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About 12 girls in white are seen walking across the lawn at front of First Avenue School (Arcadia Grammar School at this time, 1935). They have garlands of flowers over their shoulders to commemorate their graduation from 8th grade. Photo is also interesting because construction scaffolding is across front of school.

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Date: June 1935

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Date: June 1935

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; First Avenue Junior High School

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 868

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: probably 1906 or 1907

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Date: probably 1906 or 1907

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Fisher, Julian

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 565

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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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.

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Date: 1947

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Date: 1947

Subjects: Chamber of Commerce; Clark, Richard; Long, Roy; Lance, Clifford S.; Hage, Arnold; Wookey, William

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1333

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1908

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Date: c.1908

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 564

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1904

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Date: c.1904

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Fisher, Julian

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 561

Collection: Photographs

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Birdseye view map of Arcadia and Santa Anita tract.

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Date: c.1887

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Date: c.1887

Subjects: Maps-1880's-1949

Physical Description: 9x13

ID: 707

Collection: Photographs

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Bronze plaque commemorating site of Arcadia's first school built in 1903. Plaque is located at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1229

Collection: Photographs

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Bulldozer doing earth work for beginning of Foothill Freeway through Arcadia. One can notice the Fireman's Training Tower in the background (this was formerly located near 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara).

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Date: c.1966 or 1967

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Date: c.1966 or 1967

Subjects: Foothill Freeway

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 953

Collection: Photographs

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Car #331 of Pacific Electric pictured very close-up. It is close enough to notice the advertising cards inside car above seats. Car appears to be very early one. This photo belongs to the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1930

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Date: c.1930

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 396

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: 1922 or 1923

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Date: 1922 or 1923

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Olson, C. Howard

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 570

Collection: Photographs

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Close view of a school bus across which is painted: Arcadia City School. At the side near front of bus is a man in business suit adjusting louvered window. At left is a girl with a beret on her head about to get on the bus. She is Jean Hutchinson and picture was taken on Bonita Street near her home.

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Date: 1924

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Date: 1924

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Hutchinson, Jean; School buses

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 823

Collection: Photographs

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Doris Selmer age 1. Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer were longtime members and officers of Friends of the Library. circa 1935.

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Date: 1935

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Date: 1935

Subjects: Friends of the Library; Friends of the Arcadia Public Library; Selmer, Doris

Physical Description: 8.5 x 10 color

ID: 2263A

Collection: Photographs

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin on left and Richard F. Carman Sr., one of America's early horsemen. Photo was taken probably about 1907 and printed in newspaper of March 1937 at the time of Carman's death. Carman's horses won four races and placed second in two others on opening day of Baldwin's Santa Anita Race Track.

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Date: 1907

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Date: 1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Carman, Richard F., Sr.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 933

Collection: Photographs

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Female employees of the Arcadia Police Department. Standing is Flora Mae Keeville, the Chief's secretary September 1956-March 1959, flipping through a file cabinet. There is a radio on top of the cabinet. Sitting is Mary Desmond, a steno clerk from October 1955-November 1958, at a manual typewriter. See also photograph #1761.

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Date: Mid 1950s

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Date: Mid 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Keeville, Flora Mae; Desmond, Mary

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1762

Collection: Photographs

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Female employees of the Arcadia Police Department standing outside the police station at 50 Wheeler St. On right is Flora Mae Keeville, the Chief's secretary September 1956-March 1959. On left is Mary Desmond, a steno clerk from October 1955-November 1958. Both are in full uniform, which includes a hat, button up shirt and/or jacket, skirt, heeled pumps, and a handbag. See also #1761 and 1762.

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Date: Mid 1950s

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Date: Mid 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Keeville, Flora Mae; Desmond, Mary

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1763

Collection: Photographs

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Female employees of the Arcadia Police Department, wearing badges. Standing is Flora Mae Keeville, the Chief's secretary September 1956-March 1959, flipping through a file cabinet. Sitting is Mary Desmond, a steno clerk from October 1955-November 1958, at a manual typewriter.

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Date: Mid 1950s

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Date: Mid 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Keeville, Flora Mae; Desmond, Mary

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1761

Collection: Photographs

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Four people standing in front of palm tree and other tree. They are, L-R: Elmer Westerhouse, superindentent of schools; Ellison Leake, first graduate of Arcadia School; Mary Robelard, first teacher; and Walter G. Coombs, principal.

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Date: c.1949

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Date: c.1949

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Schools-Employees-Westerhouse, Elmer; Schools-Employees-Robelard, Mary; Schools-Employees-Coombs, WalterG; Leake, Ellison O.

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 709

Collection: Photographs

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Four women standing in a bay window area of the Arcadia Public Library at 25 N. First Avenue. Left to right: Library staff Mary Lou Harbin, Madeline Hopps, children's author Margaret Richardson, and library staff June Davies. Mrs. Richardson lived in Arcadia and wrote SEVEN LITTLE PIFFLESNIFFS.

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Date: c.1954

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Date: c.1954

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959; Harbin, Mary Lou; Hopps, Madeline; Davies, June; Arcadia Authors-Richardson, Margaret

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 301

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1907 or 1908

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Date: c.1907 or 1908

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Fisher, Julian

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w postcard

ID: 562

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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

Images

Images

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.

Images

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Birdseye view map of Arcadia and Santa Anita tract.

Images

Bronze plaque commemorating site of Arcadia's first school built in 1903. Plaque is located at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave.

Images

Bulldozer doing earth work for beginning of Foothill Freeway through Arcadia. One can notice the Fireman's Training Tower in the background (this was formerly located near 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara).

Images

Car #331 of Pacific Electric pictured very close-up. It is close enough to notice the advertising cards inside car above seats. Car appears to be very early one. This photo belongs to the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It is shown here for research only.

Images

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.

Images

Images

Doris Selmer age 1. Jerry Selmer and Doris Selmer were longtime members and officers of Friends of the Library. circa 1935.

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Female employees of the Arcadia Police Department, wearing badges. Standing is Flora Mae Keeville, the Chief's secretary September 1956-March 1959, flipping through a file cabinet. Sitting is Mary Desmond, a steno clerk from October 1955-November 1958, at a manual typewriter.

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Four people standing in front of palm tree and other tree. They are, L-R: Elmer Westerhouse, superindentent of schools; Ellison Leake, first graduate of Arcadia School; Mary Robelard, first teacher; and Walter G. Coombs, principal.

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Four women standing in a bay window area of the Arcadia Public Library at 25 N. First Avenue. Left to right: Library staff Mary Lou Harbin, Madeline Hopps, children's author Margaret Richardson, and library staff June Davies. Mrs. Richardson lived in Arcadia and wrote SEVEN LITTLE PIFFLESNIFFS.

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