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Flames from Monrovia Peak fire seen at night coming down canyon right behind home in northern Arcadia.

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Date: December 27, 1953

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Date: December 27, 1953

Subjects: Forest fires

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 896

Collection: Photographs

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Forest fire in the San Gabriel Mountains above Arcadia near Chantry Flats Road.

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Date: 1967

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Date: 1967

Subjects: Forest fires

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 963

Collection: Photographs

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View from Chantry Flats Road down onto Canyon Road curving in the Upper Highlands, a residential area in north Arcadia. Santa Anita wash and the spreading basins are seen in extreme upper left in photo.

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Date: c.1976

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Date: c.1976

Subjects: Canyon Road

Physical Description: 6x7 b&w

ID: 1067

Collection: Photographs

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Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.

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Date: December 27, 1953

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Date: December 27, 1953

Subjects: Forest fires

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 895

Collection: Photographs

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View toward the east believed to be from a point about at corner of present Santa Anita and Elkins Drive in the Highland Oaks area. The large canyon opening to left side of photo would be at mouth of Big Santa Anita. Large oak on right, dirt road, white building near center of photo.

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Date: c.1930

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Date: c.1930

Subjects: Santa Anita Canyon; Arcadia-City-History-1930-1939

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 608

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of Bell Tower of Mission San Gabriel.

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Date: c. 1970

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Date: c. 1970

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley; Mission San Gabriel

Physical Description: 8x8 color

ID: 611

Collection: Photographs

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William Parker Lyon, owner of Pony Express Museum, dressed in paisley vest with white shirt. He is using a juice or drink mixer with a hand crank, with two glasses (two drinks).

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Date: c.1940s

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Date: c.1940s

Subjects: Pony Express Museum; Lyon, William Parker

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 478

Collection: Photographs

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Back ends of a fire truck and a police car (Pontiac) are seen on an unknown street. One police officer stands by his car with a civillian. Fire truck has hoses in use or that were used recently.

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Arcadia Police

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1785

Collection: Photographs

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Rows of cabins used for housing Japanese at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Buildings and grounds; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 761

Collection: Photographs

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Photo taken looking north from possibly Duarte Road, of 120 acres of tomatoes being grown on Baldwin Ranch land. In photo, highest mountain on right side of photo is Monrovia Peak. Big Santa Anita Canyon comes down to the left of it. Oversized.

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Date: 1914

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Date: 1914

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin Ranch; San Gabriel Mountains

Physical Description: 3x15 b&w

ID: 124

Collection: Photographs

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Parachute pictured coming down on Balloon School field. San Gabriel Mountains and Chantry Flats Road can be seen in background. Parachutes were used as emergency way to evacuate balloon in case of enemy fire, lightning, etc., according to H.F.Paden.

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Date: c.1917 or 1918

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Date: c.1917 or 1918

Subjects: San Gabriel Mountains; Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 155

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of log cabin bearing a sign which reads:"Old Log Cabin. In the early 1880's E.J. Baldwin had this log cabin transported from his father's farm in Hamilton, Indiana, where he spent his early boyhood, to Rancho Santa Anita." We have been told signs like this identifying the various places of interest on the Baldwin Ranch were prevalent.

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Date: c.1930's

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Date: c.1930's

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin Ranch

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 139

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south on Baldwin Avenue. From position just north of Huntington Drive (during racing season) showing great number of cars coming east on Huntington Drive to races through Gate #1. One building in Santa Anita Park Race Track parking lot is Fire Station at 630 S. Baldwin Avenue. Duarte Road is distantly seen in upper portion of photo, about 1 1/4 in. from top of photo. The multi-storied Medical Building seen is at 612 W. Duarte Road.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia Fire Department; Baldwin Avenue; Duarte Road; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 632

Collection: Photographs

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Part of Ott family on a hike in Little Santa Anita Canyon at First Falls. L-R: John, Jr; Eleanora; Marshall (standing); their Aunt Catherine Rinne (on a visit from St. Louis); and Ella Ott (Mrs. John Ott).

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Date: August 17, 1923

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Date: August 17, 1923

Subjects: San Gabriel Mountains; Pertile, Eleanora Ott; Ott, Marshall; Ott, John, Jr.; Rinne, Catherine; Ott, Ella

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 1053

Collection: Photographs

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Large group of unidentified Arcadia Cub Scouts from Troop 111 shown in front of an Arcadia fire engine. There are several adult leaders and Arcadia firefighters with the group.

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Date: circa 1992

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Date: circa 1992

Subjects: Cub Scouts; Fire Department

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w and 8x10 color

ID: 1706

Collection: Photographs

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Mr. and Mrs. M. Joseph Cork and family learn about new Paramedic program of the Arcadia Fire Department from fireman Mike Pauro.

