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Volunteers handling materials in the library behind a book truck. Jean is wearing horn-rimmed glasses and Doris is wearing a plaid jacket. Left-Right: Jean Livingston, Doris Selmer. Friends of the Library.

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Date: 1960s

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Date: 1960s

Subjects: Friends of the Library; Livingston, Jean; Selmer, Doris

Physical Description: 8.5 x 11' B&W

ID: 2261

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Roger Chandler at the podium.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger

Physical Description: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1967

Collection: Photographs

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Close view of a school bus across which is painted: Arcadia City School. At the side near front of bus is a man in business suit adjusting louvered window. At left is a girl with a beret on her head about to get on the bus. She is Jean Hutchinson and picture was taken on Bonita Street near her home.

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Date: 1924

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Date: 1924

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Hutchinson, Jean; School buses

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 823

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

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Thomas, George W.; Arcadia Community Church

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 1433

Collection: Photographs

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Page 3 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Reads: Colonel W. N. Hensley Jr. Commanding. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_111 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date: September 1918

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Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Hensley, W. N., Jr.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1859

Collection: Photographs

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Ribbon cutting for first segment of Foothill Freeway completed through Arcadia, September 1968. Pictured L-R: Roger Ferguson, Mayor of Monrovia; next not identified; Sherrill Watson; Frank Bonelli, L.A.County Supervisor; Haig Ajamain; Don Hage, Mayor of Arcadia; next not identified; and Mayor Prentiss R. Ham of Duarte.

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Date: September 1968

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Date: September 1968

Subjects: Foothill Freeway; Ferguson, Roger; Watson, Sherrill; Bonelli, Frank; Ajamian, Haig; Hage, Donald; Ham, Prentiss R.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 1060

Collection: Photographs

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W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook

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Contents: 1. W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook Photos

Contents: 1. W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook Photos

Subjects: W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 31

Shelf Number: Shelf B3

Item ID: 340AF

Collection: Subject Files

Page 4 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring description of U.S. Army Balloon School grounds and photographs of Post Headquarters, Capt. W.H. Carruthers, A.S.S.C; U.S.A., and Major J.A. Baumann, A.S.S.C.; U.S.A. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_112 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date: September 1918

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Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Baumann, J. A.; Carruthers, W. H.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1858

Collection: Photographs

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James Helms, General Chairman of Diamond Jubilee, and Jean Cope at the microphone during Diamond Jubilee Ball.

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Date: September 30, 1978

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Date: September 30, 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball; Helms, James; Cope, Jean

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 742

Collection: Photographs

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Pony Express Museum

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Contents: Note: 1939 Arcadia City Directory lists Lyon's Pony Express Museum address as 130 W. Huntington Drive. It opened formally on Sunday, March 31, 1935. Last appeared in 1953-54 directory. Was vacant in 1955 directory. 1. Promotional brochure from Pasadena location. Photocopied at Pasadena Public Lib…

Contents: Note: 1939 Arcadia City Directory lists Lyon's Pony Express Museum address as 130 W. Huntington Drive. It opened formally on Sunday, March 31, 1935. Last appeared in 1953-54 directory. Was vacant in 1955 directory. 1. Promotional brochure from Pasadena location. Photocopied at Pasadena Public Library, March 1931.; 2. Pasadena man saves relics. Christian Science Monitor, circa 1933.; 3. Pony Express Museum. Overland Monthly. March 1933.; 4. Relics recall thrilling days of daring rides. copied from unknown source, December 11, 1930.; 5. History book with a shingle roof. Los Angeles Times December 4, 1930?; 6. Bandits gun imbedded in log. Pasadena Star News January 7, 1932.; 7. Highlights from 1934. Arcadia Tribune December 28, 1934.; 8. To attract thousands. Arcadia Tribune November 2, 1934.; 9. To re-zone for Museum. Arcadia Tribune November 16, 1934.; 10. W.P. Lyon will buy old camps. Arcadia Tribune October 16, 1934.; 11. Museum to be opened on Sunday. Arcadia Tribune. March 29, 1935.; 12. Formal opening of Pony Express Museum held on Sunday; Oldfield here. Arcadia Tribune April 5, 1935.; 13. Relics of the frontier. Good photos taken from unknown periodical. n.d.; 14. Pony Express Museum may be shipped to Sacramento for Jubilee Fete. Arcadia Tribune December 6, 1938.; 15. Buffet supper to be served. Arcadia Tribune October 12, 1939.; 16. Pony Express Museum to get Twain books. Arcadia News Post. March 7, 1932.; 17. Irving Cobb, Eight Wooden Indians. Pasadena Star News May 6, 1940.; 18. The sprawling old frame. from: LOS ANGELES: A GUIDE TO THE CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS (AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES). New York: Hastings House, 1941.; 19. His relic collection is famous. Arcadia Daily Tribune. August 31, 1936.; 20. When Arcadia museum relic collector sought U.S. appropriation. Arcadia Tribune. October 2, 1941.; 21. Pony Express Museum. Pacific Pathways. June 1946.; 22. Graveyard for ghost towns. American Magazine, January 1946; 2p., photos.; 23. Recovery completed. Arcadia Tribune. May 27, 1948.; 24. W. Parker Lyon, Pony Express Museum owner dies. Pasadena Star News December 15, 1949.; 25. Pony Express Museum to move. Los Angeles Times March 4, 1954.; 26. Pony Express Museum to be moved. Arcadia Tribune March 4, 1954; 27. Historical Society founds Arcadia Park Museum. Arcadia Tribune February 21, 1955.; 28. Pony Express Museum to have home in Nevada. Arcadia Tribune January 20, 1955.; 29. The man who beat City Hall. Arcadia Tribune November 20, 1968.; 30. Notepaper with Pony Express themes, one by Edna Lenz and one by Justine Wishek.; 31. Presidential cigar butts among. Arcadia Tribune February 2, 1978.; 32. Pony Express Station. news clip December 11, 1930.; 33. Train of 1875 rolls again. Pasadena Star News May 6, 1940.; 34. Museum itself copies old Pony Express Post. news photo and caption, March 13, 1930.; 35. Pony Express Museum. news clip December 11, 1930.; 36. Pony Express Museum in Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune August 2, 1935.; 37. Sail away. Nevada State Journal, p.3 photo and caption June 9, 1975; 38. Special guest pass from Harrah's auction.; 39. Wild West Museum wowed patrons. Pasadena Star News "Cheers" section, February 25, 1994.; 40. W. Parker Lyon, man of many pasts, dies suddenly after 84 full years. Arcadia Journal December 21, 1949. copied from paper in Scrapbook #8.; 41. W. Parker Lyon Narrow Gauge Railroad "Haw Haw Route" first class ticket. (Stored in Box #31 with museum scrapbook.); 42. E-mail dated October 31, 2000 from Leon F. Case describing his memories of the museum when he was a young boy of 8 years.; 43. W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum promotional flyer published after move from Pasadena to Arcadia. 8 1/2 x 11, 2-sided w/photos, c.1935, 6 copies.; 44. Pad of forms used by the museum for western property rentals. c.1940s.; 45. "Parker Lyon's Pony Express Museum."Arcadia Weekly, August 22, 2002; p. 17.; 46. "William Parker Lyon's Pony Express Museum," by Donald Duke. Page 7. The Branding Iron - Westerners Los Angeles Corral, Spring 2005, Number 239.; 47. Print out of scanned postcard image of Old Clothes Line, Pony Express Museum, Arcadia, Calif. Clothes line hangs in front of a "Chinese laundry."; 48. Ton of relics added to Pony Express Museum by Lyon after Nevada trek. Arcadia Tribune, p1, August 9, 1935.; 49. A Remarkable Express Museum, Express Messenger, December 1928. Description of W. Parker Lyon's Express Museum, at his home Oak Knoll estate in Pasadena at 1161 Virginia Road, which is shown by special appointment. Article describes his collections.; 50. Midcentury modern gets landmark status. W. Parker Lyon House gets Pasadena City Council backing for designation. Designed by architect Thornton Ladd and built in 1948, the midcentury modern home is located at 280 California Terrace, Pasadena, CA.

