Portion of earliest seal of the City of Arcadia showing only one figure with sword in one hand and shield in another. It reads: CITY OF ARCADIA. INCORPORATED JULY 1903.
Arcadia Recreation Department Summer Concert on the Arcadia City Hall lawn, with a band on stage and audience on lawn chairs facing the stage. City Hall is seen in the background.
Edna Lenz painting of the Arcadia City Hall as it appeared circa 1918. Part of " History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.
The library does not have a print of this negative. This oversized negative is marked 1923 Official Map of the City of Arcadia. It appears to have been produced by the City Engineer.
The plaque designating Arcadia Woman's Club Clubhouse the City of Arcadia Historic Landmark No. 1, at 324 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA. This is the first City of Arcadia Historical Landmark. The clubhouse is about 90 years old.
Cheryl Alberg (left) and Mayor Tom Beck (right) in front of plaque designating Arcadia Woman's Club Clubhouse the City of Arcadia Historic Landmark No. 1, at 324 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA. First Historic Landmark in the City of Arcadia.
Exterior view of the brand new City of Arcadia Community Center, and its sign reading "City of Arcadia Community Center, Recreation Department, Historical Museum, Senior Services." Community Center is at 365 Campus Drive.
Volume I no. 1 issue of first Arcadia newspaper, THE ARCADIA BULLETIN. Paper included an article on the opening of Clara Villa which opened May 3, 1904. The paper has photos of five members of the Board of Trustees (now City Council) and also one of Arcadia's first City Marshall, Elmer Anderson and his brother, Charles Anderson, City Treasurer.
Edna Lenz painting of the Arcadia Public Library when it was housed in a small house close to the old City Hall, circa 1920s. Part of " History of the Arcadia Public Library" slide series prepared by City Librarian Kent Ross.