City Librarian Richard Miller admiring papier mache ape, part of Arcadia Public School annual Art Show held at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road.
Marjorie Phelps having corsage pinned on by City Librarian Richard Miller. In the center stands former City Librarian Judith Moore. Occasion of Mrs. Phelps' retirement from Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road.
Arcadia Public Library Board meeting in conference room at 20 W. Duarte Road. Left to right: City Librarian Richard Miller, Roberta Camphouse, Mary Fran Andregg, Secretary to Board and City Librarian Betty Sprang, Shirley McNall, Edward Butterworth (liaison from City Hall), and Dr. Robert Stragnell.
City of Arcadia management employees and others standing in front of City Council Chambers holding a banner which reads, "Merry Christmas Charles," probably referring to Charles Gilb. Standing L-R: Kent Ross, Jim Dale, George Watts, Rick Sandona, Neil Johnson, unknown, Dave Hinig, Jerry Collins, Bob Harbicht, Cindy Rowe, Eldon Davidson, Joe Lopez, Bill Woolard, Pete Kinnahan, Mike Miller, Jerry Gardner, Alex McIntyre.
Arcadia motorcycle officer Jack Miller is shown standing next to his motorcycle. He is in uniform. In the background is a woodframe house. This photo is an enlargement of a section of photo #429.
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.
Two motorcycle officers and their motorcycles on either side of an automobile with top down and Chief "Med" E. Cayer standing beside it. Officer on left is Dick Bloomfield; the one on the right is Jack Miller. Taken in front of two clapboard houses on unknown street.
Huntington Drive looking west from near intersection of First Avenue. On NW corner is vine-covered City Hall. Open roadster has just made a left turn and is going south on First. There is a moving picture theater mid-way along street on south side with large banner advertising Charles Laughton Film. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.
Arcadia's float in the January 1, 1980 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. It was titled WHITE CHRISTMAS. Riding on the float were: MarrLin Greathouse, queen; and princesses Judi Bithell, Laurie Churchman, Tina Borgatta, and Amy Pfau.
20. Introducing queen and court. Arcadia Highlander 12/18/85.
21. Float fund gains many subscribers. Arcadia Tribune 12/11/31.
22. Arcadia float to portray Ireland. News clip 12/25/31.
23. Rose Parade viewed by great multitude. News clip - Arcadia, CA 1/8/32.
24. Second place award given local entry. Arcadia Tribune 1/3/39.
25. Rose award. Photo article. Arcadia Tribune 2/23/50.
26. Santa Anita Village Float. Group of workers finishing the float. Photo article. Journal 1/4/50.
27. On their way. Santa Anita Village float. Photo article. 1/5/50.
28. Miss Arcadia of 1963 is Vikki Lynn Davis. Photo article. Arcadia Tribune 12/2/62.
29. Who will be queen? Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section 11/29/62.
30. Last minute touches. Los Angeles Times 1/1/68.
31. Methodist youth groups are busy decorating floats for Rose Parade. Arcadia Tribune n.d.
32. Packet of information regarding the 1993 Tournament of Roses and the Arcadia float prepared by the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association.
33. Lucky Baldwin and the Rose Bowl. Sports Mirror February 1955.
34. Renderings of Arcadia's 1981 parade float unveiled at mixer. Highlander Community News 10/22/80.
35. 1994-95 Miss Arcadia Tournament of Roses pageant presented by the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association. Program for 10/8/94.
36. Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association invitation to a float preview party 12/27/94.
37. Arcadia's float celebrates race day.
Foothill Star Tribune, p. A4. 10/9/92.
38. Miss Arcadia in spotlight with court.
Foothill Star Tribune, p. A1. 10/12/92.
39. Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association presents "Festival of Food." Flyer for 10/2/95 event.
40. Photos and information about 1994 Arcadia Court and Arcadia princess on the Pasadena Court.
41. 1996 Tournament of Roses information about Arcadia Court and Arcadia princess on the Pasadena court.
42. Article about Erica Brynes, 1994 Rose Queen. The Rose, San Gabriel Valley Newspapers 12/29/63.
43. Millions witness Rose Tournament. Arcadia Tribune 1/2/41.
44. Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association. Arcadia at a Glance, Summer 1997 issue.
