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Betty Rochefort, President of the Friends of the Library, joins Gloria and S.H. Wen and Kent Ross, City Librarian at the Arcadia Public Library, during a recent Day at the Races benefit for the Arcadia Public Library Foundation. S.H. Wen is a member of the Foundation Board.

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Date: November, 1995

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Date: November, 1995

Subjects: Ross, Kent; Rochefort, Betty; Wen, Gloria; Wen, S.H.; Arcadia Public Library Foundation

Physical Description: 5x7 B&W

ID: 1391

Collection: Photographs

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View toward mountains and Sierra Madre School. Approximately 21 youngsters are seen on the grounds. Fourth person from left appears to be the teacher. It is noted in the ANNALS OF SIERRA MADRE, that Anita Baldwin and other Arcadia youngsters attended this school before Arcadia had a school of its own.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs997

Date: c.1885

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Date: c.1885

Subjects: Sierra Madre School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 990

Collection: Photographs

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The "Smoot Hole" and dump before cleaning began in 1938 just prior to subdivision of El Rancho Village.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs377

Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 375

Collection: Photographs

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Gene Glasco, City Clerk 2012-2024. Retired in 2024. This photo c. 2020. Gene Glasco is a native Californian and long time resident of Arcadia. Gene attended Highland Oaks Elementary school, First Avenue Junior High School, and is a graduate of Arcadia High School where he lettered in Football and played second chair trombone in the award-winning AHS Marching Band. Gene is Arcadia’s first elected City Clerk that is a graduate of Arcadia High School. Gene served six years in the United States Navy. He spent fourteen months in Vietnam as a Radioman in support of US Navy riverboat activities in the Mekong Delta and is a service-connected disabled Veteran. Gene is an Honor Role graduate of Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. He attended San Jose State University where he majored in Public Relations with a minor in Asian American History. After thirty years in the foodservice industry, Gene retired from Glasco and Associates, Inc. He also has practiced real estate in Arcadia.

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Date: 2020

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Date: 2020

Subjects: Arcadia High School alumni; City Clerks; Glasco, Gene; Veterans

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

ID: 2293

Collection: Photographs

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Another view of "Smoot Hole" before cleaning up and just before subdividing for El Rancho Village. The name Smoot Hole came from aborted effort of Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin to get race track built in about this location.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs378

Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 376

Collection: Photographs

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Original description, "Balloon about 30 feet off ground. Balloon has round target-like mark on its side. Under balloon is truck with winch and many men participating in restraining it. Overcast day." Revised description 9/7/2017 by Mark Rosenblum, a local Balloon School historian, identifies it as Rockwell Field in San Diego. It is not Arcadia, but he said the men from the Balloon School at Ross Field in Arcadia, went to San Diego to join in on a public display of the balloons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs168

Date: c.1917-1918

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Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 167

Collection: Photographs

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Only photo in Library Collection showing Free balloon training at Ross Field (all other are fixed). Balloon is some distance off the ground and displays an American flag on the right side.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1163

Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 7x8 b&w

ID: 1154

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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Northwest corner of the "Smoot Hole" and dump before clean-up began in 1938, just prior to the subdivision of El Rancho Village. This view was near street named Coronado.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 374

Collection: Photographs

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Eight members of the Arcadia Woman's Club with their flower arrangements, apparently from a flower show. They stand before an arched doorway. None have been identified.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1124

Date: c.1920s

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Date: c.1920s

Subjects: Organizations -Woman's Club; Women's clubs

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1115

Collection: Photographs

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Kay and Ruth Clifford (he was recent member of Arcadia School Board) are being driven in Diamond Jubilee Parade in what looks like old Ford convertible with a rumble seat.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs796

Date: September 30, 1978

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Date: September 30, 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Parade

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 792

Collection: Photographs

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Japanese lady stands on running board of a car that apparently has just brought her and some of her family with their few allowed belongings to the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Another car waits in line for the processing. Two Japanese men and a policeman stand nearby.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs681

Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Inspection & processing of internees; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 677

Collection: Photographs

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View north toward San Gabriel Mountains. Men of Ross Field Balloon School, holding gondola or basket just coming to the ground or being readied to go aloft.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs161

Date: c.1917-1918

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Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 2x3 b&w

ID: 160

Collection: Photographs

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About 12 girls in white are seen walking across the lawn at front of First Avenue School (Arcadia Grammar School at this time, 1935). They have garlands of flowers over their shoulders to commemorate their graduation from 8th grade. Photo is also interesting because construction scaffolding is across front of school.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs873

Date: June 1935

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Date: June 1935

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; First Avenue Junior High School

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 868

Collection: Photographs

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1463

Date: May 4, 1995

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Date: May 4, 1995

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1447

Collection: Photographs

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1464

Date: May 4, 1995

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Date: May 4, 1995

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1448

Collection: Photographs

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1465

Date: May 4, 1995

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Date: May 4, 1995

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1449

Collection: Photographs

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1466

Date: May 4, 1995

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Date: May 4, 1995

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1450

Collection: Photographs

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1467

Date: May 4, 1995

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Date: May 4, 1995

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1451

Collection: Photographs

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Looking SW from mountains north of Arcadia. Major tree-lined street running from mountains south is Santa Anita Avenue. Southernmost tree-lined street cutting across entire middle of photo is Duarte Road. Barracks at the Balloon School can be seen just below Huntington Drive. Notice that Huntington Drive stops just west of the Balloon School, at the Baldwin Ranch. Much of Foothill area was planted to citrus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1114

Date: c.1927

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Date: c.1927

Subjects: Aerial views; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929; Balloon School; Santa Anita Avenue; Santa Anita Highlands

Physical Description: 10 x 14 b&w

ID: 1105

Collection: Photographs

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Betty Rochefort, President of the Friends of the Library, joins Gloria and S.H. Wen and Kent Ross, City Librarian at the Arcadia Public Library, during a recent Day at the Races benefit for the Arcadia Public Library Foundation. S.H. Wen is a member of the Foundation Board.

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The "Smoot Hole" and dump before cleaning began in 1938 just prior to subdivision of El Rancho Village.

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Another view of "Smoot Hole" before cleaning up and just before subdividing for El Rancho Village. The name Smoot Hole came from aborted effort of Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin to get race track built in about this location.

Images

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Only photo in Library Collection showing Free balloon training at Ross Field (all other are fixed). Balloon is some distance off the ground and displays an American flag on the right side.

Images

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

Images

Northwest corner of the "Smoot Hole" and dump before clean-up began in 1938, just prior to the subdivision of El Rancho Village. This view was near street named Coronado.

Images

Eight members of the Arcadia Woman's Club with their flower arrangements, apparently from a flower show. They stand before an arched doorway. None have been identified.

Images

Kay and Ruth Clifford (he was recent member of Arcadia School Board) are being driven in Diamond Jubilee Parade in what looks like old Ford convertible with a rumble seat.

Images

Japanese lady stands on running board of a car that apparently has just brought her and some of her family with their few allowed belongings to the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Another car waits in line for the processing. Two Japanese men and a policeman stand nearby.

Images

View north toward San Gabriel Mountains. Men of Ross Field Balloon School, holding gondola or basket just coming to the ground or being readied to go aloft.

Images

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

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Children seated at a table in the Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. This was taken shortly before remodel/expansion project. The children are all children of staff members.

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