This is home built by Aloyosius Mauch for his family at their ranch at Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue in Arcadia. The first structure put up was a garage which son Henry lived in beginning in 1922 when family bought land. House was completed a few years later. Aloyosius was grandfather of Sgt. Richard Mauch of the Arcadia Police Dept.
Mr. Aloyosius Mauch is seen loading blackberries packed in wooden crates onto flatbed truck. A dog sits on top of one crate. Mr. Mauch's sons helped run the five acre ranch which was at Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. Information provided by son Henry (86 years old in 1980) and his wife.
Newly planted strawberries are seen covered by paper cups for protection. Mr. Mauch said they learned to do this from their Japanese neighbors. This view is looking north toward mountains from Mauch ranch at Holly Avenue and Palm Avenue.
Twelve people are seen picking strawberries on the Mauch ranch at Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. All are wearing hats. The large white-colored hangars still standing on the Balloon School property can be seen behind the trees in left half of photo.
Mr. Dewey Butler is seen sitting on his tractor. The Mauch family knew him very well and he would use his tractor to turn the soil on their ranch as well as his own. This photo was taken at Mauch ranch at Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. In a 1997 conversation between Carol Libby of the Arcadia Historical Society and Lynette Dunn, daughter of Dewey Butler, Mrs. Dunn stated that this photo is not of her father. She said it was possibly her uncle.
Interior view of Queen Anne Cottage. View shows marble fireplace with sailing ship hanging over it. There is a stained glass window with a head shown in a circle. Painting of a horse shown on wall on the right.
Queen Anne Cottage taken from south side of Lagoon. There are about 15 tall palm trees prominently shown at the edge of the lagoon in front of Cottage.
Interior view of one of the rooms of Queen Anne Cottage. In photo is what appears to be a horse-hair couch between two windows. Both of the windows have stained glass upper section. There is a small marble bust behind the couch.
Photo of Queen Anne Cottage taken from approximately 75 feet from front steps. There is a sign to the right of stairs on eucalyptus tree reading:This Eucalyptus tree is the tallest on Rancho Santa Anita.
View toward NE on a winter's day that shows snow on San Gabriel Mountains. The street seen is Holly Avenue which has just been paved. This was taken from the Mauch Ranch on Holly Avenue near Palm Avenue.
The Queen Anne Cottage is seen from across the lake, with a reflection of the cottage in the lake. Cottage was used by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Currently on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Original fiberboard print. Caption reads "Views of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, E. A. Bonine, Photo., Lamanda Park, Los Angeles Co., Cal."
A disc plow sits in field in this view looking north toward mountains. This was very shortly after Mauch family bought the 5 acres near Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. The dirt road on extreme right is Holly Avenue.