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Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." Several children sit on benches with about seven birdcages between them. Written on back of photograph is "Parakeet Row."

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Animals; Birds; Pets

Physical Description: 6x7 b&w

ID: 1900

Collection: Photographs

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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."

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Date: 1956

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Date: 1956

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Pets

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1876

Collection: Photographs

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Winners of the Bicycle Rodeo, an event sponsored by Arcadia Police Department and Arcadia Recreation Department, from left to right: Albert Schneider (winner boys 8-14 year old group), Bruce Frazier (winner boys 8 and under), Juanita Curti (winner girls 14 and under), Betsy Bosil (winner girls 8 and under). Pictured behind the children left to right are Police Chief William Orr and Patrolman William Goodman. The Bicycle Rodeo was a contest in bicycle safety and riding skill. Winners received nighttime riding lights and electric horns. The awards were the culmination of bicycle safety instruction offered at Arcadia playgrounds throughout the summer by William Goodman. A similar version of this photograph appeared in Arcadia Tribune, p. 6, August 23, 1956.

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Date: August 1956

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Date: August 1956

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Awards; Bicycle safety; Bosil, Betsy; Children; Curti, Juanita; Frazier, Bruce; Goodman, William; Orr, William; Schneider, Albert

Physical Description: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 b&w

ID: 1905

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: Probably 1975

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Date: Probably 1975

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia Children's Chorale; Pirigyi, Adele; Pirigyi, William; Singers

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1886

Collection: Photographs

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A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event, featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks atop a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.

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Date: c. 1950s (?)

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Date: c. 1950s (?)

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Cowboys; Horseman; Rodeo

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1881

Collection: Photographs

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A pilot program called "Arboretum Explorers" teaches children about nature. It is a 5-day summer camp. Natalia Chang, 8, of Arcadia is shown in a photograph.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 15, 2004

Pages: p. U12

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 15, 2004

Pages: p. U12

Subjects: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden; Arboretum Explorers 2004; Children's Activities - Summer camps - Day camps; Chang, Natalia

Item ID: 29012AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Recreation Department program "Dancing," indoors at County Park. Four girls in ballet poses behind a cluster of four chairs. Many other children also look like participants. Some adults in the audience are visible.

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Date: 1951

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Date: 1951

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Children

Physical Description: 5 1/2 x 6 b&w

ID: 1904

Collection: Photographs

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Children, both boys and girls, approximately ages 6 to 8, on a playground, jumping rope. One girl is bouncing a ball.

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Children; Games

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1891

Collection: Photographs

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County supervisors approved a $4.7 million infusion of funds to aid mental health programs in the Children's Home Society in Arcadia. The Children's Home Society, a non-profit organization that places mentally disturbed children in foster homes, will now lose $16,000, instead of the anticipated loss of staff and $32,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Children's Home Society

Item ID: 936AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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."

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Date: July, 1974

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Date: July, 1974

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Animals; Bell, Milton (Photographer); Pets

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1898

Collection: Photographs

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Children playing checkers. One girl has a doll beside her. A boy is playing chess next to them.

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Children; Games

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 b&w

ID: 1909

Collection: Photographs

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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."

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Date: July, 1974

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Date: July, 1974

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Animals; Bell, Milton (Photographer); Luna, Maggie Yvette; Pets

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1896

Collection: Photographs

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Red Rock Chili restaurant's co-owner Brent Beckwith defends Westfield and the Arcadia First! coalition in this letter. He feels business owners and residents have a right to voice their best interests and that the group is not merely a front for Westfield's interests.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 26, 2005

Pages: p. A10

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 26, 2005

Pages: p. A10

Subjects: Letters to the editor; Beckwith, Brent; Arcadia First!; Coalitions; Grass roots organizations; Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - business owners; Malls; Developments; Caruso project

Item ID: 29785AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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."

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Date: July, 1974

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Date: July, 1974

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Animals; Bell, Milton (Photographer); Dogs; Pets; Williams, Robin

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1899

Collection: Photographs

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Recreation Department Easter Egg event. Two boys and a girl seem to have been each awarded an Easter basket by a man. Onlookers are behind a fence. Names listed on back of photo: Jack Wiltse, Georgia Emmett, Ken Scott, James Edward Connor.

