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Three different views of a 1950s (?) Chevrolet car, license 1C27136, with four doors.

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Date: 1950s

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Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Automobiles; Chevrolet

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1797

Collection: Photographs

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Same five police officers, in uniform, as seen in photo ID 1766. One man in a suit shakes hand of first officer on the left.

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

1 image

Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1767

Collection: Photographs

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Four Arcadia police cars, two police motorcycles and five officers near the police station. Background shows Bekins building and a motel on upper left. Per Gene Glasco, the cars are identified as 1958 Ford Fairlane.

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Date: 1950s

1 image

Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Police cars; Police motorcycles

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1796

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of Arcadia Police Chief L.C. Roosevelt wearing a white hat and suit with tie. It is blown up from a photo picturing him with two motorcycle officers, one on each side of him. The negative shows these two officers, Borger on left and William S. Orr on right.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Roosevelt, L. C.; Police Department

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1347

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia City Council approves $142,675 for 4 new police patrol vehicles. They will be Ford Explorer Police Intercepter Patrol Utility Vehicles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34930

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 20, 2017

Pages: p. 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 20, 2017

Pages: p. 2

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Police cars

Item ID: 35120AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Interior Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Three men at the same dispatch or switchboard communication station as shown in photo #1753. One man in APD uniform, sitting with headset on, two men in suits look over him.

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Date: late 1950s

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Date: late 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Police man

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1755

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Chief of Police Louis Sihler is seen standing in front of a car, leaning with his arm through the open window. He is wearing a uniform shirt and tie with badge.

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Date: c.1944

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Date: c.1944

Subjects: Police Department; Sihler, Louis

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1355

Collection: Photographs

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Two men dressed in uniform standing beside roadster which bears insignia on door of: Whittier F.D. Chief. Man on right is Topping, H.M. who organized Arcadia Fire Department in 1923 while he was Police and Fire Marshall. Man on left is not identified.

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Date: c.1922

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Date: c.1922

Subjects: Police Department; Fire Department; Topping, H.M.

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 postcard

ID: 434

Collection: Photographs

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Back ends of a fire truck and a police car (Pontiac) are seen on an unknown street. One police officer stands by his car with a civillian. Fire truck has hoses in use or that were used recently.

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

1 image

Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Arcadia Police

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1785

Collection: Photographs

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Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Workers are pouring concrete or cement with a funnel into the foundation. Seven men shown. Cars and trucks from the 1950s era are parked along the construction site.

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Date: 1956

1 image

Date: 1956

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1817

Collection: Photographs

Images

1954 Arcadia Police Department with Pontiac patrol cars and three motorcycles. Thirteen officers in uniform and four men in suits are standing in this photo, none are identified.

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Date: 1954

1 image

Date: 1954

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Arcadia police officers

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 2267

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Ken Nordlie, in uniform, (hat, badge, tie, patch).

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Date: 1950s

1 image

Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Nordlie, Ken

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 2116

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Joseph Ocello, in uniform, (hat, badge, tie, patch).

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Date: 1950s

1 image

Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Ocello, Joseph

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 2117

Collection: Photographs

Images

Four unidentified male police officers lined up, along an exterior wall, in uniforms and hats. Man in suit is pinning a badge on the first officer on the left.

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

1 image

Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1765

Collection: Photographs

Images

Police Chief Orr, seated at his desk in his uniform. He was Chief from 1942-1944 and again 1951-1956.

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Date: c.1957

1 image

Date: c.1957

Subjects: Police Department; Orr, William S.

Physical Description: 4x4 color

ID: 446

Collection: Photographs

Images

One man pins an Arcadia police badge on another man's left lapel. A pennant on the wall reads Arcadia Mounted Police.

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

1 image

Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1756

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo of Arcadia Police Chief Don Ott, reproduced from an old Arcadia newspaper. He is in uniform with white shirt and tie.

