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Photo of Arcadia City Seal showing peacock and Queen Anne Cottage, with mountains in distance. Rows of citrus trees reflect predominant livelihood of earlier residents.

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Date: ? (currently in use, 1993)

1 image

Date: ? (currently in use, 1993)

Subjects: Arcadia City Seal

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 576

Collection: Photographs

Images

Portion of earliest seal of the City of Arcadia showing only one figure with sword in one hand and shield in another. It reads: CITY OF ARCADIA. INCORPORATED JULY 1903.

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Date: 1903

1 image

Date: 1903

Subjects: Arcadia City Seal

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 574

Collection: Photographs

Images

Harry Ainsworth Ranch, upper grove looking north to mountains. Present day Highland Oaks School would be located about where trees block the end of the row of citrus trees.

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Date: c.1916

1 image

Date: c.1916

Subjects: Agriculture; Ainsworth Ranch

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1072

Collection: Photographs

Images

Looking SW from mountains north of Arcadia. Major tree-lined street running from mountains south is Santa Anita Avenue. Southernmost tree-lined street cutting across entire middle of photo is Duarte Road. Barracks at the Balloon School can be seen just below Huntington Drive. Notice that Huntington Drive stops just west of the Balloon School, at the Baldwin Ranch. Much of Foothill area was planted to citrus.

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Date: c.1927

1 image

Date: c.1927

Subjects: Aerial views; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929; Balloon School; Santa Anita Avenue; Santa Anita Highlands

Physical Description: 10 x 14 b&w

ID: 1105

Collection: Photographs

Images

View north up Santa Anita Avenue with mountains in background. This photo was taken about where present Orange Grove Avenue intersects with Santa Anita Avenue. Note orange groves all along west side of Santa Anita as far as the mountains. Street is not paved.

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Date: 1916

1 image

Date: 1916

Subjects: Santa Anita Avenue; Agriculture

Physical Description: 8x11 b&w

ID: 580

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo of part of Roy Pike's chicken ranch at 641 W. Lemon. Foreground has many chicken coops with fencing showing on right side of photo.

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Date: c.1928-1930

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Date: c.1928-1930

Subjects: Agriculture; Pike, Roy; Poultry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 228

Collection: Photographs

Images

View north toward San Gabriel Mountains showing Arcadia Santa Fe Railroad Station. This is one of playing cards made by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, each showing a different scene of the Ranch or Arcadia area. This is the three of hearts. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1890

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Date: c.1890

Subjects: Railroads-Arcadia Railroad Station; Railroads-Arcadia Santa Fe Station; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 535

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia City Council has decided not to change the city seal, as the city's 100th birthday approaches, in two years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly,

Date: August 2, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly,

Date: August 2, 2001

Pages: p. 8

Subjects: Arcadia centennial; Arcadia city seal

Item ID: 33504AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Seal

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Contents: 1. Subdivision ordinance No. 860 of the City of Arcadia. Page from ordinance with city seal adopted January 20, 1953. 2. Arcadia's city symbol now official. Newspost. April 5, 1971. 3. Arcadia's city crest. Postcard with Chamber of Commerce seal. April 1971. (2 copies) 4. A new official se…

Contents: 1. Subdivision ordinance No. 860 of the City of Arcadia. Page from ordinance with city seal adopted January 20, 1953.; 2. Arcadia's city symbol now official. Newspost. April 5, 1971.; 3. Arcadia's city crest. Postcard with Chamber of Commerce seal. April 1971. (2 copies); 4. A new official seal has been adopted by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. News photo, n.d. circa 1971.; 5. Arcadia seal. 1971.; 6. Ordinance No. 4 providing for a common seal. E.J. Baldwin 1903.; 7. Ordinance No. 49 adopting a common seal. 1915.; 8. Ordinance No. 324 adopting a common seal. 1936.; 9. Ordinance No. 1429 establishing the design of the seal. 1971.; 10. Arcadia City Seal 1936-1971.; 11. Arcadia Tribune article regarding emblem to be adopted by the City August 2, 1935.; 12. Copy of first seal adopted February 1915. (Approx. 9x12). Gold medallion of first city seal; 13. Copy of first seal adopted February 1915, raised impression. (Given by Carla, August 1978); 14. Copy of first seal adopted February 1915. (approx. 5x5); 15. History and the city seals. Arcadia Tribune July 27, 1978.; 16. Emblem accepted August 6, 1935 (work of P.K. Wood). news clip, n.d.; 17. Arcadia City Seal Updated. Changes to the City seal adopted on September 7, 2004, Ordinance Number 2200. Posted September 8, 2004 on the City of Arcadia Website.; 18. Memo re: Ordinance No. 2200 amending section 2710 of the Arcadia municipal code to establish the design of the seal of the city of Arcadia. From William R. Kelly.; 19. Large color reproduction of Arcadia City Seal 1936-1971 with memorandum addressed to Dick Miller, Librarian. Sticker is 7.5 inches in diameter.; 20. City Seal in color. Sticker is 8.5 inches in diameter.; 21. Gold medallion of City Seal (Community of Homes, Incorporated 1903).; see also ARCHIVES - ARCADIA-SEAL