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Aerial view looking north over flooded Santa Anita Wash looking upstream. Street cutting across photo closest to bottom is Huntington Drive. The next crossing upstream carries Santa Fe Railroad track. The last crossing that is clearly visible is Pacific Electric Railroad bridge. North/south street crossing Huntington Drive nearest wash would be Fifth Avenue. Foothill Boulevard is just barely visible near top of photo.

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Date
March 3, 1938
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Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Fifth Avenue
Flood control
Foothill Boulevard
Huntington Drive
Railroads
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
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ID
809
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Looking directly north up flooded Santa Anita Wash. Santa Fe Railroad Bridge can be seen upstream. There is a man in a suit and hat standing at west edge of wash. This was following heavy rains of early March 1938.

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
806
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Photographs
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Santa Anita Wash following flooding of early 1938. View is looking west along washed-out Santa Fe Railroad tracks toward Santa Fe Bridge across Santa Anita Wash. People can be seen looking at the damage.

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Date
March 3, 1938
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Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
812
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View NW up Santa Anita Wash toward San Gabriel Mountains. Caption says this was taken from Pacific Electric Railroad tracks toward Orange Street (this is present day Colorado Street).

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
808
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Looking NE up flooded Santa Anita Wash following heavy rains of early March 1938. Caption on photo reads: Looking upstream toward Santa Fe Bridge. San Gabriel Mountains in background. Where cars are parked would be east side of wash.

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
805
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Looking downstream of Santa Anita Wash from east side of Santa Fe Bridge approach. In this photo the tracks and ties are seen completely suspended and a man is walking across the span. Two men are seen on extreme left side of photo.

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Flood control
Physical Description
5x5 b&w
ID
813
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Looking south down stream of Santa Anita Wash. (Puente Hills can be seen in distance.) Caption of photo says picture was taken from PE Bridge and looking toward Huntington Drive Bridge.

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Date
March 6, 1938
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Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
807
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View of Seaquist's Pharmacy taken from position just north of Santa Fe railroad tracks. For information on store see information for photos #189 and #190.

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Date
c.1920
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Date
c.1920
Subjects
Seaquist's Pharmacy
Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919
Stores
Physical Description
2 1/2 x 3 b&w
ID
191
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Railroad crossing and vacant lot on NW corner of First and Santa Clara. Former site of Santa Fe Railway Station.

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Date
1979
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Date
1979
Subjects
Railroads-Arcadia Santa Fe Station
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1226
Collection
Photographs
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Santa Fe Railroad tracks cut diagonally across photo from east to west. Huntington Drive bisects photo from east to west approximately at center of photo. Arcadia County Park appears in lower left corner, showing baseball diamond. Santa Anita Wash is shown on right side of photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs625
Date
c. early 1950's
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Date
c. early 1950's
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Arcadia County Park
Huntington Drive
Railroads
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
621
Collection
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View across dry grass field toward fenced area with two cows grazing. A house with some outbuildings appears in center background. Flood control label indicates it is along Santa Anita Wash.

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Date
April 19, 1940
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Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
811
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View east on Huntington Drive from intersection with First Avenue. In the distance can be seen a railroad crossing marker which was for the Santa Fe Line (which is now serviced with an overpass of Huntington Dr.). Building at extreme left is Bank of Italy Building on N.E. corner of First and Huntington Dr.

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Date
1927
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Date
1927
Subjects
Huntington Drive
Bank of Italy National Trust & Savings
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
203
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Aerial view taken over Arcadia so that it shows a large area surrounding Arcadia as well as the entire city. Clearly seen is the Santa Anita Park Race Track, and the Arcadia County Park (shown as a dark triangle in center), and the 210 Foothill Freeway crossing photo from west to east and passing north of Santa Anita Park Race Track.

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Date
c. 1973
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Date
c. 1973
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
210 Foothill Freeway
Arcadia County Park
Santa Anita Park-1945-1980
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
644
Collection
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Photo showing wrecked automobile and a portion of the control tower alongside tracks near First Avenue and railroad crossing. Information on back of photo identifies it as Ben Newman's wrecked Buick hit by Santa Fe train.

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Date
1910
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Date
1910
Subjects
Railroads
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
436
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View (apparently toward Foothill Boulevard) south down wash where pile-driver is at work prior to construction of concrete channel.

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Date
probably early 1940's
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Date
probably early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
382
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Looking south from Huntington Drive along Santa Anita Wash, following earth-moving preparatory to paving channel.

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Date
December 6, 1938
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Date
December 6, 1938
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
817
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White house and garage at left, with driveway freshly graded. On right side of photo is part of a family orchard. Caption on photo reads: NE corner of Santa Anita Wash and Longden Avenue.

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Date
August 30, 1940
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Date
August 30, 1940
Subjects
Agriculture
Longden Avenue
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
818
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Main road crossing photo east to west in top third of photo is Huntington Drive. The main street running North/South in right portion of photo is Rosemead Boulevard. Wash running North/South is Eaton Wash. Very little in this view is of Arcadia.

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Date
June 5, 1938
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Date
June 5, 1938
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Eaton Wash
Huntington Drive
Rosemead Boulevard
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
620
Collection
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Stream channel before flood control work was undertaken to build concrete channel. It appears that this is channel that runs through Santa Anita Oaks.

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Date
early 1940's
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Date
early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
381
Collection
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What appears to be a pile-driver in wash that apparently runs through Santa Anita Oaks during building of concrete channel.

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Date
c.1940's?
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Date
c.1940's?
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
380
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