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Members of Glenn Dyer Post of American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps are marching in Armistice Day Parade, 1934. They are at intersection of First Avenue and Huntington Drive. Arcadia Drive-In Market (aka Market Basket) can plainly be seen in background. None of marchers are identified.

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Date: November 11, 1934

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Date: November 11, 1934

Subjects: American Legion Glenn Dyer Post; Armistice Day Parade

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 967

Collection: Photographs

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American Lutheran Church, then at 1424 S. Baldwin, which was later home of Serbian Orthodox Church. Building was dedicated Nov. 12, 1939, enlarged in 1945 and sold in 1963 to Serbian Orthodox, when Lutheran congregation's new church was built on Duarte Road.

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Date: c.1948

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Date: c.1948

Subjects: American Lutheran Church; Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 233

Collection: Photographs

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First building used as City Hall. (The very first City Hall offices were located in the Oakwood Hotel and next in the McCoy Building.) This apparently was known as the A.W. Hibbard Building (see Eberly, p. 69) and was used for only about two years; June 1914 to April 1916. It was on First Street at LaPorte. Sign on left above window reads: Standard Oil Co. Scrip Accepted. Back of photo reads, "first City Hall, 1913, Walter and Nell Schrader. Mr. Schrader converted old City Hall into garage." Arcadia Garage building shown with a car/truck "for sale" and a little boy posing by the back tire.

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Date: c.1917

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Date: c.1917

Subjects: City Hall

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 490

Collection: Photographs

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What appears to be an American Legion Girl's Drum & Bugle Corps marching on Huntington Drive near Santa Anita Race Track parking lot during Peach Blossom Festival.

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Date: March 1949

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Date: March 1949

Subjects: Peach Blossom Festival

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 371

Collection: Photographs

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Photo taken by TABER (studio) shows 31 of Elias J. Baldwin's African-American employees. Elias J. Baldwin hired them from the south in 1886 to come work on the Baldwin Ranch. There seems to be only one man in photo. All others are women and children. They are standing next to a building with a long porch; doors and windows open off of it. San Gabriel Mountains are seen in background.

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Date: c.1897

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Date: c.1897

Subjects: Baldwin Ranch-Blacks; African Americans

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1159

Collection: Photographs

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View south across lawn (with fountain in right foreground) toward 2 storied home of Erik Amalienborg or Prince Eric, brother of King of Denmark. He built this home in late 1920s at 2607 S. Santa Anita Ave. and went into business raising chickens. Building is now on grounds of Arcadia Congregational Church and is still (as of 1980) much as it is pictured here; it is used by the church for various purposes.

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Date: c.1930

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Date: c.1930

Subjects: Erik, Prince of Denmark; Houses; Arcadia Congregational Church

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 848

Collection: Photographs

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American Savings building at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave. Former location of first school, a converted packing house.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: American Savings and Loan; Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1230

Collection: Photographs

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View of main Ross Field post headquarters buildings. There are 2 men walking at extreme left of photo. There is a flagpole at left side of photo. There is a car parked in front of post headquarters building.

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Date: c.1918

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Date: c.1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 224

Collection: Photographs

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Apparently taken a few minutes later than photo #172. Same 2 tents show on left. Balloon is approximately 3 feet off of ground.

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Date: v.1917-1918

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Date: v.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

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

ID: 173

Collection: Photographs

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Almost same scene as photo #169 but taken a few minutes later with balloon touching down. Buildings and 2 tents show on left side of photo. Row of Eucalyptus trees show all across background of photo.

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Date: c.1917-1918

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Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 170

Collection: Photographs

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Fire Chief Chen Suen. He became the first Asian-American fire chief in the Arcadia Fire Department in November 2022.

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Date: 2022

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Date: 2022

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department-Fire chiefs; Asian Americans; Suen, Chen

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2294

Collection: Photographs

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Interior of mansion, three arched doors, numbered 1 and 2, and unnumbered third door. Former home of Prince Erik of Denmark in 1920s at 2607 S. Santa Anita Avenue. Built in 1924. Property now owned by Arcadia Congregational Church. Photograph by Terry Miller. Note: Per Jolene Cadenbach, a fire destroyed Prince Erik Hall in June 2021, tear down started around end of 2021, and was completely torn down in 2022.