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Date: April 17, 1952

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Date: April 17, 1952

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Children; Connor, James Edward; Easter; Emmett, Georgia; Holidays; Scott, Ken; Social life and customs; Wiltse, Jack

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1893

Collection: Photographs

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"Captive Girl" Susan (aka 'Genie') Wiley's father Clark Wiley committed suicide. Clark Wiley shot himself minutes before he was to have appeared in Alhambra Municipal Court on charges of child abuse. The article was written by Dick Lloyd. With related stories "Note tells instructions for funeral (p. 1)," "A story he wanted to tell sealed by death of father (p. 6)," "Changed laws could have averted tragedy (p. 6)," and "Mrs. Wiley shelters at welfare agency: custody hearing Monday (p. 6)." A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie".

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1970

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Child Abuse; Feral children; "Genie"; Suicides; Wiley, Clark; Wiley, Irene; Wiley, Susan

Item ID: 31749AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

"Be a Read-a-Saurus" is the theme of the Summer Reading Program sponsored by the children's room of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1988

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library - Captain Jerry Broadwell Memorial Children's Room

Item ID: 1928AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Six youngsters are seen in Halloween costumes with their trick or treat bags for carrying the goodies given to them at each house.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Recreation; Children

Physical Description: 7x7 b&w

ID: 1108

Collection: Photographs

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As their own volunteer project, local boys from Arcadia acquire shelving and install it at Bienvenidos Children's Center in Altadena. Sam Pievac Co. in Santa Fe Springs donated the shelves.

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Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 13, 2004

Pages: p. A4

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: December 13, 2004

Pages: p. A4

Subjects: Volunteers; Volunteerism; Vanni, Adam; Fornaciari, Matt; Bienvenidos Children's Center

Item ID: 29491AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Parents with children in the EMR (Educable Mentally Retarded) program in the Arcadia schools have written letters to the state, county and local school officials outlining the difficulties EMR teachers are having controlling their students without help from aides (lost due to Prop. 13).

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2607AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." Several children sit on benches with about seven birdcages between them. Written on back of photograph is "Parakeet Row."

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A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event, featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks atop a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.

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A pilot program called "Arboretum Explorers" teaches children about nature. It is a 5-day summer camp. Natalia Chang, 8, of Arcadia is shown in a photograph.

Arcadia Recreation Department program "Dancing," indoors at County Park. Four girls in ballet poses behind a cluster of four chairs. Many other children also look like participants. Some adults in the audience are visible.

Images

Children, both boys and girls, approximately ages 6 to 8, on a playground, jumping rope. One girl is bouncing a ball.

Images

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."

Images

Children playing checkers. One girl has a doll beside her. A boy is playing chess next to them.

Images

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."

Images

Red Rock Chili restaurant's co-owner Brent Beckwith defends Westfield and the Arcadia First! coalition in this letter. He feels business owners and residents have a right to voice their best interests and that the group is not merely a front for Westfield's interests.

Images

Recreation Department Easter Egg event. Two boys and a girl seem to have been each awarded an Easter basket by a man. Onlookers are behind a fence. Names listed on back of photo: Jack Wiltse, Georgia Emmett, Ken Scott, James Edward Connor.

Images

"Be a Read-a-Saurus" is the theme of the Summer Reading Program sponsored by the children's room of the Arcadia Public Library.

Six youngsters are seen in Halloween costumes with their trick or treat bags for carrying the goodies given to them at each house.

Images

As their own volunteer project, local boys from Arcadia acquire shelving and install it at Bienvenidos Children's Center in Altadena. Sam Pievac Co. in Santa Fe Springs donated the shelves.

Parents with children in the EMR (Educable Mentally Retarded) program in the Arcadia schools have written letters to the state, county and local school officials outlining the difficulties EMR teachers are having controlling their students without help from aides (lost due to Prop. 13).