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Captain Jim Hayes taking delivery of a new fleet of 1957 Chevrolet police cars. Santa Anita Park's grandstand is in the background.

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Date: 1957

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Date: 1957

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Hayes, Jim

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b&w

ID: 2090

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Officer Jim Hayes, in uniform (hat, badge, necktie, patch).

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Date: 1950s

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Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Hayes, Jim

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 2093

Collection: Photographs

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Families on a baseball field at an Arcadia Recreation Department event. Location unknown. Photographer is Jim Hayes. Back of photo is stamped with "Arcadia Police Photo Sgt. Jim Hayes, Arcadia Police."

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Date: 1950s

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Date: 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Families; Hayes, Jim

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1874

Collection: Photographs

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Mary Beth Hayes, APL Librarian, giving a tour of the new Arcadia History Room after the Library Expansion/Renovation project was completed.

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Date: November 1996

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Date: November 1996

Subjects: Library - 1990-1999; Arcadia History Room; Hayes, Mary Beth

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1719

Collection: Photographs

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A luncheon for senior citizens at Arcadia Community Center. Betty Harris on far left.

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Date: c. 1995

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Date: c. 1995

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Harris, Betty

Physical Description: 4 x 6 color

ID: 2089

Collection: Photographs

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O.D. Harris home on NE corner, 15 E. Orange Avenue (later street name changed to 15 Colorado Blvd). It is listed in 1928 City Directory as on Orange Avenue address. House was demolished about 1960. Twenty people standing and sitting in front of house, gathered for a McCoy family reunion.[The house stood until 1962 according to description of photo ID 1029. Noted 7/25/2011.]

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Date: c. early 1900's

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Date: c. early 1900's

Subjects: Historic houses; Harris, O.D.; McCoy, Frank

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 256

Collection: Photographs

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Thatcher Chevron Service at 500 N. Santa Anita. Former site of O.D. Harris home.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Thatcher Chevron Service; Harris, O.D.; Historic houses

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1224

Collection: Photographs

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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1872-1875)-Harris Newmark

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Contents: 1. "Picnic at Santa Anita." Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly, January 1979, page 186.

Contents: 1. "Picnic at Santa Anita." Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly, January 1979, page 186.

Subjects: History-Rancho Santa Anita (1872-1875)-Harris Newmark

Item ID: 110AF

Collection: Subject Files

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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Burnell, George Edwin

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Contents: 1. Copy of photo of George Edwin Burnell, circa 1885. 2. Basic data on Burnell Estate, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. Typed on William F. Salisbury letterhead. 3. "George Edwin Burnell: scholar, lecturer and interpretive philosopher of Los Angeles, California." Advance Bio-Bulletin, no date, r…

Contents: 1. Copy of photo of George Edwin Burnell, circa 1885.; 2. Basic data on Burnell Estate, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. Typed on William F. Salisbury letterhead.; 3. "George Edwin Burnell: scholar, lecturer and interpretive philosopher of Los Angeles, California." Advance Bio-Bulletin, no date, reprint.; 4. "George E. Burnell." National Cyclopedia of American Biography, no date.; 5. "George Edwin Burnell." News clip, no date. Possibly related to #12.; 6. Copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Ferrell Salisbury. Forgey was granddaughter of George E. Burnell. Wedding site was the living room of the Burnell Mansion, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. July 1941.; 7. Enlarged copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Farrell Salisbury, no date.; 8. Grounds of Burnell Estate. Drawn from memory by W.F. Salisbury, June 1988.; 9. "Storied Arcadia mansion razed." The Tribune, February 18, 1962, page 23.; 10. "Attractive suburban home of George Edwin Burnell." Los Angeles Daily Times, January 1, 1916, page 128.; 11. Diagram of the Burnell estate, no date.; 12. "Prominent Angelinos." Los Angeles Examiner, no date, page I9, reprint.; 13. Photo of George Edwin Burnell, no date.; 14. Publisher's announcement, 1902.; 15. Article on Burnell. Notables of the West, Volume I, 1913.; 16. "George Edwin Burnell as man and teacher." Originally in Christian, October 2, 1902, by H.A. Burch.; 17. List of stenographic reports by George Edwin Burnell. 46 page published by the Burnell Foundation, 1982.; 18. "George Burnell, noted religious instructor dies." Los Angeles Times, 1948.; 19. "The noble kingdom of heaven." Lecture 150 by G.E. Burnell, September 1925. Small leatherbound book with gilt edges.; 20. "The convert." Lecture 166 by G.E. Burnell, no date. Small black book.; 21. Copies of 5 letters written by George Edwin Burnell to his wife in June 1915.; 22. Copies of photos with descriptions of Burnell Estate.; 23. Legal description and list of improvements to Burnell Estate.; 24. Correspondence from William F. Salisbury to City Clerk, June Alford, regarding the Burnell Family and Estate, May 4, 1989.; 25. Obituary for Mrs. George Edwin Burnell.; 26. Copies of stock certificates owned by George Edwin Burnell. California Irrigated Farms Company and San Joaquin Farms Company.; 27. Copy of title for Burnell Estate.; 28. Copy of invitation to 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Edwin Burnell, 1941.; 29. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Pasadena Post, July 6, 1941.; 30. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Arcadia Tribune, July 10, 1941.; 31. Funeral services at Burnell Estate for George Edwin Burnell; deceased October 24, 1948.