45.A) Arcadia High School senior Dusty Dayne Gibbs is the 2008 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Queen. From the Arcadia Unified School District School News and Views, December 2007. B) Arcadia Public Library's READ [poster of] Dusty Gibbs, 2008 Rose Queen, Pasadena Tournament of Roses.
46. Program from the Coronation of the 91st Rose Queen and Presentation of the Royal Court, October 30, 2008. The 2009 Rose Queen is Courtney Lee. Lauren Valenzuela is a princess. Both are Arcadia High School students.
47. Arcadia and the Rose Parade: how much do you really know? Rose Parade's, Arcadia's histories strongly linked. In photo: Arcadia's entry in the 1916 Tournament of Roses Parade (note: caption may be incorrect, this float looks like the 1914 float). Arcadia Tribune, October 27, 1983, p. A-1.
48. Senior Living magazine, Dec/Jan 2009 issue featuring local Arcadia High School senior, Rose Queen Courtney Lee and Tournament of Roses President Ronald H. "Corky" Conzonire on the cover.
49. Souvenir pin of Courtney Lee, 2009 Rose Queen.
50. The Rose 2009 magazine featuring stories on Rose Queen Courtney Lee and princess Lauren Valenzuela, both of Arcadia, and grand marshal Cloris Leachman, actress. This item moved to Box 36 in History Room Shelf B4 on 1-10-2018.
51. Pasadena's Rose Magazine, Parade 2010, insert of the Pasadena Star News, featuring Rose Queen Natalie Innocenzi on the cover and the whole court in a Macy's ad on the back cover. Inside story features question & answer with Queen Natalie Innocenzi and Princess June Ko, both Arcadia residents. This item moved to Box 35 in History Room Shelf B4 on 1-10-2018.
52. A list of the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association Royal Courts including queens (Miss Arcadia) and princesses from 1961-1996, and notes about who rode the Arcadia float when there was no Arcadia Rose Court in 1997, 1998, 2003. (4 pages).
53. Cathy Lee Crosby has been named Miss Arcadia of 1964. Arcadia Tribune, December 8, 1963.
54. Arcadia Royal Court: Pat Turner, LeClare Holz, Pam Mallory, Cheryl Blanken, Suzanne Godber. Arcadia Tribune, November 21, 1965.
55. Holly Melvin is crowned Arcadia Tournament of Roses Queen. Arcadia Tribune, December 10, 1986.
56. Retiring Arcadia Tournament of Roses Royal Court are shown in photo from microfilm: Debbie Delong, Robin Henkels, Susan Keh, Dynese Schiffilea, and Queen Holly Melvin. Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1987.
57. Arcadia's Royal Court includes Queen Maria McCann and princesses Jill Johnson, Lynn Bowen, Jennifer "Gigi" Young, Lisa Guiffrida. Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1987.
58. Rosanna Spata was crowned the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association's Queen. Arcadia Tribune, December 14, 1988. Princesses are Laura Ganguin, Marisa Stephenson, Christy Renken, Jeanie Moore.
59. Arcadia High School senior Tatyane Berrios, 17, was picked as one of the seven young women on the 2011 Tournament of Roses Royal Court. The Weekly Star, January 6, 2011.
60. List of Pasadena Rose Queens through the years from 1905-2011, with some girls from Arcadia noted. From World Wide Web: www.tournamentofroses.com. Retrieved March, 2011.
61. A float barely afloat; Parade: Arcadia group pleads for funds to keep its Tournament of Roses tradition alive. Los Angeles Times, October 18, 1996. Retrieved from ProQuest LA Times database on March 25, 2011.
62. Royal court chosen for Tournament of Roses. Seven members of the 1999 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Royal Court were chosen, three from Arcadia High School: Christina Farrell, Chaitali Gala, Olivia Wilson. Los Angeles Times, October 13, 1998. Retrieved from ProQuest LA Times database on March 25, 2011.
63. Arcadia High School band to perform in Rose Bowl Parade, Mountain Views News, December 31, 2016.
64. Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2017 Parade and Game Preview with spotlight on Queen Victoria Castellanos and profiles of royal court princesses, two are from Arcadia: Lauren Emiko Powers and Maya Khan. Was an insert from Pasadena Star News. This item moved to Box 35 in History Room Shelf B4 on 1-10-2018.
