Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A baby is seated next to a turtle or tortoise. Written on back of photograph is "July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A young girl stands next to her dog. Dog is wearing a tutu. Written on back of photograph is "Special Award, July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A young girl displays her rare turtle. Written on back of photograph is "Special most rare turtle, Maggie Yvette Luna, July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A young girl named Robin Williams kneels next to two dogs. Frodo is the small dog and Contessa is the big dog. Written on back of photograph is "2nd Special, July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." Man wearing a sweater vest is holding onto a duck, a toddler stands nearby. Written on back of photograph is "Fowl most unusual, Don Dugo or Don Diego (?), July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
Children showing off their pets at the Arcadia Recreation Department Pet Show. Sitting from left to right: boy with a duck, girl with a cat, girl with a tortoise, girl with a gerbil (or guinea pig, hamster or rodent?). Standing from right to left: girl with a little monkey left shoulder, girl wearing sunglasses with undetermined pet on her right hand, girl with a pet (possibly a dog) dressed in a cowboy costume, and boy wearing a cowboy hat with his horse. Back of photo is stamped with "Arcadia Police Photo, August 6, 1956."
Three people show off their pet birds (in cages) at the Arcadia Recreation Department Pet Show, with onlookers. Seated from L to R: unidentified, Bill Zogg (Arcadia High School football coach in 1957), Mariam Clarke (Arcadia High School teacher, see 1958 yearbook). Back of photo is stamped with "Arcadia Police Photo, August 6, 1956."
Arcadia Recreation Department Yo-Yo program. Boy on the left is demonstrating a yo-yo trick called "Rock the Baby." Girl on the right is holding a yo-yo. The champion awards sit atop a table between the children. The program might have taken place at County Park because "Co." is written on the back of the photograph. The year 1956 is engraved on the trophies.
Recreation Department Easter Egg Coloring event. Many children seated on benches are participating in egg dyeing, an Easter tradition. Several adult women are supervising or instructing.
View of guests and staff at an Author's Tea. Back row: Library Board Member Mrs. John P. Ross, City Librarian Louise DuMond, Library Board Member Helen Kinnison. Front row: author Margaret Richardson, Children's Librarian Mary Louise Fitts, author Hannah Smith. Mrs. Richardson lived in Arcadia and wrote SEVEN LITTLE PIFFLESNIFFS.
17 children and two adults pose on a stage in three rows. Children are dressed in various costumes. Written on back: Arcadia Children's Chorale "Around the World in Song," a performance of Disney songs. Directors William Pirigyi and Adele Pirigyi. Saturday, March 29th. Prior to Holly Avenue PTA movie. According to the perpetual calendar, March 29 was a Saturday in 1969 and 1975, so it could be either.
Arcadia Recreation Department event shows a crowd of children and adults (families) on grass at Los Angeles County Park (?). Background left is a statue and County Park buildings are visible. Fenced area could be the County pool. Photograph by Paul Kennedy, Arcadia, CA.
Children in costume at the Holly Avenue Playground Halloween Parade. The date October 30, 1964 is written on the back of the picture but was developed and printed April 1965.
Children in costume at the Hugo Reid Playground Halloween Parade. The date October 30, 1964 is written on the back of the picture but was developed and printed April 1965.
Children in costume at the Holly Avenue Playground Halloween Parade. The date October 30, 1964 is written on the back of the picture but was developed and printed April 1965.
A group of 14 children and two adults pose in two rows for photograph in front of a Hugo Reid sign. Some are dressed in Hawaiian or Polynesian attire. Back stamped with "Photo by A. E. Block (or Black?), 9044 Southview Road, San Gabriel, CA."
A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event, featuring a cowboy on a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration, on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.
Children in costume (Japanese kimono, princess, scarecrow), winners of the Highland Oaks Playground Halloween Parade. The date October 30, 1964 is written on the back of the picture but was developed and printed April 1965.