Basketball team of 8 unidentified boys, posing in two rows, in an indoor basketball court (gym). They are wearing numbered tank tops and shorts. This photo was in an envelope marked "Forum Basketball February 26, 1971."
Basketball team of 6 unidentified boys, who are the 1955-56 Recreation Basketball Champions. They are in line posing with trophies. The first boy is shaking hands with a man on the left. Another man wearing eyeglasses and a suit stands on the far right. L to R: unidentified adult, Marty Kordick, Al Bonfiglio, Ray Dombrowski, the rest are unidentified.
Arcadia Recreation Department program "How it's done." Four teenage boys in this photo. One has what appears to be an oxygen tank strapped to his back. He and the boy directly behind wear their hair in the "ducktail" style.
Adult "Champions" Recreation basketball league holding trophies. From left to right: Barry Eichorn, Jim Key, Tony Stillson, Ron Manwarren, Dick Noriega, Les Christensen, Bill Frantz, Al Coke-Manager. Their shirts read: A.R. Coke & Assoc. Al Coke was first president of Arcadia Little League.
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.
Children's Librarian Eva Swedstedt, shown giving books to young girl while boy watches. Eva Swedstedt was Children's Librarian from about 1972-1977. Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road.
One boy representing each of the following schools in a group picture: Highland Oarks, Hugo Reid, Camino Grove, Baldwin Stocker, Santa Anita, Longley Way, Bonita Park, Holly Avenue. Each boy is wearing a sports team tee-shirt with school's name and number imprinted. Four boys stand in the back row and four boys kneel in the front.
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.
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.
Eight boys (who appear to be about 5th graders) are seen in a kick-ball game at one of the elementary schools. In the background are other youngsters at play. A teacher appears to supervise (person with dark glasses).
A large group of boys who appear to be about 8 or 9 years of age, each with an American flag, as they were preparing to march in an Armistice Day Parade. Building in background is not identified, but may be one of buildings left at Ross Field. Boy 5th back in first row, is Ray Ramuz.
First Avenue class picture with no identification of the students. There is a row of boys sitting Indian-style in the front row, then two rows of girls and a fourth row of boys at the top.
Aerial view looking west across Santa Anita Park from a position about Santa Anita Avenue just north of Huntington Drive. In the upper right portion of the photo can be seen the extensive earthwork done for the track Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot planned to build. That vast area now is entirely built with homes and apartments and is called Santa Anita Village. Present-day Baldwin Avenue would follow the line shown by the Ranch Road bisecting the photo from right to left just east of the track abandoned by Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot.
ID #2012-2027 show the opening dedication and ribbon cutting at the newly built Arcadia Community Center, at 365 Campus Drive. People are milling about, presumably in the kitchen area, judging from the light fixtures.
Baldwin Ranch groves looking north toward mountains. Also in photo is wooden irrigating trough on right, and a two-horse team hitched to light wagon, also a single horse with rider. It appears that present-day Henniger Flats is high flat mountain just above and to the left of the road. Also Hastings Ranch area would be low foothills. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.
Aerial view looking down on Fashion Park from a position over intersection of Baldwin & Huntington Drive. Looking N toward Santa Anita Race Track grandstand during racing season (all of the cars parked on light-surfaced parking area are attending races.)