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View west across First Avenue at front entrance of Arcadia's first City Hall built for this purpose. This is a painting done by Edna Lenz, photographed by David McAdam. Original painting is housed at Arcadia Public Library. note: slides housed separately; negative housed with other 4x5 negatives; print housed with photos.

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Date: c.1930

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Date: c.1930

Subjects: City Hall

Physical Description: 35mm slide and 8x10 color print

ID: 1111

Collection: Photographs

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View across swimming pool built for the men of Ross Field Balloon School by Anita Baldwin and the community. It was on possibly opening day as there are throngs of guests looking on. This was located where present parking lot of Elks building is located. H.F.Paden in 1978 told us there was also a pool formed of stone in what is now County Park area which was an officers' pool.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 7 1/2 x 10 b&w

ID: 223

Collection: Photographs

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Lowry McCaslin, on right, stands before fireplace in dining room at Anoakia, which Mr. McCaslin has owned since the mid 1940's. Other people are Mr. and Mrs. Dale Spickler, as identified in Arcadia Tribune article on January 22, 1976. Mr. Spickler was committee chairman for Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association benefit party held at Anoakia Saturday, January 31, 1976. See Arcadia VF-Anoakia Item #17 for article and similar photo. Baldwin family crest is handsomely carved above fireplace.

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Date: probably January 1976

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Date: probably January 1976

Subjects: McCaslin, Lowry B.; Anoakia; Spickler, Dale; Spickler, Mrs. Dale

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1098

Collection: Photographs

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Charles Shugert, proprietor of Shugert's House of Toys is pointing out boundaries of First parking district to other merchants who would profit from it. Others in photo, L-R: Merry Clark, dress shop proprietor, located on N. First Avenue, called Merry's; Marge Becker, who had Arcadia Candies on Huntington Drive; Ed Beaty; and on extreme right next to Mr. Shugert is Bill Suhm, at that time owner of Arcadia Stationers.

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Date: c.1956

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Date: c.1956

Subjects: Shugert, Charles; Suhm, Bill; Becker, Marge; Clark, Merry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 737

Collection: Photographs

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Senior citizens and children playing shuffleboard in back of the Arcadia Community Center. The shuffleboard area is gone now. The Museum Education Center, built in 2014, is using that space now.

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Date: Unknown

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Date: Unknown

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection

Physical Description: 4 x 3 1/2 color Polaroid

ID: 2043

Collection: Photographs

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View from Campus Drive looking toward front entry of Arcadia Unified School District offices at 234 Campus Drive. The offices here closed on April 4, 2014 and this building was demolished on July 7, 2014. The school district offices moved to a new location at 150 S. 3rd Avenue on April 4, 2014 and then opened to the public on April 14, 2014.

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Date: April 1963

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Date: April 1963

Subjects: Arcadia Unified School District

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1036

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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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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Extremely long line of Japanese evacuees at Santa Anita Assembly Center queued up for an unknown purpose. Pepper tree foliage frames photo. There is a long housing unit seen on right side of photo.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Living quarters & conditions; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 692

Collection: Photographs

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1728a. Arcadia Public Library exterior front. 1728b. Arcadia Public Library exterior front. 1728c. Arcadia Public Library west side of building. 1728d. Arcadia Public Library bus stop waiting area

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Date: June 18, 2004

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Date: June 18, 2004

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 2000-2009

Physical Description: Assorted color printed on 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper

ID: 1728

Collection: Photographs

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Interior view thru electronic gates at circulation area, Arcadia Public Library, shortly after installation.

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Date: June 1975

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Date: June 1975

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1960-1989

Physical Description: 3x5 color

ID: 315

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of front cover of Vosburgh Oil Corporation promotional brochure for an oil drilling operation which was entered into with high hopes. Oil was not found. (see Vertical file for copy of entire brochure in Arcadia-Business and industry.)

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Date: 1925

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Date: 1925

Subjects: Business & industry; Vosburgh Oil Corporation

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 890

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Recreation Department summer concert at First Avenue School front lawn. A band plays on a stage for people who have brought their own lawn chairs. Although the back of this photograph is stamped with its processing date of August 1997, "Summer Concert 1996" was handwritten on the envelope it came in from Arcadia Recreation Department.

