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Close up of five Board of Trustees for City of Arcadia (now, City Council). Upper left, Hiram Unruh; upper right, Melville Lawrence (manager of Oakwood Hotel). Lower left, Harold Stocker; lower right, George Lowen Tucker; center, E.J.Baldwin. This was from first issue of Arcadia Bulletin.

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Date: May 7, 1904

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Date: May 7, 1904

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Lawrence, Melville; Stocker, Harold; Tucker, George Lowen; Unruh, Hiram Augustus; Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1087

Collection: Photographs

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Four horses, three with riders, are seen being readied for morning workout. Each horse has a groom attending it. There is one man in business suit and hat standing in center of track. Stables are seen on right. Caption reads:Ready for the early morning gallop.

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Date: 1906

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Date: 1906

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 910

Collection: Photographs

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Ten horses seen grazing in meadow beneath San Gabriel Mountains. Just to right of center (in trees) appears to be row of Lombardy Poplar trees seen in photo #913. Caption reads: Thoroughbreds in their pasture by Sierra Madre Mountains.

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Date: 1906

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Date: 1906

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 915

Collection: Photographs

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Photo showing wrecked automobile and a portion of the control tower alongside tracks near First Avenue and railroad crossing. Information on back of photo identifies it as Ben Newman's wrecked Buick hit by Santa Fe train.

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Date: 1910

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Date: 1910

Subjects: Railroads

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 436

Collection: Photographs

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Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: April 20, 1918

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: April 20, 1918

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Council, 1903 - 1969; Harris, O. D.

Item ID: 3793AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Photo of General John J. Pershing mingling with a group at Ross Field Balloon School. He is accompanied by other officers and there are a number of young boys eager to greet him. Across photo had been written "Balloon School Training" and "1920" and "General Pershing at Arcadia."

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Date: 1920

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Date: 1920

Subjects: Balloon School; Pershing, John J.

Physical Description: 9x11 b&w

ID: 222

Collection: Photographs

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View toward west across Santa Anita Avenue near intersection with Lucile Street where a small service station was located (name of station and owner unknown). Note large advertising poster on a stand promoting Gilmore Blu-Green Gasoline. Eucalyptus trees in center are prominent.

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Date: 1920

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Date: 1920

Subjects: Gas stations; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 851

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: 1926

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Date: 1926

Subjects: Agriculture; Mauch, Aloyosius

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 994

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Grammar School taken from center of First Avenue. Nice shade trees are on both sides of main entrance.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Arcadia Grammar School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 973

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view west toward Santa Anita Ave. from above First Avenue, site of new grammar school. Long driveway heads to Jaspar N. Teague home in center of 10 acre orange grove. (Address in City Directory for this name is 1380 S. Santa Anita.) House to left and south was that of Charles W. Stewart in another 10 acre plot. Both ranches are now occupied by First Avenue Junior High School.

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Date: November 1929

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Date: November 1929

Subjects: Houses; Teague, Jaspar; Stewart, Charles W.; Agriculture; First Avenue Junior High School; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 12

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view north. Main tree-lined street is Santa Anita Avenue. Most of the orange grove in center of photo was owned by Jaspar Teague family. They had built a circular art gallery on their property at 1380 South Santa Anita Avenue. The large buildings north of Teague's and to the west of Santa Anita Avenue are chicken houses. Duarte Road is the east/west street across photo near top of photo.

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Date: November 1929

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Date: November 1929

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Agriculture; Duarte Road; Orange groves; Poultry; Santa Anita Avenue; Teague, Jaspar

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 641

Collection: Photographs

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View north on First Avenue just north of Santa Fe Railroad Tracks. Graves Drug Store on right with a bank next to it. The two story building on SW corner of St. Joseph Street and First was McCoy Building. According to information given by Stu Henderson, current owner of King Pharmacy, the history of Graves Drug Store is as follows: Originally it was opened by Oscar Seaquist, later bought by Walter A. Graves. Some years later it was bought by R.B. and R.B. Bagnall Jr. (circa 1940's) and was relocated to 54 E. Huntington Drive. By 1950 the City directory listed it as owned by A.P.King and has been known by that name since.

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Date: 1930

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Date: 1930

Subjects: First Avenue; W.F. Springer Furniture Company; Restaurants-Queen City Club; Graves Drug Store; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 584

Collection: Photographs

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View along driveway of 20 Bonita Street, then the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchinson. One of the largest oak trees in the city at this time was in the center of the drive. As of 1980, there was an apartment building located there.

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Date: March 1931

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Date: March 1931

Subjects: Houses; Trees; Bonita Street

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 826

Collection: Photographs

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Bob Merget, on left, and helper Torval Yates pictured in front of Merget's Malt Shop located at 111 E. Huntington Drive, where Bank of America was located until its move to N. Santa Anita. It was a tradition on May Day that free cones were given out to all youngsters, according to information given by former residents.

