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Historic building at 314 North First Avenue. Built in 1928, originally an office of Southern California Gas Company. "Southern Counties Gas Company" is engraved over the entrance, with striped awnings, bricks, and occupant's sign "Serar & Associates Architect" in the window. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Architects; Downtown Arcadia; Serar and Associates; Southern California Gas Company; Southern Counties Gas Company

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2250A

Collection: Photographs

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Historic building at 314 North First Avenue. Built in 1928, originally an office of Southern California Gas Company. "Southern Counties Gas Company" is engraved over the entrance, with striped awnings, bricks, and occupant's sign "Serar & Associates Architect" in the window. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Architects; Downtown Arcadia; Serar and Associates; Southern California Gas Company; Southern Counties Gas Company

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2250B

Collection: Photographs

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Historic building at 314 North First Avenue. Built in 1928, originally an office of Southern California Gas Company. Closer view of "Southern Counties Gas Company" that is engraved over the entrance, with three striped awnings, bricks, Serar in the window. A tree obscures the view of the name of the building. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Architects; Downtown Arcadia; Serar and Associates; Southern California Gas Company; Southern Counties Gas Company

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2250D

Collection: Photographs

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Historic building at 314 North First Avenue. Built in 1928, originally an office of Southern California Gas Company. "Southern Counties Gas Company" is engraved over the entrance, with striped awnings, bricks, and occupant's sign "Serar & Associates Architect" in the window. Photo taken across the street, shows a pick-up truck in front of the building. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Architects; Downtown Arcadia; Serar and Associates; Southern California Gas Company; Southern Counties Gas Company

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2250C

Collection: Photographs

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View from Colorado Street north toward front of building constructed for the Southern California Floral and Perfumery Co. and later the home of O.D. Harris. It was at 15 E. Orange (Colorado) and was demolished in 1961.

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Date: 1960

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Date: 1960

Subjects: Southern California Floral and Perfumery Company; Historic houses

Physical Description: 5x8 b&w

ID: 1112

Collection: Photographs

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Looking west toward east side of Methodist Hospital of Southern California which opened in May of 1957 at 300 W. Huntington Drive. Photo was taken shortly after completion.

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Date: c. May 1957

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Date: c. May 1957

Subjects: Arcadia Methodist Hospital

Physical Description: 4x10 b&w

ID: 1026

Collection: Photographs

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View of front entry to what has been called the O.D. Harris house at 15 E. Orange Avenue (now, Colorado Boulevard). Title Insurance & Trust checked the heritage for us and found the building probably was built in late 1880's for Southern California Floral Farm & Perfumery Co. Building stood until 1962. As of 1980, an apartment building was on that location.

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Date: Feb. 1962

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Date: Feb. 1962

Subjects: Historic houses; Southern California Floral Farm & Perfumery Company; Harris, O.D.

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1029

Collection: Photographs

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Group pictured in front of the Arcadia Public Library on the occasion of the donation of Chinese language materials to the Library. Pictured L-R: Kent Ross, Suzy Huang, June Fee, Dr. Sheng Chang, three others unidentified.

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Date: January 1997

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Date: January 1997

Subjects: Huang, Suzy; Ross, Kent; Chang, Sheng; Fee, June; Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1693

Collection: Photographs

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Group pictured in front of the Arcadia Public Library on the occasion of the donation of Chinese language materials to the Library. Pictured L-R: Suzy Huang, Kent Ross, Dr. Sheng Chang, June Fee, unknown, Mrs. Chang, unknown.

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Date: October 9, 1997

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Date: October 9, 1997

Subjects: Huang, Suzy; Ross, Kent; Chang, Sheng; Fee, June; Chang, Min-Mae; Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1692

Collection: Photographs

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Copy of pages for part of first and second races from racing program for Santa Anita Park, April 13, 1909. Left hand page includes an ad for the Southern Pacific Railway.

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Date: 1909

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Date: 1909

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1907-1912; Railroads-Southern Pacific

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1168

Collection: Photographs

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Two young men playing cards at a table in a room. Man with cap is Richard Herman Shierske, who was a jockey for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin. He was licensed under the name of Richard Herman. Other young man is Charles McIver.

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Date: 1909

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Date: 1909

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing; Shierske, Herman; McIver, Charles

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 407

Collection: Photographs

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View shows westernmost room of Shugert's House of Toys Toy Store which was located at 111-113 E. Huntington Drive. Proprietor was Charles Shugert. Listed in Arcadia city directories 1952-1960 (1951 city directory not available to verify existence then, gone by 1962. Status unknown in 1961).

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Shugert's House of Toys; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 734

Collection: Photographs

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Police Chief Charles D. Mitchell, who was Chief in 1974.

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Date: 1975

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Date: 1975

Subjects: Police Department; Mitchell, Charles D.

Physical Description: 3x4 1/4 color vertical

ID: 452

Collection: Photographs

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The library does not have a print of this negative. A print of this appears on p.8 of WHERE RANCH AND CITY MEET. It is a pen and ink drawing of Don Perfecto Hugo Reid and Indian laborers, drawn by Maynard Dixon.

