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View south, perhaps from top of City Hall on Corner of First and Huntington Drive, to Arcadia Drive-In Market. Located on SW corner of the same intersection there was, in addition to the Service Station, a dry cleaners, a bakery, a fresh vegetable market, a meat market, a grocery store, and the Pines Cafe. First Avenue is street seen on the left.

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Date: Market opened 1929

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Date: Market opened 1929

Subjects: Arcadia Drive-In Market; Gas stations; Huntington Drive; Stores

Physical Description: 6 1/2 x 10 b&w

ID: 892

Collection: Photographs

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The "Smoot Hole" and dump before cleaning began in 1938 just prior to subdivision of El Rancho Village.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 375

Collection: Photographs

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Lowry McCaslin, on right, stands before fireplace in dining room at Anoakia, which Mr. McCaslin has owned since the mid 1940's. Other people are Mr. and Mrs. Dale Spickler, as identified in Arcadia Tribune article on January 22, 1976. Mr. Spickler was committee chairman for Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association benefit party held at Anoakia Saturday, January 31, 1976. See Arcadia VF-Anoakia Item #17 for article and similar photo. Baldwin family crest is handsomely carved above fireplace.

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Date: probably January 1976

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Date: probably January 1976

Subjects: McCaslin, Lowry B.; Anoakia; Spickler, Dale; Spickler, Mrs. Dale

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1098

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: 1996

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Date: 1996

Subjects: Gardner, Gerald; Miller, Mike; Dale, Jim; Malloy, Pat; Kelly, Bill; Garner, Ronnie; Ross, Kent; Collins, Jerry

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1630

Collection: Photographs

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Six men shoveling sand as part of cleaning up following construction at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Four ladies are seen coming down stairs.

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Date: April, 1942

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Date: April, 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Construction & maintenance; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 645

Collection: Photographs

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View of plantings and man-made waterfall at the foot of Tallac Knoll (east end). There are eight visitors to Arboretum enjoying the site.

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Date: c.1979

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Date: c.1979

Subjects: Arboretum

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 944

Collection: Photographs

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Paul and Selma Backert, who operated a dry goods store at 221 N. First Avenue from at least 1928 to approximately 1940. They came to Los Angeles area in about 1890 and operated general merchandise stores in Newhall and Lancaster. They lived at 212 N. Myrtle in Monrovia.

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Date: c.1898

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Date: c.1898

Subjects: Arcadia Department Store; Business & industry; Stores

Physical Description: 3x5 oval original

ID: 409

Collection: Photographs

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Pacific Telephone switchboard in Arcadia. From left:Chief operator Ollie Palmer; Venerotia T. Pratt;operators Viola Grego; Eva Doss; Lucy Sommers; and, Ann Beatty.

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Date: March 1927

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Date: March 1927

Subjects: Telephone; Beatty, Ann; Palmer, Ollie; Sommers, Lucy; Doss, Eva; Pratt, Venerotia T.; Grego, Viola

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 614

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Police S.W.A.T. vehicle, city department heads: (L-R) Pat Malloy, Don Penman (in green), Kent Ross, Jerry Collins, M. Miller, Bill Kelly, Jim Dale stand at the vehicle holding helmets and guns. August 1999.

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Date: August 1999

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Date: August 1999

Subjects: Arcadia Police S.W.A.T truck; Malloy, Pat (Public Works); Penman, Don (in green, Development Services); Ross, Kent (City Librarian); Collins, Jerry (Recreation); Miller, Michael (City Attorney); Kelly, Bill (City Manager); Dale, Jim (Finance)

Physical Description: 8 x 10 color

ID: 1730

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Police S.W.A.T. vehicle, City department heads: (L-R) Pat Malloy, Don Penman (in green), Kent Ross, Jerry Collins (in knit cap), M. Miller, Bill Kelly, Jim Dale stand at the vehicle wearing helmets and guns. August 1999.

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Date: August 1999

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Date: August 1999

Subjects: Arcadia Police S.W.A.T truck; Malloy, Pat (Public Works); Penman, Don (in green, Development Services); Ross, Kent (City Librarian); Collins, Jerry (in knit cap, Recreation Department); Miller, Michael (City Attorney); Kelly, Bill (City Manager); Dale, Jim (Finance)

Physical Description: 8 x 10 color

ID: 1731

Collection: Photographs

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Building at 53 E. Huntington Drive built in early 1930's as a newspaper plant for the Arcadia News Journal (Arcadia Tribune).

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Date: c.1975

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Date: c.1975

Subjects: Newspapers; Arcadia News Journal; Arcadia Tribune

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 216

Collection: Photographs

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Eleven City employees holding a sign which reads,"TO GEORGE: WITH LOVE AND RESPECT, FROM YOUR TEAM." Sign is in reference to the resignation of City Manager George Watts. Pictured L-R, front row: Cindy Rowe, Bill Woolard, Jerry Collins, Kent Ross, Alex McIntyre, Mike Miller; back row: Pete Kinnahan, Gerald Gardner, Neil Johnson, Jim Dale, Eldon Davidson.