Subjects: Pony Express Museum; W. Parker Lyon; Ladd, Thornton

Item ID: 174AF

Collection: Subject Files

Photo is similar to #747. Mr. Jim Helms is shown at microphone while awarding Chairmen. Those clearly in view are: Carla Maggio (white dress); and, Jean Cope at extreme right.

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Date: September 30, 1978

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Date: September 30, 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball; Helms, James; Maggio, Carla; Cope, Jean

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 748

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger; Gilb, Charles; Harbicht, Robert; Lojeski, Dennis; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1974

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger; Gilb, Charles; Harbicht, Robert; Lojeski, Dennis; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1975

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger; Gilb, Charles; Harbicht, Robert; Lojeski, Dennis; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1976

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger; Gilb, Charles; Harbicht, Robert; Lojeski, Dennis; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1977

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members in attendance include Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski. A U.S. flag is standing just right of the center.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger; Gilb, Charles; Harbicht, Robert; Lojeski, Dennis; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1979

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members in attendance include Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger; Gilb, Charles; Harbicht, Robert; Lojeski, Dennis; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1981

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints

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Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints. 1) South Patio Renovation (no date). 2) South Patio Schematic (no date). 3) 2008 Air Handler. 4) Emergency Exit from Basement, 1991.

Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints. 1) South Patio Renovation (no date). 2) South Patio Schematic (no date). 3) 2008 Air Handler. 4) Emergency Exit from Basement, 1991.

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 117

Shelf Number: Shelf H16

Item ID: 430AF

Collection: Subject Files

Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in carriage on his original track which was adjacent to Michillinda and near Colorado Blvd. With him is W. McClelland, Baldwin's horse trainer at this time. There are 16 other people in photo; some are mounted on horses, some standing. Etched on the photo is "On the track - Lucky Baldwins Place. S.G.V.R.R."

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Date: March 4, 1887

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Date: March 4, 1887

Subjects: McClelland, W.; San Gabriel Mountains; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w hardboard professional photo, also 2 prints

ID: 111

Collection: Photographs

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members in attendance include Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski. Holy Angels School is visible in the background. People are sitting on chairs and standing on the grass.

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Date: January 11, 1990

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Date: January 11, 1990

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia City Council; Arcadia Community Center groundbreaking; Chandler, Roger; Gilb, Charles; Harbicht, Robert; Holy Angels School; Lojeski, Dennis; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 color

ID: 1982

Collection: Photographs

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Volunteers handling materials in the library behind a book truck. Jean is wearing horn-rimmed glasses and Doris is wearing a plaid jacket. Left-Right: Jean Livingston, Doris Selmer. Friends of the Library.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City Council member Roger Chandler at the podium.

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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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W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook

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James Helms, General Chairman of Diamond Jubilee, and Jean Cope at the microphone during Diamond Jubilee Ball.

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Pony Express Museum

Photo is similar to #747. Mr. Jim Helms is shown at microphone while awarding Chairmen. Those clearly in view are: Carla Maggio (white dress); and, Jean Cope at extreme right.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members with shovels from left to right Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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ID #1966-1987 show groundbreaking ceremony for the Arcadia Community Center, to be built soon at the site at Holly Avenue and Huntington Drive. City council members in attendance include Charles Gilb, Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Mary Young, Dennis Lojeski.

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Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Selected plans and blueprints

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