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Date: 1935

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Date: 1935

Subjects: Restaurants-Merget's Malt Shop; Ice cream; Merget, Robert R.; Yates, Torval

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 841

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view from position above Huntington Drive near Holly Avenue intersection looking north over Santa Anita Park. Colorado Place and Huntington Drive are seen coming together at right side of photo. Note how small the deodar (?) trees planted along Huntington Drive and Colorado Place are. Row of trees seen in center of photo were apparently left from Ranch days and were later removed.

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Date: December 1, 1935

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Date: December 1, 1935

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Place; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 976

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park Race Track just right of center at south edge of photo. Oval to the left of Santa Anita Park Race Track was training track which was removed to make room for Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall). Street just to left of training track is Baldwin Avenue. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Along both can be noticed the conifer trees planted a few years earlier. Street completely bisecting photo just below center is Foothill Boulevard, next one is Orange Grove Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue is partially in view on right edge of photo. Oval on extreme lower left side of photo is old Baldwin training track. Baseball diamond in lower right corner is at Arcadia County Park. Scale: 1"=660'

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin Avenue; Colorado Boulevard; Colorado Place; Colorado Street; Foothill Boulevard; Huntington Drive; Orange Grove Avenue; Santa Anita Fashion Park (later known as Westfield Santa Anita); Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 616

Collection: Photographs

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Most prominent physical feature is Santa Anita Wash running north to south almost in center of photo, just above center(?). Santa Anita Avenue is north/south street, dark with trees approximately one inch from left edge of photo. Arcadia County Park is at upper left edge of photo with baseball diamond showing.

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia County Park; Duarte Road; Santa Anita Avenue; Santa Anita Wash

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 618

Collection: Photographs

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Main north/south running street to right of center is Michillinda Avenue. Oval adjacent to Michillinda Avenue is Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's training track. Lower right corner of photo is abandoned project of Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot, c. 1933 (about where May Company was and where Vons, a Safeway Company, Southern California Division Headquarters is now, at 618 Michillinda Avenue). Street running east/west across center of photo is present day Colorado Boulevard. East/west-running street near top of photo is present Foothill Boulevard. Wash along left side of photo is Eaton Wash, Pasadena. Scale: 1 inch=660 feet.

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Eaton Wash; Foothill Boulevard; Los Angeles Jockey Club; Michillinda Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 619

Collection: Photographs

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1939

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1939

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Churches - Holy Angels Church

Item ID: 3768AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Articles from West Arcadia Press regarding proposed new business zone for what was to be El Rancho Shopping Center.

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Date: Oct. 1939

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Date: Oct. 1939

Subjects: El Rancho Shopping District

Physical Description: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 b&w

ID: 534

Collection: Photographs

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Close up of five Board of Trustees for City of Arcadia (now, City Council). Upper left, Hiram Unruh; upper right, Melville Lawrence (manager of Oakwood Hotel). Lower left, Harold Stocker; lower right, George Lowen Tucker; center, E.J.Baldwin. This was from first issue of Arcadia Bulletin.

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Four horses, three with riders, are seen being readied for morning workout. Each horse has a groom attending it. There is one man in business suit and hat standing in center of track. Stables are seen on right. Caption reads:Ready for the early morning gallop.

Images

Ten horses seen grazing in meadow beneath San Gabriel Mountains. Just to right of center (in trees) appears to be row of Lombardy Poplar trees seen in photo #913. Caption reads: Thoroughbreds in their pasture by Sierra Madre Mountains.

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Photo showing wrecked automobile and a portion of the control tower alongside tracks near First Avenue and railroad crossing. Information on back of photo identifies it as Ben Newman's wrecked Buick hit by Santa Fe train.

Images

General information

Photo of General John J. Pershing mingling with a group at Ross Field Balloon School. He is accompanied by other officers and there are a number of young boys eager to greet him. Across photo had been written "Balloon School Training" and "1920" and "General Pershing at Arcadia."

Images

View toward west across Santa Anita Avenue near intersection with Lucile Street where a small service station was located (name of station and owner unknown). Note large advertising poster on a stand promoting Gilmore Blu-Green Gasoline. Eucalyptus trees in center are prominent.

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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.

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Arcadia Grammar School taken from center of First Avenue. Nice shade trees are on both sides of main entrance.

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View along driveway of 20 Bonita Street, then the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchinson. One of the largest oak trees in the city at this time was in the center of the drive. As of 1980, there was an apartment building located there.

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Articles from West Arcadia Press regarding proposed new business zone for what was to be El Rancho Shopping Center.

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