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Photo shows six men standing in front of low building. Two are shown in full police uniforms. Person second from left is Emil Bolz, service station owner. Next is Officer Grady Pardue, next is Assistant Police Chief Louis Jack Richards, and next to him is Don Ott. Person on extreme left may be Paul Edwards. Person on extreme right not identified.

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Date
1929
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Date
1929
Subjects
Bolz, Emil
Pardue, Grady
Richards, Louis Jack
Ott, Donald
Edwards, Paul
Police Department
Physical Description
3x6 post card sepia
ID
428
Collection
Photographs
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Five men with fire and police vehicles outside City Hall at NW corner of First and Huntington Drive. Left to right: Grady Pardue (on motorcycle), Jim Nellis standing on running board of fire engine (Fire Chief), Anist Mussachia (fireman), Albert Matthies (police -- killed approaching car of three men planning hold up of ODETTES which was previous name of Pines Cafe on Huntington Drive). The man on extreme right in business suit is Chief of Police and Fire Marshall, A. N. Coberly. Photo taken at City Hall, NW corner of First and Huntington Drive, it is believed.

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Date
c.1926
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Date
c.1926
Subjects
Fire Department
Police Department
Pardue, Grady
Nellis, Jim M.
Mussachia, Anist
Matthies, Albert
Coberly, A.N.
Physical Description
5x7 sepia, 8x10 b&w
ID
435
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The automobile of Officer Albert Matthies, who was killed July 18, 1927. Photo shows how automobile was shot by the three killers. It appears that the auto had police lights on either side of the windshield.

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Date
July 19, 1927
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Date
July 19, 1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
Police Department
Matthies, Albert
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
441
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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
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Willie Montfort, 20 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of Officer Albert Matthies and wounding of Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

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Date
1927
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Date
1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
Bertolina, Leo
Matthies, Albert
Montfort, Willie
Police Department
Physical Description
2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w
ID
439
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Grady Pardue, Jr., Nov. 2.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 12, 1956
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 12, 1956
Pages
p. 9
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Pardue, Thomas Charles
Item ID
15292AN
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Newspaper Index
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Frank Charles Miller, alias Jimmy McKay, 17 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of 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
Bertolina, Leo
Matthies, Albert
Police Department
Miller, Frank Charles, alias McKay, Jimmy
Physical Description
2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w
ID
438
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Five police officers are seen standing for their picture. L-R: Don Ott, Harry Peterson, Louis Jack Richards, Grady Pardue, and Capt. James B. Stine. They are in full uniform.

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Date
November 1931
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Date
November 1931
Subjects
Ott, Donald
Peterson, Harry
Richards, Louis Jack
Pardue, Grady
Stine, James B.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
991
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Photographs
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Six police officers pictured beside two automobiles and two motorcycles. Left to right: Louis Jack Richards, Leo Bertolina, Chief A. N. Coberly, Henry W. Haines, Donald Ott, Grady Pardue. They are photographed in front of two story stucco building, probably police facilities in City Hall building that stood at NW corner of First and Huntington Drive.

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Date
Automobile license plate reads 1930
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Date
Automobile license plate reads 1930
Subjects
Police Department
Richards, Louis Jack
Bertolina, Leo
Coberly, A.N.
Haines, Henry W.
Pardue, Grady
Ott, Donald
Physical Description
8x10 b&w photo is damaged
ID
430
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Photo of portion of driver's side of Albert Matthies' automobile. Photo shows police light mounted on auto, as well as showing broken windshield. Officer Matthies was killed July 18, 1927.

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Date
July 19, 1927
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Date
July 19, 1927
Subjects
Police Department
Crime and criminals
Matthies, Albert
Physical Description
2x3 b&w vertical, 8x10 b&w
ID
442
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Photo shows passenger side of auto of Officer Albert Matthies, killed July 18, 1927. Car door is open clearly showing mounting of light and what appears to be switch to operate it. Dash board shows fairly clearly.