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Date: c.1942

1 image

Date: c.1942

Subjects: Ott, Donald; Police Department

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1349

Collection: Photographs

Images

Five police cars and one motorcycle parked alongside Police Headquarters on Wheeler Street. Two are Fords for sure but others are uncertain. There is also one motorcycle parked with autos.

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Date: c.1938

1 image

Date: c.1938

Subjects: Police Department

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 444

Collection: Photographs

Images

"Blind Justice," an 11-foot tall tile mural at the police station dating back to the 1950s, will not be preserved when the new police station is built. The mural was judged not to have significant artistic or historical merit. The mural will be archived, with some element maintained for display in the new building.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 12, 2003

Pages: p. 20

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 12, 2003

Pages: p. 20

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Arcadia Police station; Demolition; Murals; Public Art

Item ID: 31723AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

View of front door of one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. The building has a flat roof. Man in suit stands inside the front door. Parking lot of the Santa Anita Racetrack in background.

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Date: circa 1950s

1 image

Date: circa 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1752

Collection: Photographs

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Three different views of a 1950s (?) Chevrolet car, license 1C27136, with four doors.

Images

Same five police officers, in uniform, as seen in photo ID 1766. One man in a suit shakes hand of first officer on the left.

Images

Four Arcadia police cars, two police motorcycles and five officers near the police station. Background shows Bekins building and a motel on upper left. Per Gene Glasco, the cars are identified as 1958 Ford Fairlane.

Images

Photo of Arcadia Police Chief L.C. Roosevelt wearing a white hat and suit with tie. It is blown up from a photo picturing him with two motorcycle officers, one on each side of him. The negative shows these two officers, Borger on left and William S. Orr on right.

Images

Arcadia City Council approves $142,675 for 4 new police patrol vehicles. They will be Ford Explorer Police Intercepter Patrol Utility Vehicles.

Interior Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Three men at the same dispatch or switchboard communication station as shown in photo #1753. One man in APD uniform, sitting with headset on, two men in suits look over him.

Images

Arcadia Chief of Police Louis Sihler is seen standing in front of a car, leaning with his arm through the open window. He is wearing a uniform shirt and tie with badge.

Images

Two men dressed in uniform standing beside roadster which bears insignia on door of: Whittier F.D. Chief. Man on right is Topping, H.M. who organized Arcadia Fire Department in 1923 while he was Police and Fire Marshall. Man on left is not identified.

Images

Back ends of a fire truck and a police car (Pontiac) are seen on an unknown street. One police officer stands by his car with a civillian. Fire truck has hoses in use or that were used recently.

Images

Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Workers are pouring concrete or cement with a funnel into the foundation. Seven men shown. Cars and trucks from the 1950s era are parked along the construction site.

Images

1954 Arcadia Police Department with Pontiac patrol cars and three motorcycles. Thirteen officers in uniform and four men in suits are standing in this photo, none are identified.

Images

Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Ken Nordlie, in uniform, (hat, badge, tie, patch).

Images

Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Joseph Ocello, in uniform, (hat, badge, tie, patch).

Images

Four unidentified male police officers lined up, along an exterior wall, in uniforms and hats. Man in suit is pinning a badge on the first officer on the left.

Images

Police Chief Orr, seated at his desk in his uniform. He was Chief from 1942-1944 and again 1951-1956.

Images

One man pins an Arcadia police badge on another man's left lapel. A pennant on the wall reads Arcadia Mounted Police.

Images

Photo of Arcadia Police Chief Don Ott, reproduced from an old Arcadia newspaper. He is in uniform with white shirt and tie.

Images

Five police cars and one motorcycle parked alongside Police Headquarters on Wheeler Street. Two are Fords for sure but others are uncertain. There is also one motorcycle parked with autos.

Images

View of front door of one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. The building has a flat roof. Man in suit stands inside the front door. Parking lot of the Santa Anita Racetrack in background.

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