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Date: May 19, 1992

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Date: May 19, 1992

Subjects: Rowe, Cindy; Woolard, Bill; Collins, Jerry; Ross, Kent; McIntyre, Alex; Miller, Mike; Kinnahan, Pete; Gardner, Gerald; Johnson, Neil; Dale, Jim; Davidson, Eldon

Physical Description: 5x7 color

ID: 1364

Collection: Photographs

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Front loggia enclosed when Anoakia was made into a girls' school. View is looking west. Assorted furniture and plants. Front door is between two tall slim columns that are portable.

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Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

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Date: November 1976, photo by David McAdam

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 30

Collection: Photographs

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Another view of "Smoot Hole" before cleaning up and just before subdividing for El Rancho Village. The name Smoot Hole came from aborted effort of Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin to get race track built in about this location.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 376

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: 1991

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Date: 1991

Subjects: Ross, Kent; Dale, Jim; Watts, George; Sandona, Richard; Johnson, Neil; Hinig, Dave; Collins, Jerry; Harbicht, Bob; Rowe, Cindy; Davidson, Eldon; Lopez, Joe; Woolard, Bill; Kinnahan, Pete; Miller, Mike; Gardner, Jerry; McIntyre, Alex

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1437

Collection: Photographs

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Baldwin Ranch Store. A large two story building with cupola atop. On wooden siding is painted: Dry Goods Fancy Goods Groceries and Provisions Brandies Wines. It stands under tall eucalyptus trees. Joe Buck, resident, locates it at gate on what is now Old Ranch Road.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 117

Collection: Photographs

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View of part of dishwashing operation at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Photo shows 4 men working at stacking and readying metal plates and metal cups for washing. Long shelf of large metal pitchers can be seen.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Food service; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 695

Collection: Photographs

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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

Collection: Photographs

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Monrovia donkey car on Myrtle Avenue. These people identified: extreme left, John McWilliams, driver and owner; Sammy Wilson in big hat; Ben Crews (pharmacist whose daughter was a Monrovia librarian), Archie Wiggins, in apron. (note: Donkey would pull the car up the hill and when it made the run back down Myrtle, donkey would stand on a platform at back of car and ride down.)

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Date: c.1900

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Date: c.1900

Subjects: Monrovia

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 385

Collection: Photographs

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Northwest corner of the "Smoot Hole" and dump before clean-up began in 1938, just prior to the subdivision of El Rancho Village. This view was near street named Coronado.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 374

Collection: Photographs

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The "Smoot Hole" and dump before cleaning began in 1938 just prior to subdivision of El Rancho Village.

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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.

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Six men shoveling sand as part of cleaning up following construction at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Four ladies are seen coming down stairs.

Images

View of plantings and man-made waterfall at the foot of Tallac Knoll (east end). There are eight visitors to Arboretum enjoying the site.

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Paul and Selma Backert, who operated a dry goods store at 221 N. First Avenue from at least 1928 to approximately 1940. They came to Los Angeles area in about 1890 and operated general merchandise stores in Newhall and Lancaster. They lived at 212 N. Myrtle in Monrovia.

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Pacific Telephone switchboard in Arcadia. From left:Chief operator Ollie Palmer; Venerotia T. Pratt;operators Viola Grego; Eva Doss; Lucy Sommers; and, Ann Beatty.

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Arcadia Police S.W.A.T. vehicle, city department heads: (L-R) Pat Malloy, Don Penman (in green), Kent Ross, Jerry Collins, M. Miller, Bill Kelly, Jim Dale stand at the vehicle holding helmets and guns. August 1999.

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Arcadia Police S.W.A.T. vehicle, City department heads: (L-R) Pat Malloy, Don Penman (in green), Kent Ross, Jerry Collins (in knit cap), M. Miller, Bill Kelly, Jim Dale stand at the vehicle wearing helmets and guns. August 1999.

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Building at 53 E. Huntington Drive built in early 1930's as a newspaper plant for the Arcadia News Journal (Arcadia Tribune).

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Front loggia enclosed when Anoakia was made into a girls' school. View is looking west. Assorted furniture and plants. Front door is between two tall slim columns that are portable.

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Another view of "Smoot Hole" before cleaning up and just before subdividing for El Rancho Village. The name Smoot Hole came from aborted effort of Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin to get race track built in about this location.

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Baldwin Ranch Store. A large two story building with cupola atop. On wooden siding is painted: Dry Goods Fancy Goods Groceries and Provisions Brandies Wines. It stands under tall eucalyptus trees. Joe Buck, resident, locates it at gate on what is now Old Ranch Road.

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View of part of dishwashing operation at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Photo shows 4 men working at stacking and readying metal plates and metal cups for washing. Long shelf of large metal pitchers can be seen.

Images

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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Northwest corner of the "Smoot Hole" and dump before clean-up began in 1938, just prior to the subdivision of El Rancho Village. This view was near street named Coronado.

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