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Date
July 19, 1927
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Date
July 19, 1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
Police Department
Matthies, Albert
Physical Description
2x3 b&w
ID
443
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Formal photo of Arcadia Police Department. Back row left to right: Ross E. "Med" Cayer, Leo Bertolina, L. Jack Richards (chief of police), Henry W. Haines (father of George, later in charge of Mutuel windows at Santa Anita), Paul Edwards. Motorcycle officers, left to right: Jack Stine, Grady Pardue, Donald Ott. Standing in back: Jim Nellis, Fire Chief. Taken by police station on Wheeler Street. Identified September 9, 1970 by Bill Orr, former Police Chief.

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Date
April 17, 1932
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Date
April 17, 1932
Subjects
Bertolina, Leo
Cayer, Ross E. Med
Edwards, Paul
Haines, Henry W
Ott, Donald
Nellis, Jim M
Pardue, Grady
Police Department
Richards, Louis Jack
Stine, Jack
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
427
Collection
Photographs
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Looking west toward City Hall on NW corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive with extensive view north on First. Thirteen people stand on corner in front of City Hall. They are: seated by Fire House door, Jim Nellis. Standing L-R: George Ackerman, City Treasurer; Louis Altona, Building inspector; behind him with hat possibly Judge Horlack; Grady Pardue, police; behind him with hat Les Talley, Assistant City Engineer; Gladys Randall Pelky, Water Dept. Clerk. Behind her with cap, not identified. Next A. N. Coberly, Police Chief; Florence Shaver, Assistant City Clerk; Dick Cutter (not City employee); Bernice Hinman (not City employee); Anist Mussachia, Fire Dept. Two other men and lady not identified. Part of panorama, ID#s 916-921.

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Date
1927
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Date
1927
Subjects
City Hall
Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929
Ackerman, George
Altona, Louis
Pardue, Grady
Talley, Les
Randall, Gladys
Coberly, A.N.
Shaver, Florence
Cutter, Dick
Hinman, Bernice
Mussachia, Anist
First Avenue
Physical Description
7x10 b&w part of panorama
ID
916
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Officer Albert E. Matthies, Motorcycle Officer and Assistant Fire Chief, sitting on a motorcycle. He was killed in the line of duty July 19, 1927.

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unknown
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unknown
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Matthies, Albert E.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1176
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A plaque in honor of Officer Albert E. Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, will be dedicated by the Police Department on July 9th. Attending will be Officer Matthies' two daughters, Minnie Matthies and Zora Kristufek.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
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p. 8
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Police
Matthies, Albert E.
Item ID
6079AN
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On the 84th anniversary of the murder of Arcadia police officer Albert E. Matthies, a ceremony was held by the Arcadia Police Officers Association in his honor. Matthies is the city's only police officer killed in the line of duty. A memorial plaque at Foothill Boulevard and Northview Avenue commemorates Matthies' sacrifice and a small plaque marks his grave site at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia. Matthies was shot on July 18, 1927 and died the day after. The shooter was Frank Miller.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia police officers
Awards - honors - recognitions
Matthies, Albert Edward
Plaques
Remembrances
Item ID
32653AN
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Albert Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer killed in the line of duty, was honored with a memorial plaque nearly 70 years after his murder. Photo.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 4, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Crime and Criminals
Punishment
Item ID
6408AN
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Portraits of four members of the Arcadia Police Department, taken from a page of the "Arcadia Police and Fireman Relief Association Annual Souvenir," (see Arcadia VF-Police-Archives). Pictured are T.J. Phillips, G.B. Pardue, Jack Richards, and H.W. Haines.

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Date
1927
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Date
1927
Subjects
Fire Department
Police Department
Phillips, T.J.
Pardue, Grady
Richards, Jack
Haines, H.W.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1343
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Photo showing what appears to be part of an illegal still. Five men are shown. Med Cayer, Arcadia police officer, is 2nd from left. Arcadia police officer Jack Miller is on extreme right. The men are standing in front of a building with a car behind them. There are two motorcycles visible on either side of the group. Med Cayer and Jack Miller are in uniform, the other three men do not appear to be in uniform. Identification provided by Arcadia Police Sgt. Andrew Ballantyne.

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Date
c.1921
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Date
c.1921
Subjects
Cayer, Med
Miller, Jack
Police Department
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
931
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The Arcadia Police Department dedicated a memorial plaque to Albert E. Matthies, who was killed in the line of duty in 1927.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 1996
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Police.
Item ID
6082AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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