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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

1 image

Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 375

Collection: Photographs

Images

Balloon being restrained by about 11 men. An American flag is being raised or lowered from balloon. An automobile is in foreground. One of military winch trucks is on left side of photo.

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Date: c.1917-1918

1 image

Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 166

Collection: Photographs

Images

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

1 image

Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 374

Collection: Photographs

Images

Chantry Flat Station, part of Angeles National Forest. Ranger trucks are to the right of station.

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Date: July 8, 1987

1 image

Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Chantry Flat Station

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1200

Collection: Photographs

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Seven cars and trucks are pulled up to housing units at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese and the people are busily unpacking and preparing to move in. About 19 people can be seen in the photo. The San Gabriel Mountains form a back drop.

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Date: April 1942

1 image

Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Living quarters & conditions; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 683

Collection: Photographs

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Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Cars and trucks parked alongside unfinished building.

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Date: 1956

1 image

Date: 1956

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1823

Collection: Photographs

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There is no print of this negative. The negative is a Baldwin tract map for the Santa Anita Colony. The 800 acres of Santa Anita Colony were bounded by today's Duarte Road on the north, Live Oak Avenue on the south, El Monte Avenue on the west and Second Avenue on the east.

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Date: c.1891

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Date: c.1891

Subjects: Santa Anita Colony

Physical Description: 4x6 negative only

ID: 1431

Collection: Photographs

Images

Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Crane and pulley system help put up a wall while workers stand around. Name of company on the crane reads Heisler & Woods, Contractors, Crane Service, El Monte, CA. The name is clearer in photo #1825.

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Date: 1956

1 image

Date: 1956

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Heisler & Woods Contractors Crane Service -- El Monte, California

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1804

Collection: Photographs

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin Packing House which was located just north of Oakwood Hotel and beside Santa Fe Railroad tracks. Printing on the roof is announcement of Baldwin property for sale in Los Angeles, Arcadia, Monrovia and El Monte. On sides of building, the fruits and wines available are given. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1902

1 image

Date: c.1902

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; First Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 833

Collection: Photographs

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Former building of Foulger Ford, 55 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA. Sign reads "Trucks Santa Clara Ave" on building. Office building in background. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

1 image

Date: 2001

Subjects: Foulger Ford; Automobile dealerships

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2246C

Collection: Photographs

Images

Balloon company convoy. In evidence is probable mess trailer trucks and what appears to be 6 or 7 regular automobiles. Four men standing by motorcycle, on leftside of photo.

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Date: c.1917-1919

1 image

Date: c.1917-1919

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 163

Collection: Photographs

Images

Large balloon being brought under control by group of approximately 30 men. There is also one of trucks used for these captive balloons. On right is the framing of an unfinished hangar.

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Date: c.1917

1 image

Date: c.1917

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 9x11 b&w

ID: 225

Collection: Photographs

Images

Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Workers are pouring concrete or cement with a funnel into the foundation. Seven men shown. Cars and trucks from the 1950s era are parked along the construction site.

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Date: 1956

1 image

Date: 1956

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1817

Collection: Photographs

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New firemen photographed. In back are L-R: Don Little and Dick Pecjak. Front are, Monte Osborn and Gary Hawthorne.

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Date: Feb. 1968

1 image

Date: Feb. 1968

Subjects: Fire Department; Little, Don; Pecjak, Dick; Osborn, Monte; Hawthorne, Gary

Physical Description: 5x5 b&w

ID: 962

Collection: Photographs

Images

View toward entry to Anoakia taken from drive. Double stairs rise to level lawn. Front door can be seen about in center of building. Bas relief sculptured fountain is seen between stairs.

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Date: July 1976

1 image

Date: July 1976

Subjects: Anoakia

Physical Description: 7x11 b&w

ID: 725

Collection: Photographs

Images

Aerial view of Arcadia. Photo is dated in lower left corner and has descriptions and arrows all along the border.