65. Arcadia's crowning glory. Michelle Lojeski, 1992 Arcadia Tournament of Roses queen passes down her cape to the 1993 queen, Jeannie Kim. Star-Tribune, November 1992.
66. Arcadia's first float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses came from the actions of Cooperative Arcadians (later to become Arcadia Woman's Club). In fall of 1914, Cooperative Arcadians requested $200 from Arcadia City Council and it was granted for the January 1915 parade, however Mrs. Anita Baldwin came forth with an offer to pay the bill prior to the parade. Her offer was accepted and that $200 appropriated was set over to finance a float the next year (1916). From Arcadia: city of the Santa Anita, by Gordon Eberly, p. 67.
67. Meet members of 2020's Tournament of Roses Court. Princess Rukan Saif is from Arcadia High School. Pasadena Star News, December 28, 2019.
68. Meet Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano. Arcadia High senior is ready to welcome new year in style going down Colorado Boulevard. Pasadena Star News, December 28, 2023, p. A1,A4. See also Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2024 in Box 35 in History Room Shelf B4.
69."Welcome to Pasadena : Royal Invitation to the Tournament of Roses." Includes photo of Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano in a Foothill Transit advertisement; an article on the Los Hermanos Banuelos Charro Team, headed by Ramon Banuelos, "Decades of Friendship and Culture : Charro Team Gears Up for 15th Parade Run"; an article about Naomi Stillitano "A Ray of Sunshine : Rose Queen Says She Enjoys Making People Happy." Includes picture of 2024 Royal Court. Pasadena Weekly, p. 1, 19-20, 32, December 28, 2023; and photos and descriptions of personalities, bands, and floats that appeared in the 2024 Rose Parade, including Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano. Pasadena Weekly, p. 11-12, January 4, 2024.
"El Camino Real," Arcadia's float entry in the 1967 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Father Serra, founder of historic California missions, is shown traveling the famed thoroughfare. Arcadia's Queen, Christine Ramos, graces the throne. The scroll is covered with yellow chysanthemums, gladioli, orchids and roses. A framed copy of this removed from wall outside Admin. office and currently stored in map case in basement, as of February 2017.
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.
Two jockeys on two horses, each horse being held by a handler. Jockey on left is Richard Herman Shierske, who raced under the name Richard Herman and had a jockey license signed by Baldwin, dated 1909.
Photo taken of Department Heads on the occasion of the retirement of Arcadia Fire Chief Jerry Gardner. Pictured L-R: Mike Miller, Jim Dale, Pat Malloy, Bill Kelly, Ronnie Garner, Kent Ross and Jerry Collins.
Close view of Arcadia's float during 1939 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. The designation in front reads FIRST SETTLERS 1839 and the name ARCADIA appears on side. It has a small house at back of float with six people riding float. None are identified.
Baldwin Ranch entry in 1914 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Entered by Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Peacock of white roses and lilies-of-the-valley, mounted in an oak tree at the front of a decorated car. B.R. Marsh rode in the car.
Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry's entry in the 1915 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, "Dove of Peace," was 26 feet long with a wing span of 11 feet. The dove was covered with roses, lilies-of-the-valley, maiden hair fern and stevia serulata. It held an olive branch in its bill. It was the most costly float entered in the parade.
Lightly poised upon a single branch of acacia, a yellow butterfly emerging from its chrysalis heralded the 1915 Pasadena Tournament of Roses float for the City of Arcadia. The entry was designed by Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Formed of yellow roses, marigolds and pom pom chrysanthemums, the butterfly is emerging from a chrysalis of gray-green foliage nine feet in length. This was the first official City of Arcadia entry in the Rose Parade.
"Ye Fairy of Ye Oak," 1915 Pasadena Tournament of Roses float entered by Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Dextra McClaughry (age 13) and Baldwin McClaughry (age 10), children of Anita, rode on the float. Dextra, the Queen of Fairyland, stood beneath a spreading oak while the floor of the carriage was converted into a meadowland of softest green upon which shell pink roses, lilies-of-the-valley and hyacinths grew.