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Date: April 1975

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Date: April 1975

Subjects: Cork, M.Joseph family; Fire Department; Firemen-Pauro, Mike

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 118

Collection: Photographs

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View from back yard of Ramuz family home on Arcadia Ave. looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains. (Later they would build home on South Santa Anita in conjunction with their business, The Arcadia Nursery.) There are two small houses, one on left is still under construction. Just to left of center is a power pole. Line of eucalyptus in background apparently was along Huntington Drive.

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Date: c.1917

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Date: c.1917

Subjects: Houses; San Gabriel Mountains

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 878

Collection: Photographs

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Group of youngsters, some wearing firemen's gear, in front of Fire Station at 50 Wheeler St. apparently on a tour of the facilities. The following is information from Dave Haney, Battalion Chief/Training Officer of the Arcadia Fire Department at 630 S. Baldwin, provided via email on November 18, 2007 : "The pumper in this photo was called 'Squad,' and was a Class B pumper, which means the fire pump is much smaller than the ones we have today (2007). It is a Mack with a 750 gallon per minute fire pump and a 400 gallon water tank. It ran as Engine 1 out of the Wheeler Station. When Wheeler Station closed, it was moved over to the Santa Anita Fire Station until she was retired. So far there has been some confusion over the year of manufacture of the pumper. Some old timers tell me either a 1943, 1944, or 1947."

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Date: c. early 1950's

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Date: c. early 1950's

Subjects: Fire Department

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 249

Collection: Photographs

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City Department Heads pose with vintage Arcadia Fire Department truck, each one wearing a fire department hat. From left to right: Don Penman, Jerry Collins, Dave Hinig, Bill Kelly (behind steering wheel), Tracy Hause, Pat Malloy, Janet Sporleder (seated on running board).

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Date: December 2001

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Date: December 2001

Subjects: Vintage fire truck; Arcadia Fire Department; Department heads-department managers; Penman, Don; Collins, Jerry; Hinig, Dave; Kelly, Bill; Hause, Tracy; Malloy, Pat; Sporleder, Janet

Physical Description: 8 x 10 color

ID: 1735

Collection: Photographs

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Fire Chief Chen Suen. He became the first Asian-American fire chief in the Arcadia Fire Department in November 2022.

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Date: 2022

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Date: 2022

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department-Fire chiefs; Asian Americans; Suen, Chen

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2294

Collection: Photographs

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Flames from Monrovia Peak fire seen at night coming down canyon right behind home in northern Arcadia.

Images

Forest fire in the San Gabriel Mountains above Arcadia near Chantry Flats Road.

Images

View from Chantry Flats Road down onto Canyon Road curving in the Upper Highlands, a residential area in north Arcadia. Santa Anita wash and the spreading basins are seen in extreme upper left in photo.

Images

Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.

Images

View toward the east believed to be from a point about at corner of present Santa Anita and Elkins Drive in the Highland Oaks area. The large canyon opening to left side of photo would be at mouth of Big Santa Anita. Large oak on right, dirt road, white building near center of photo.

Images

Photo of Bell Tower of Mission San Gabriel.

Images

William Parker Lyon, owner of Pony Express Museum, dressed in paisley vest with white shirt. He is using a juice or drink mixer with a hand crank, with two glasses (two drinks).

Images

Back ends of a fire truck and a police car (Pontiac) are seen on an unknown street. One police officer stands by his car with a civillian. Fire truck has hoses in use or that were used recently.

Images

Rows of cabins used for housing Japanese at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.

Images

Photo taken looking north from possibly Duarte Road, of 120 acres of tomatoes being grown on Baldwin Ranch land. In photo, highest mountain on right side of photo is Monrovia Peak. Big Santa Anita Canyon comes down to the left of it. Oversized.

Images

Parachute pictured coming down on Balloon School field. San Gabriel Mountains and Chantry Flats Road can be seen in background. Parachutes were used as emergency way to evacuate balloon in case of enemy fire, lightning, etc., according to H.F.Paden.

Images

Images

Images

Part of Ott family on a hike in Little Santa Anita Canyon at First Falls. L-R: John, Jr; Eleanora; Marshall (standing); their Aunt Catherine Rinne (on a visit from St. Louis); and Ella Ott (Mrs. John Ott).

Images

Large group of unidentified Arcadia Cub Scouts from Troop 111 shown in front of an Arcadia fire engine. There are several adult leaders and Arcadia firefighters with the group.

Images

Mr. and Mrs. M. Joseph Cork and family learn about new Paramedic program of the Arcadia Fire Department from fireman Mike Pauro.

Images

Images

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City Department Heads pose with vintage Arcadia Fire Department truck, each one wearing a fire department hat. From left to right: Don Penman, Jerry Collins, Dave Hinig, Bill Kelly (behind steering wheel), Tracy Hause, Pat Malloy, Janet Sporleder (seated on running board).

Images

Fire Chief Chen Suen. He became the first Asian-American fire chief in the Arcadia Fire Department in November 2022.

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