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Date: April 2001

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Date: April 2001

Subjects: Erik, Prince of Denmark; Arcadia Congregational Church; Historic houses

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2180

Collection: Photographs

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Group of young people seated in a booth waiting to be served at Barron's Pharmacy, which was a popular place to shop and snack in West Arcadia on Baldwin Ave. From the Arcadia High School Yearbook.

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Date: c.1965

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Date: c.1965

Subjects: Barron's Pharmacy

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 954

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking west from a position approximately over Santa Fe railroad tracks between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Street closest to camera is First Avenue, running north/south, and we see its intersection with Wheeler Avenue in lower left portion of photo. Almost vacant lot on northwest corner of Wheeler Avenue and First Avenue is where Sawmill Restaurant was built in about 1977 (Sawmill Restaurant closed in early 1990's). Foundation work on South side of Wheeler Avenue at corner of First Avenue is for medical building which became 65 N. First Avenue. (Former site of Arcadia Public Library until 1961.) Post Office is largest building in center of the block on north side of Wheeler Avenue. Large white area is parking area for Santa Anita Park Race Track.

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Date: July 1976

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Date: July 1976

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; First Avenue; Postal Service; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980; United States Post Office; Wheeler Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 636

Collection: Photographs

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Photo shows 2 tents on left side of photo. Balloon approximately 25 feet from ground. Group of men involved in maneuver also seen.

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Date: c.1917-1918

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Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

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

ID: 172

Collection: Photographs

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Large group of people sitting at a long table with other people sitting at other tables and some people standing. A man at the end of the main table is holding a sign which reads EATON FOR PRESIDENT. Charles Eaton is standing next to his seated wife, laughing. The man next to Mr. Eaton is holding a sign on which I LIKE EATON is printed.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Eaton, Charles B.; Eaton, Billie

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1377

Collection: Photographs

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View SE from roof of Santa Anita Race Track across section of quarters built for evacuees at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Low hills in the distance are the Puente Hills. American Flag flies from post at left side of photo. This photo, together with photos #654 and 655, form a panorama.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Buildings and grounds; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 656

Collection: Photographs

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Eight people standing or mounted on mule in front of large American flag which is hanging from a wire. Group apparently was on an excursion to Mt. Wilson. The three men on the right are all identified as McCoys across the face of the photo.

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Date: 1902

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Date: 1902

Subjects: McCoy, Arch; McCoy, Clyde; McCoy, John

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 402

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, its downstairs windows are boarded up. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

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Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, notice its house numbers in disrepair. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

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Date: November, 2020

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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Members of Glenn Dyer Post of American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps are marching in Armistice Day Parade, 1934. They are at intersection of First Avenue and Huntington Drive. Arcadia Drive-In Market (aka Market Basket) can plainly be seen in background. None of marchers are identified.

Images

American Lutheran Church, then at 1424 S. Baldwin, which was later home of Serbian Orthodox Church. Building was dedicated Nov. 12, 1939, enlarged in 1945 and sold in 1963 to Serbian Orthodox, when Lutheran congregation's new church was built on Duarte Road.

Images

Images

What appears to be an American Legion Girl's Drum & Bugle Corps marching on Huntington Drive near Santa Anita Race Track parking lot during Peach Blossom Festival.

Images

Images

Images

American Savings building at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave. Former location of first school, a converted packing house.

Images

View of main Ross Field post headquarters buildings. There are 2 men walking at extreme left of photo. There is a flagpole at left side of photo. There is a car parked in front of post headquarters building.

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Apparently taken a few minutes later than photo #172. Same 2 tents show on left. Balloon is approximately 3 feet off of ground.

Images

Almost same scene as photo #169 but taken a few minutes later with balloon touching down. Buildings and 2 tents show on left side of photo. Row of Eucalyptus trees show all across background of photo.

Images

Fire Chief Chen Suen. He became the first Asian-American fire chief in the Arcadia Fire Department in November 2022.

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Group of young people seated in a booth waiting to be served at Barron's Pharmacy, which was a popular place to shop and snack in West Arcadia on Baldwin Ave. From the Arcadia High School Yearbook.

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Images

Photo shows 2 tents on left side of photo. Balloon approximately 25 feet from ground. Group of men involved in maneuver also seen.

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Eight people standing or mounted on mule in front of large American flag which is hanging from a wire. Group apparently was on an excursion to Mt. Wilson. The three men on the right are all identified as McCoys across the face of the photo.

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