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Winners of the Bicycle Rodeo, an event sponsored by Arcadia Police Department and Arcadia Recreation Department, from left to right: Albert Schneider (winner boys 8-14 year old group), Bruce Frazier (winner boys 8 and under), Juanita Curti (winner girls 14 and under), Betsy Bosil (winner girls 8 and under). Pictured behind the children left to right are Police Chief William Orr and Patrolman William Goodman. The Bicycle Rodeo was a contest in bicycle safety and riding skill. Winners received nighttime riding lights and electric horns. The awards were the culmination of bicycle safety instruction offered at Arcadia playgrounds throughout the summer by William Goodman. A similar version of this photograph appeared in Arcadia Tribune, p. 6, August 23, 1956.

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Date: August 1956

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Date: August 1956

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Awards; Bicycle safety; Bosil, Betsy; Children; Curti, Juanita; Frazier, Bruce; Goodman, William; Orr, William; Schneider, Albert

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

ID: 1905

Collection: Photographs

Images

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

Images

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

Images

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

Images

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

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

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

Images

Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in buggy hitched to a dark horse. Baldwin is figure on left. Seated next to him is W. McClelland who was Baldwin's horse trainer at this time. Standing beside buggy is an unidentified young man. Other mounted horsemen, black as well as white, are shown on track. This was taken at Baldwin's training track which was adjacent to present Michillinda near Colorado Boulevard. Etched on photo is: "E.J. Baldwin and J. McClelland on the track - Santa Anieta." (Anieta is misspelled and should be Anita.)

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Date: March 4, 1887

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Date: March 4, 1887

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w original hard board professional photograph, also 2 prints

ID: 110

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation

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Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation. 1) Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, sheets 2, 3—June 27, 2002. 2) 2002 Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, Sheets 1,2--June 13, 2002. 3) Arcadia Public Library Renovation, Charles Walton Assoc. 2002-2003. Plans fo…

Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation. 1) Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, sheets 2, 3—June 27, 2002. 2) 2002 Arcadia Public Library Floor Plan, Sheets 1,2--June 13, 2002. 3) Arcadia Public Library Renovation, Charles Walton Assoc. 2002-2003. Plans for demolition, floor, reflected ceiling, interior elevations, furniture, mechanical plumbing, electrical. 4) Library Phase I Remodel Plans 2002-2003, demolition, grading, structural, construction, irrigation, planting.

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 2002-2003 Renovation

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 118

Shelf Number: Shelf H16

Item ID: 431AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel

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Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel. 1) Control Joints, Aug 24, 1995. 2) Taper Layout, July 25, 1995. 3) Revised steel connections, Nov. 13, 1995. 4) Structural steel drawings, June 26, 1995. 5) Exterior columns, Nov. 28, 1995. 6) Simplex Fire Alarm P…

Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel. 1) Control Joints, Aug 24, 1995. 2) Taper Layout, July 25, 1995. 3) Revised steel connections, Nov. 13, 1995. 4) Structural steel drawings, June 26, 1995. 5) Exterior columns, Nov. 28, 1995. 6) Simplex Fire Alarm Panels, Aug. 25, 1995. 7) Revised GFRC shop drawings, Jan. 2, 1996. 8) Arcadia Public Library roof plan, Phase I, Aug. 24, 1995. 9) Sheets 1, 2, 3, Floor Plan, Elevation & details for Dorst & Dryden Glass Contractors—revised, Sept. 27, 1995. 10) Furniture/Book Stack/Signage Plan, Feb. 18, 1994. 11) Final Floor Plan, October 1996. 12) Structural and misc. steel, columns, beams, roof ladder, Dec. 22, 1995. 13) Revised mechanical roof screen shop drawings, Nov. 17, 1995.

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints 1995-1996 Remodel

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 119

Shelf Number: Shelf H16

Item ID: 432AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints April 4, 1960

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Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints, April 4, 1960. William Guy Garwood, Architect. Foundation, framing, plumbing, levels, interior and exterior details, etc.

Contents: Arcadia Public Library 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints, April 4, 1960. William Guy Garwood, Architect. Foundation, framing, plumbing, levels, interior and exterior details, etc.

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Building 20 W. Duarte Rd. Plans and blueprints April 4, 1960

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 120

Shelf Number: Shelf H16

Item ID: 433AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.

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Contents: Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued in Box 025B.

Contents: Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued in Box 025B.

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 025A

Shelf Number: Shelf H14

Item ID: 448AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia Public Library Building Complete set of Blueprints for Library Remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd.

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Contents: Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued from Box 025A.

Contents: Arcadia Public Library. Complete set of blueprints for library remodel 20 W. Duarte Rd. Charles Walton, November 18, 1994. Reproducible copy of floor plan for Phase I. Continued from Box 025A.