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara).

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Date: c.1966 or 1967

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Date: c.1966 or 1967

Subjects: Foothill Freeway

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 953

Collection: Photographs

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Lower Arcadia City Hall walkway that leads to the upper part of City Hall. Notice no murals on the walls, they have not been uncovered yet. 240 West Huntington Drive. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Arcadia City Hall; Civic buildings

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2244C

Collection: Photographs

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Car #331 of Pacific Electric pictured very close-up. It is close enough to notice the advertising cards inside car above seats. Car appears to be very early one. This photo belongs to the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1930

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Date: c.1930

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 396

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of stock certificate for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin/Bob Johnston Death Valley Mining and Milling Co.

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Date: no date on certificate

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Date: no date on certificate

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Mines and mining; Johnston, Bob

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 937

Collection: Photographs

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A large group of boys who appear to be about 8 or 9 years of age, each with an American flag, as they were preparing to march in an Armistice Day Parade. Building in background is not identified, but may be one of buildings left at Ross Field. Boy 5th back in first row, is Ray Ramuz.

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Ray Ramuz (on tricycle) with his mother Hazel at entrance to the family nursery at 404 S. Santa Anita Ave. Ray is the present (1980) owner of the facility, which became Arcadia Nursery about 1929. Son Ron is currently a partner with his father and will carry on the business.

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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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Ray O'Dell, 17 year old who was one of the three men responsible for killing Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

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Cook & Woodley tract just north of Foothill Blvd. and one block east of Santa Anita Ave. This tract was developed on land owned by Clara Baldwin. House seen on right still stands at SE corner of Sycamore and Oakwood Ave. It was home of James B. Slemons.

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Eric R. Topel, in uniform.

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Eric Topel.

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Photo of NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT of Pacific Electric Line service.

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Bulldozer doing earth work for beginning of Foothill Freeway through Arcadia. One can notice the Fireman's Training Tower in the background (this was formerly located near 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara).

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Lower Arcadia City Hall walkway that leads to the upper part of City Hall. Notice no murals on the walls, they have not been uncovered yet. 240 West Huntington Drive. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Car #331 of Pacific Electric pictured very close-up. It is close enough to notice the advertising cards inside car above seats. Car appears to be very early one. This photo belongs to the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It is shown here for research only.

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Photo of stock certificate for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin/Bob Johnston Death Valley Mining and Milling Co.

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