Subjects: Burnell, George Edwin

Item ID: 40AF

Collection: Subject Files

Actor George Lloyd on sand in a still from Devil's Island, a movie shot at Arboretum.

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Date: 1940

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Date: 1940

Subjects: Lloyd, George; Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 389

Collection: Photographs

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City Employees (Watts, George)

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Contents: 1. "Watts quits after he is asked to step down." News clip, undated. 2. Open letter to all residents of Arcadia from nine former mayors of the City of Arcadia regarding George Watts termination, May 22, 1992. 3. "City manager search could take months." Arcadia Tribune, May 24, 1992. 4. "Mayors'…

Contents: 1. "Watts quits after he is asked to step down." News clip, undated.; 2. Open letter to all residents of Arcadia from nine former mayors of the City of Arcadia regarding George Watts termination, May 22, 1992.; 3. "City manager search could take months." Arcadia Tribune, May 24, 1992.; 4. "Mayors' letter sheds light on removal of the city manager." Sierra Madre News, June 11, 1992.; 5. City of Arcadia invitation to "Goodbye George Party", June 14, 1992.; 6. "Its name belies goings-on." Pasadena Star News, June 14, 1992, column by editor Charles Cherniss.; 7. "Mailbag" letters to the editor regarding termination of George Watts. Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1992.; 8. "Former mayors denounce watts' ouster." Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1992.; 9. Letter from Dick Young to citizens who responded to the open letter from the nine former mayors, June 15, 1992.; 10. "Four councilmen defend action." Sierra Madre News, June 18, 1992.; 11. "Dispute over ex-City Manager grows." Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley section, June 21, 1992.; 12. "Council joins Watts resignation debate." Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.; 13. "mailbag" letters to the editor entitled, "Voter Outrage" from Scott Downie. Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.; 14. Letters to the editor. Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.; 15. Letters to the editor. Pasadena Star News, June 29, 1992.; 16. Open letter to the Citizens of Arcadia from Mayor George Fasching and Councilmen Joseph Ciraulo, Dennis Lojeski, and Robert Margett, July 10, 1992.; 17. Same as #16 with envelope addressed to Alis and Roger Horning.; 18. Letters to the Pasadena Star News, August 4, 1992.; 19. Arcadia Political Newsletter, February 26, 1993.

Subjects: City Employees (Watts, George)

Item ID: 63AF

Collection: Subject Files

The Burnell Estate, formerly located at 290 W. Foothill Boulevard. View is looking toward the front entrance. A water spigot is seen in the foreground.

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Date: c.1950

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Date: c.1950

Subjects: Historic houses; Burnell, George Edwin

Physical Description: 5x7 color

ID: 1417

Collection: Photographs

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The Burnell estate, formerly located at 290 W. Foothill Boulevard, is seen heavily covered in ivy. The view is from Foothill Boulevard, looking down a curving driveway toward the front of the house.