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Date: June 11, 1936

1 image

Date: June 11, 1936

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1539

Collection: Photographs

Images

Phase I of Library Renovation/Expansion project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view shows drainage pipe used to drain water from roof during the rains of winter 1996. The book trucks covered the pipe, which ran all the way out the temporary front doors into what used to be the Children's Room patio. The area behind the book trucks was the sorting area. A young woman is standing looking at books shelved along the plywood wall. To the right are the photocopy machines.

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Date: February 1996

1 image

Date: February 1996

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1393

Collection: Photographs

Images

Truck with five young people on truck bed, pulls float depicting first school house in Arcadia for the Diamond Jubilee Parade.

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Date: September 30,1978

1 image

Date: September 30,1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Parade

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 787

Collection: Photographs

Images

Night photo of three firemen by Arcadia Fire Department truck surveying a mountain fire north of Arcadia. Standing up on the truck is Jerry Broadwell, killed several years later in a commercial building fire in Arcadia.

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Date: 1966 or 1967

1 image

Date: 1966 or 1967

Subjects: Fire Department; Broadwell, Jerry

Physical Description: 6x6 b&w

ID: 1093

Collection: Photographs

Images

Corpe brothers garage and machine shop with truck parked in front of shop at 50 La Porte Street, Arcadia. Standing by truck, left to right: Enos Corpe, ?, Bill Cooper, mechanic, and Clint Corpe with hand on front of truck. Truck has printed on it: Dairy Fertilizer, which was another business run by the Corpe brothers.

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Date: c.1919

1 image

Date: c.1919

Subjects: Corpe, Enos; Corpe, Clint; Cooper, Bill; Corpe Brothers Garage & Machine Shop; Business & industry

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 367

Collection: Photographs

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

Images

Balloon being restrained by about 11 men. An American flag is being raised or lowered from balloon. An automobile is in foreground. One of military winch trucks is on left side of photo.

Images

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.

Images

Chantry Flat Station, part of Angeles National Forest. Ranger trucks are to the right of station.

Images

Seven cars and trucks are pulled up to housing units at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese and the people are busily unpacking and preparing to move in. About 19 people can be seen in the photo. The San Gabriel Mountains form a back drop.

Images

Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Cars and trucks parked alongside unfinished building.

Images

There is no print of this negative. The negative is a Baldwin tract map for the Santa Anita Colony. The 800 acres of Santa Anita Colony were bounded by today's Duarte Road on the north, Live Oak Avenue on the south, El Monte Avenue on the west and Second Avenue on the east.

Images

Images

Images

Former building of Foulger Ford, 55 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA. Sign reads "Trucks Santa Clara Ave" on building. Office building in background. Photograph by Terry Miller.

Images

Balloon company convoy. In evidence is probable mess trailer trucks and what appears to be 6 or 7 regular automobiles. Four men standing by motorcycle, on leftside of photo.

Images

Large balloon being brought under control by group of approximately 30 men. There is also one of trucks used for these captive balloons. On right is the framing of an unfinished hangar.

Images

Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Workers are pouring concrete or cement with a funnel into the foundation. Seven men shown. Cars and trucks from the 1950s era are parked along the construction site.

Images

New firemen photographed. In back are L-R: Don Little and Dick Pecjak. Front are, Monte Osborn and Gary Hawthorne.

Images

View toward entry to Anoakia taken from drive. Double stairs rise to level lawn. Front door can be seen about in center of building. Bas relief sculptured fountain is seen between stairs.

Images

Aerial view of Arcadia. Photo is dated in lower left corner and has descriptions and arrows all along the border.

Images

Images

Truck with five young people on truck bed, pulls float depicting first school house in Arcadia for the Diamond Jubilee Parade.

Images

Night photo of three firemen by Arcadia Fire Department truck surveying a mountain fire north of Arcadia. Standing up on the truck is Jerry Broadwell, killed several years later in a commercial building fire in Arcadia.

Images

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