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Date: c. Summer, 1996

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Date: c. Summer, 1996

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Middle Schools--First Avenue School; Summer concerts

Physical Description: 4 x 10 color

ID: 2054

Collection: Photographs

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Police shooting and target practice area, with four police officers. Back reads, "Public Information Bureau. Seattle Police Department."

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Seattle Police Department

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1794

Collection: Photographs

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View inside Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road shortly before the start of construction for the 1995/96 expansion/remodel project. This photo is of the back area (NW corner) of the old technical services area.

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Date: 1995

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Date: 1995

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1461

Collection: Photographs

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Phase I of Arcadia Public Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the hallway between the adult reading room and the reference area, looking toward the reference area. A drinking fountain is seen on the left.

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Date: February 1996

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Date: February 1996

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1401

Collection: Photographs

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Damage to the Arcadia Public Library as a result of the Whittier Narrows earthquake. The earthquake measured 5.9 on the richter scale. This photo was taken in the adult reference area.

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Date: October 1987

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Date: October 1987

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1980-1989; Earthquakes

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1604

Collection: Photographs

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Lone army sentry patrolling outside fence of Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. White fencing encloses training track which was located alongside Baldwin Avenue, approximately where west parking area for Fashion Park (now Westfield Santa Anita mall) is now. Palm trees seen on left side, would be on grounds of present Arboretum.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Security measures; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 657

Collection: Photographs

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Water damage to the Arcadia Public Library resulting from rain. This view is of the circulation area. There are trash cans on the desk to catch the water leaking from the roof.

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Date: c. early 1990s

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Date: c. early 1990s

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library

Physical Description: 4X6 color

ID: 1690

Collection: Photographs

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View from parking area off Duarte Road toward entrance of Arcadia Public Library. Two women are approaching the front door. A bicycle is parked to the left.

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Date: 1970

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Date: 1970

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1960-1989

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 323

Collection: Photographs

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Newly remodeled reference area at Arcadia Public Library as it appeared shortly after the remodel/renovation project. View is toward the study rooms with the reference section to the left. 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: 1662

Collection: Photographs

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Senior citizens and children playing shuffleboard in back of the Arcadia Community Center. The shuffleboard area is gone now. The Museum Education Center, built in 2014, is using that space now.

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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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Extremely long line of Japanese evacuees at Santa Anita Assembly Center queued up for an unknown purpose. Pepper tree foliage frames photo. There is a long housing unit seen on right side of photo.

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1728a. Arcadia Public Library exterior front. 1728b. Arcadia Public Library exterior front. 1728c. Arcadia Public Library west side of building. 1728d. Arcadia Public Library bus stop waiting area

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Interior view thru electronic gates at circulation area, Arcadia Public Library, shortly after installation.

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Photo of front cover of Vosburgh Oil Corporation promotional brochure for an oil drilling operation which was entered into with high hopes. Oil was not found. (see Vertical file for copy of entire brochure in Arcadia-Business and industry.)

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Police shooting and target practice area, with four police officers. Back reads, "Public Information Bureau. Seattle Police Department."

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View inside Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road shortly before the start of construction for the 1995/96 expansion/remodel project. This photo is of the back area (NW corner) of the old technical services area.

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Phase I of Arcadia Public Library Renovation/Expansion Project at 20 W. Duarte Road. This view is of the hallway between the adult reading room and the reference area, looking toward the reference area. A drinking fountain is seen on the left.

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Damage to the Arcadia Public Library as a result of the Whittier Narrows earthquake. The earthquake measured 5.9 on the richter scale. This photo was taken in the adult reference area.

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Water damage to the Arcadia Public Library resulting from rain. This view is of the circulation area. There are trash cans on the desk to catch the water leaking from the roof.

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View from parking area off Duarte Road toward entrance of Arcadia Public Library. Two women are approaching the front door. A bicycle is parked to the left.

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Newly remodeled reference area at Arcadia Public Library as it appeared shortly after the remodel/renovation project. View is toward the study rooms with the reference section to the left. Part of the "History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.

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