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Date: c.1920-1925

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Date: c.1920-1925

Subjects: Historic houses; Burnell, George Edwin

Physical Description: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 b&w

ID: 1418

Collection: Photographs

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A garden party at the Burnell Estate with ten people seated at a table outside on the lawn. George Edwin Burnell is seated at the head of the table.

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Date: c.1940

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Date: c.1940

Subjects: Burnell, George Edwin; Historic houses

Physical Description: 3 1/2 x 6 b&w

ID: 1420

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer George Secrest

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Date: 1950s

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Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Secrest, George

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 2121

Collection: Photographs

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Young man with a paisley tie and high collar sitting at a desk. There are what appear to be mail boxes above his head. There is also a jar with Calla Lillies on ledge behind him. Beneath him is printed: Santa Anita R.W. Station. His identity was given as George Kennedy, Santa Fe and Wells Fargo Agent, by Sandy Snider in April of 1998.

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Date: c.1895

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Date: c.1895

Subjects: Railroads-Santa Anita Station; Kennedy, George

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 521

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of Mary Lamoreaux Burnell standing in front of a portrait of her husband, George Edwin Burnell. Photo was reportedly taken in the Burnell estate located at 290 W. Foothill Boulevard.

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Date: c.1947

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Date: c.1947

Subjects: Burnell, George Edwin; Burnell, Mary Lamoreaux

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1419

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Reverend George W. Thomas, minister of the Arcadia Community Church from September 1919-April 1924. He is seen from the chest up, wearing a suit, tie and glasses.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Thomas, George W.; Arcadia Community Church

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 1433

Collection: Photographs

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Exterior view of Sir George's Restaurant at the northwest corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue. Address was 9 West Las Tunas in Arcadia. Food was served smorgasbord / buffet style. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: c. April 2001

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Date: c. April 2001

Subjects: Sir George's Restaurant; Restaurants, bars, etc.

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2236

Collection: Photographs

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Captain Jim Hayes taking delivery of a new fleet of 1957 Chevrolet police cars. Santa Anita Park's grandstand is in the background.

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Officer Jim Hayes, in uniform (hat, badge, necktie, patch).

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Families on a baseball field at an Arcadia Recreation Department event. Location unknown. Photographer is Jim Hayes. Back of photo is stamped with "Arcadia Police Photo Sgt. Jim Hayes, Arcadia Police."

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Mary Beth Hayes, APL Librarian, giving a tour of the new Arcadia History Room after the Library Expansion/Renovation project was completed.

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A luncheon for senior citizens at Arcadia Community Center. Betty Harris on far left.

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Thatcher Chevron Service at 500 N. Santa Anita. Former site of O.D. Harris home.

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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1872-1875)-Harris Newmark

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Burnell, George Edwin

Actor George Lloyd on sand in a still from Devil's Island, a movie shot at Arboretum.

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City Employees (Watts, George)

The Burnell Estate, formerly located at 290 W. Foothill Boulevard. View is looking toward the front entrance. A water spigot is seen in the foreground.

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The Burnell estate, formerly located at 290 W. Foothill Boulevard, is seen heavily covered in ivy. The view is from Foothill Boulevard, looking down a curving driveway toward the front of the house.

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A garden party at the Burnell Estate with ten people seated at a table outside on the lawn. George Edwin Burnell is seated at the head of the table.

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer George Secrest

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Photo of Mary Lamoreaux Burnell standing in front of a portrait of her husband, George Edwin Burnell. Photo was reportedly taken in the Burnell estate located at 290 W. Foothill Boulevard.

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Portrait of Reverend George W. Thomas, minister of the Arcadia Community Church from September 1919-April 1924. He is seen from the chest up, wearing a suit, tie and glasses.

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Exterior view of Sir George's Restaurant at the northwest corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Avenue. Address was 9 West Las Tunas in Arcadia. Food was served smorgasbord / buffet style. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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