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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

  1 image

Date
early 1940's
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
3x3 b&w
ID
381
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Clapboard house shown at the very edge of excavation work for flood control channel being constructed. There are rabbit hutches in area behind house. Exact location in Arcadia not known.

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Date
April 19, 1940

  1 image

Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
814
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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

  1 image

Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
811
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

View of heavily flooded street, probably Duarte Road. There are some orchard trees also being flooded. A white house is shown on left side of photo.

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Date
c. mid-1930's

  1 image

Date
c. mid-1930's
Subjects
Agriculture
Duarte Road
Flood control
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
594
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View of intersection of Golden West and possibly Arcadia Avenue during heavy flooding. There are four people walking near right side of photo. There are four homes on right side of flooded street. Two cars are coming toward intersection.

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Date
c. mid-1930's

  1 image

Date
c. mid-1930's
Subjects
Golden West Avenue
Flood control
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
595
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue at Perkins Drive. Two or three people are seen walking in the distance.

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Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1423
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. A lot of mud and debris is visible. There are houses in the background and several people standing in the distance.

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Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1422
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

View NW up flooded Santa Anita Wash from above East bank below Duarte Road, probably the street seen crossing photo from right to left about half way down. Nest crossing north with dark bridge, is Santa Fe Railroad tracks; next we believe to be for a pipeline; last clearly visible crossing is for Pacific Electric Railroad tracks. Photo was taken following extreme flooding in 1938.

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Date
March 3, 1938

  1 image

Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
810
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. A sign reads "FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH a MILE." There is an unidentified man walking toward the camera on the left.

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Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1426
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
806
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. A house is visible to the right and a person is standing with his/her back to the camera on the left. There are two sawhorses visible. The San Gabriel Mountains are seen in the background.

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Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1424
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. The front end of a car is just visible in the left foreground. A sign nailed to a tree reads "STRAWBERRIES FOR SALE." The San Gabriel mountains are seen in the background.

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Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1425
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Flood damage on N. Santa Anita Avenue. This view was taken at Perkins and Santa Anita. A sign pointing toward Sierra Madre is visible on the left and the San Gabriel Mountains are visible in the background. There is a car on the right.

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Date
March 1954

  1 image

Date
March 1954
Subjects
Streets-Santa Anita Avenue
Floods
Physical Description
3x4
ID
1421
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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

  1 image

Date
March 6, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
805
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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

  1 image

Date
March 3, 1938
Subjects
Flood control
Santa Anita Wash
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
812
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Looking east on Duarte near Baldwin intersection. McMickens Realty Service is located on right side of photo. There is a man walking on right dressed in white pharmacist's smock. There is heavy flooding evident on both streets. The Arcadia sign (welcome sign) is visible.

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Date
c. mid 1930's

  1 image

Date
c. mid 1930's
Subjects
Duarte Road
Flood control
McMicken's Realty
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
593
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Photo of Mary Lamoreaux Burnell standing in front of a portrait of her husband, George Edwin Burnell. Photo was reportedly taken in the Burnell estate located at 290 W. Foothill Boulevard.

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Date
c.1947

  1 image

Date
c.1947
Subjects
Burnell, George Edwin
Burnell, Mary Lamoreaux
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1419
Collection
Photographs
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Portrait of Reverend George W. Thomas, minister of the Arcadia Community Church from September 1919-April 1924. He is seen from the chest up, wearing a suit, tie and glasses.

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Date
unknown

  1 image

Date
unknown
Subjects
Thomas, George W.
Arcadia Community Church
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
1433
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View along driveway of 20 Bonita Street, then the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchinson. One of the largest oak trees in the city at this time was in the center of the drive. As of 1980, there was an apartment building located there.

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Date
March 1931

  1 image

Date
March 1931
Subjects
Houses
Trees
Bonita Street
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
826
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer George Secrest

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Date
1950s

  1 image

Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Secrest, George
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2121
Collection
Photographs
Images
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