Arcadia Chamber of Commerce officers standing on Huntington Drive under Arcadia sign (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign). Christmas decorations hang across Huntington Drive. L-R: Richard Clark, Director; Roy Long, Vice President; Clifford S. Lance, President; Arnold Hage, Director; William Wookey, President of Arcadia Merchants Association.
Arcadia Community Theater Players prepare for the play,"Visit to a small planet" by Gore Vidal. L-R are: Don Owens, Ron Brown, Donna Good, Doug Lance, and Diane Flaaten.
Arcadia Mayor Barbara Kuhn is seen standing in the Jerry Broadwell Childrens Room puppet theater, with one puppet on each side of her. Photo was taken by Dorothy Denne of the Arcadia Weekly to be used as part of a National Library Week display.
Arcadia's first school building built expressly for a school; a two room building. There are about fifty youngsters standing on stairs leading to front door. Sign over door reads Arcadia. It was on site of present First Avenue School and the address was 1170 S. First Avenue.
Arcadia's first school house which was made over from a packing shed given by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. This photo shows 26 people, students and teachers standing at door. It was located at corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Falling Leaf Drive. (street name later changed to Huntington Drive). Used from 1903-1907. Only Julian Fisher identified.
Group of 30 students and one teacher standing by the "little red schoolhouse." It was on corner of California and Santa Anita Avenue and had been converted out of a vacant saloon. It was pressed into service when students outgrew new building that opened in 1907. We believe African-American boy in second row is Julian Fisher.
About 38 students and two teachers or possibly three are seated and standing in grass in front of trees or shrubs. We believe the African-American boy is Julian Fisher.
Chevrolet school bus with Arcadia City School printed on side. There are about fourteen youngsters at the windows on one side. Blond child sixth from left is C. Howard Olson.