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Arcadia Jail

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Arcadia's First Jail -- Arcadia's first jail was built in 1907 of solid concrete blocks on land purchased from Lucky Baldwin.

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Artist: Edna Lenz

Description: Arcadia's First Jail -- Arcadia's first jail was built in 1907 of solid concrete blocks on land purchased from Lucky Baldwin.

Item ID: 85L

Collection: Paintings

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Scene from a Broadway play showing Barney Oldfield (played by an actor) arriving in his famous race car called the Green Dragon. It is known from a 1904 newspaper that Barney Oldfield did drive out to the Clara Villa in his Green Dragon.

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Date: c.1903

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Date: c.1903

Subjects: Sports figures; Oldfield, Barney

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 1092

Collection: Photographs

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Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. It seems to be a view of the door / bars of a jail cell.

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Date: 1956

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Date: 1956

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Jails

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1799

Collection: Photographs

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Copied from a newspaper clipping, so quality is not good. Photo shows an unidentified lady in long dress standing beside auto (c. 1935) in front of 104 N. First Ave. At this time this building housed the Arcadia Tribune. Small house seen at right edge of photo is 100 N. First which was built in 1919 by Dr. Fletcher Sanborn.

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Date: March, 1936

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Date: March, 1936

Subjects: First Avenue; Newspapers-Arcadia Tribune

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 832

Collection: Photographs

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Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Welder wearing goggles, on a ladder, is working on the bars of a jail cell.

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Date: 1956

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Date: 1956

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Jails

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1800

Collection: Photographs

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Vintage auto is filled with Arcadia Assisteens, a service club for teen-age girls. None are identified.

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Date: September 30,1978

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Date: September 30,1978

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

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 793

Collection: Photographs

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McCoy Building taken by librarian Alfreda Bolduan in 1965 when it housed the AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT CO. on ground floor.

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Date: 1965

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Date: 1965

Subjects: Frank McCoy General Merchandise; Auto Parts & Equipment Co.; First Avenue; City Hall

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

ID: 188

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of article in newspaper (probably LA Times) on auto accident at the unbridged Santa Anita Wash just east of Arcadia.

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Date: December 15, 1907

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Date: December 15, 1907

Subjects: Santa Anita Wash

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 589

Collection: Photographs

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Winners (two boys and two girls) of a ping pong tournament receive trophy awards from a man, pictured one end of a ping pong table.

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Awards; Children; Competitions; Contests; Ping pong or table tennis; Sports

Physical Description: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 b&w

ID: 1902

Collection: Photographs

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Unknown business building at what is apparently 34 or 36 E. Foothill Blvd. In 1948 the City Directory listed #34 as H. & H. Auto Service.

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Date: 1978

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Date: 1978

Subjects: Foothill Boulevard

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 210

Collection: Photographs

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Unknown buisiness building at 34 or 36 E. Foothill Blvd. In 1948 City Directory, #34 is listed as H. & H. Auto Service. Also shown is Red Spot Liquors.

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Date: 1978

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Date: 1978

Subjects: Foothill Blvd.; Liquor stores

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 209

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of portion of driver's side of Albert Matthies' automobile. Photo shows police light mounted on auto, as well as showing broken windshield. Officer Matthies was killed July 18, 1927.

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Date: July 19, 1927

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Date: July 19, 1927

Subjects: Police Department; Crime and criminals; Matthies, Albert

Physical Description: 2x3 b&w vertical, 8x10 b&w

ID: 442

Collection: Photographs

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The automobile of Officer Albert Matthies, who was killed July 18, 1927. Photo shows how automobile was shot by the three killers. It appears that the auto had police lights on either side of the windshield.

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Date: July 19, 1927

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Date: July 19, 1927

Subjects: Crime and criminals; Police Department; Matthies, Albert

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 441

Collection: Photographs

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Photo shows passenger side of auto of Officer Albert Matthies, killed July 18, 1927. Car door is open clearly showing mounting of light and what appears to be switch to operate it. Dash board shows fairly clearly.