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Date: drawing dated 1931

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Date: drawing dated 1931

Subjects: Reid, Hugo; Dixon, Maynard

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w negative

ID: 1382

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking north across Santa Anita Park from a position over Arcadia County Park. Large infield crowd is evident and all parking areas are filled. Arcadia Methodist Hospital shows in lower left part of photo and Arcadia Police facility is seen in lower right. The 210 Foothill Freeway cuts across photo near the top.

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Date: c.1979

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Date: c.1979

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; 210 Foothill Freeway; Arcadia Methodist Hospital; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 988

Collection: Photographs

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View north toward mountains from Huntington Drive near Golden West at the time of the opening of Santa Anita Village Tract. Note on the large sign the price of $695 for a lot. Tract opened March 29, 1939. See also History Room Box A and History Room Box 2.

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Date: c.1940

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Date: c.1940

Subjects: Santa Anita Village; San Gabriel Mountains

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 874

Collection: Photographs

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Councilman Charles Gilb introduces Sheriff of L.A. Co., Peter Pitchess to guests at Diamond Jubilee Ball.

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Date: September 30, 1978

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Date: September 30, 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball; City Council-1970-1979-Gilb, Charles; Pitchess, Peter

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 756

Collection: Photographs

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Councilman Charles Gilb is being driven in Diamond Jubilee Parade in a vintage convertible. Others in photo not identified.

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Date: September 30,1978

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Date: September 30,1978

Subjects: City Council-1970-1979-Gilb, Charles; Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Parade

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 782

Collection: Photographs

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View across parking lot toward Topper's Drive-In, which opened in December of 1941. It was located on NW corner of Baldwin and Huntington Drive and was owned by C.A. Price (according to info in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #5, p.45). Around sides of building are signs reading: Sandwiches, Fountain dinners and Dining Room.

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Date: c.1942

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Date: c.1942

Subjects: Restaurants-Topper's Drive-In

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 847

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library's new Tech Center as seen shortly after the remodel/expansion. Part of the "History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.

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Date: slide set compiled in 1997

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Date: slide set compiled in 1997

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library

Physical Description: 4X6 color

ID: 1669

Collection: Photographs

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Historic building at 314 North First Avenue. Built in 1928, originally an office of Southern California Gas Company. "Southern Counties Gas Company" is engraved over the entrance, with striped awnings, bricks, and occupant's sign "Serar & Associates Architect" in the window. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Historic building at 314 North First Avenue. Built in 1928, originally an office of Southern California Gas Company. "Southern Counties Gas Company" is engraved over the entrance, with striped awnings, bricks, and occupant's sign "Serar & Associates Architect" in the window. Photo by Terry Miller.

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View from Colorado Street north toward front of building constructed for the Southern California Floral and Perfumery Co. and later the home of O.D. Harris. It was at 15 E. Orange (Colorado) and was demolished in 1961.

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Looking west toward east side of Methodist Hospital of Southern California which opened in May of 1957 at 300 W. Huntington Drive. Photo was taken shortly after completion.

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Group pictured in front of the Arcadia Public Library on the occasion of the donation of Chinese language materials to the Library. Pictured L-R: Kent Ross, Suzy Huang, June Fee, Dr. Sheng Chang, three others unidentified.

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Group pictured in front of the Arcadia Public Library on the occasion of the donation of Chinese language materials to the Library. Pictured L-R: Suzy Huang, Kent Ross, Dr. Sheng Chang, June Fee, unknown, Mrs. Chang, unknown.

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Copy of pages for part of first and second races from racing program for Santa Anita Park, April 13, 1909. Left hand page includes an ad for the Southern Pacific Railway.

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Two young men playing cards at a table in a room. Man with cap is Richard Herman Shierske, who was a jockey for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin. He was licensed under the name of Richard Herman. Other young man is Charles McIver.

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View shows westernmost room of Shugert's House of Toys Toy Store which was located at 111-113 E. Huntington Drive. Proprietor was Charles Shugert. Listed in Arcadia city directories 1952-1960 (1951 city directory not available to verify existence then, gone by 1962. Status unknown in 1961).

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Police Chief Charles D. Mitchell, who was Chief in 1974.

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The library does not have a print of this negative. A print of this appears on p.8 of WHERE RANCH AND CITY MEET. It is a pen and ink drawing of Don Perfecto Hugo Reid and Indian laborers, drawn by Maynard Dixon.

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View north toward mountains from Huntington Drive near Golden West at the time of the opening of Santa Anita Village Tract. Note on the large sign the price of $695 for a lot. Tract opened March 29, 1939. See also History Room Box A and History Room Box 2.

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Councilman Charles Gilb introduces Sheriff of L.A. Co., Peter Pitchess to guests at Diamond Jubilee Ball.

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Councilman Charles Gilb is being driven in Diamond Jubilee Parade in a vintage convertible. Others in photo not identified.

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Arcadia Public Library's new Tech Center as seen shortly after the remodel/expansion. Part of the "History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.

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