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Date: July 19, 1927

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Date: July 19, 1927

Subjects: Crime and criminals; Police Department; Matthies, Albert

Physical Description: 2x3 b&w

ID: 443

Collection: Photographs

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Young man with sweater and slacks (unidentified) and William Parker Lyon standing by sedan automobile piled high with what appears to be museum artifacts. On hood of car is a sign reading: We are moving. Auto license seems to bear date in 1930's, Apparently this was at time Pony Express Museum was moved to Arcadia in 1935.

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Date: c.1935

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Date: c.1935

Subjects: Pony Express Museum; Lyon, William Parker

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 469

Collection: Photographs

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Photographer David Unruh, son of Baldwin's business manager, Hiram Unruh, is standing on SE corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive in front of his family's home. Two men standing to left are not identified. Auto on First Avenue is approaching intersection with Huntington Drive. Part of panorama, ID#s 916-921.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Unruh, David

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w part of panorama

ID: 919

Collection: Photographs

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James Jeffries, well known boxer is shown in defensive stance. He is known to have visited Arcadia as reported in a 1904 newspaper -- and possible to have fought here.

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Date: c.1900

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Date: c.1900

Subjects: Sports figures; Jeffries, James

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 1091

Collection: Photographs

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Five police cars and one motorcycle parked alongside Police Headquarters on Wheeler Street. Two are Fords for sure but others are uncertain. There is also one motorcycle parked with autos.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Police Department

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 444

Collection: Photographs

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White Oak Service Station located on SW corner of Foothill Boulevard and Santa Anita Avenue. View probably is looking east across Santa Anita toward large barn that must have been on southeast corner. Owner Emil Bolz is pictured standing in front of his station. He not only sold auto products but ice cream, tobaccos, cold drinks, etc. The address listed in 1928 City Directory is 2 W. Foothill.

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Date: c.1925

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Date: c.1925

Subjects: City Council-1903-1970-Bolz, Emil; Gas stations; White Oak Service Station; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 802

Collection: Photographs

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Police Chief William Cahill, enlarged from a group photograph. He was Chief from 1947-1951.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Police Department; Cahill, William M.

Physical Description: 3 1/2/ x 5 b&w vertical

ID: 447

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Jail

Images

Scene from a Broadway play showing Barney Oldfield (played by an actor) arriving in his famous race car called the Green Dragon. It is known from a 1904 newspaper that Barney Oldfield did drive out to the Clara Villa in his Green Dragon.

Images

Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. It seems to be a view of the door / bars of a jail cell.

Images

Images

Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Welder wearing goggles, on a ladder, is working on the bars of a jail cell.

Images

Vintage auto is filled with Arcadia Assisteens, a service club for teen-age girls. None are identified.

Images

McCoy Building taken by librarian Alfreda Bolduan in 1965 when it housed the AUTO PARTS & EQUIPMENT CO. on ground floor.

Images

Photo of article in newspaper (probably LA Times) on auto accident at the unbridged Santa Anita Wash just east of Arcadia.

Images

Winners (two boys and two girls) of a ping pong tournament receive trophy awards from a man, pictured one end of a ping pong table.

Images

Unknown business building at what is apparently 34 or 36 E. Foothill Blvd. In 1948 the City Directory listed #34 as H. & H. Auto Service.

Images

Unknown buisiness building at 34 or 36 E. Foothill Blvd. In 1948 City Directory, #34 is listed as H. & H. Auto Service. Also shown is Red Spot Liquors.

Images

Photo of portion of driver's side of Albert Matthies' automobile. Photo shows police light mounted on auto, as well as showing broken windshield. Officer Matthies was killed July 18, 1927.

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The automobile of Officer Albert Matthies, who was killed July 18, 1927. Photo shows how automobile was shot by the three killers. It appears that the auto had police lights on either side of the windshield.

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Photo shows passenger side of auto of Officer Albert Matthies, killed July 18, 1927. Car door is open clearly showing mounting of light and what appears to be switch to operate it. Dash board shows fairly clearly.

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James Jeffries, well known boxer is shown in defensive stance. He is known to have visited Arcadia as reported in a 1904 newspaper -- and possible to have fought here.

Images

Five police cars and one motorcycle parked alongside Police Headquarters on Wheeler Street. Two are Fords for sure but others are uncertain. There is also one motorcycle parked with autos.

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Police Chief William Cahill, enlarged from a group photograph. He was Chief from 1947-1951.

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