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Close up of an ad that appeared in first issue of Arcadia Bulletin. Ad is for Clara Villa. It is billed as the "swellest resort in the San Gabriel Valley".

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Date: May 7, 1904

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Date: May 7, 1904

Subjects: Clara Villa; Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1085

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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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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Students at Arcadia Grammar School, where present First Avenue Middle School is now. Built in 1907, this building replaced the packing shed school provided earlier by E.J. Baldwin. This school was located at the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street. No identification of teachers or students.

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Date: Feb. 1911

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Date: Feb. 1911

Subjects: Schools-History-1880s-1950

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 563

Collection: Photographs

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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bertolina. It was originally located on California (a street which at this time was 3 blocks south of Duarte Road). It washed off its foundation and was then moved to NW corner of 2nd and Alta. There are broad front steps and stone foundation seen in photo.

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Date: 1912

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Date: 1912

Subjects: Houses; Bertolina, Leo

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 274

Collection: Photographs

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Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry's entry in the 1915 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, "Dove of Peace," was 26 feet long with a wing span of 11 feet. The dove was covered with roses, lilies-of-the-valley, maiden hair fern and stevia serulata. It held an olive branch in its bill. It was the most costly float entered in the parade.

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Date: January 1915

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Date: January 1915

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1915

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1280

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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Arcadia Lumber Company sells to San Gabriel Valley Lumber Company

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Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: February 23, 1918

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: February 23, 1918

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Business and Industry - Arcadia Lumber Company

Item ID: 3712AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Drug store on First Avenue

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Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: June 8, 1918

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Journal

Date: June 8, 1918

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Business and Industry

Item ID: 3701AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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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Ray Ramuz (on tricycle) with his mother Hazel at entrance to the family nursery at 404 S. Santa Anita Ave. Ray is the present (1980) owner of the facility, which became Arcadia Nursery about 1929. Son Ron is currently a partner with his father and will carry on the business.

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Date: 1925

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Date: 1925

Subjects: Arcadia Nursery; Ramuz, Ray; Ramuz, Hazel D.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 860

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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Santa Anita Dam viewed from south looking north into the mountains. This is located in Big Santa Anita Canyon. Taken by Wendell Stewart.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Santa Anita Dam

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 379

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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Three views of business areas in Arcadia. On left is south side of Huntington Drive. Arcadia Hardware is still located at 52 E. Huntington Drive as it is shown here. On the right is the Bank of Italy which was located on NE corner of Huntington Drive and First Ave. The building just to the north up First Ave (with awnings) is also still in use.

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Date: 1928

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Date: 1928

Subjects: Business & industry; Huntington Drive; Baldwin Avenue; Bank of Italy National Trust Savings; Arcadia Hardware

Physical Description: 5 1/2 x 10 b&w

ID: 889

Collection: Photographs

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Photo shows six men standing in front of low building. Two are shown in full police uniforms. Person second from left is Emil Bolz, service station owner. Next is Officer Grady Pardue, next is Assistant Police Chief Louis Jack Richards, and next to him is Don Ott. Person on extreme left may be Paul Edwards. Person on extreme right not identified.

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Date: 1929

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Date: 1929

Subjects: Bolz, Emil; Pardue, Grady; Richards, Louis Jack; Ott, Donald; Edwards, Paul; Police Department

Physical Description: 3x6 post card sepia

ID: 428

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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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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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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Close up of an ad that appeared in first issue of Arcadia Bulletin. Ad is for Clara Villa. It is billed as the "swellest resort in the San Gabriel Valley".

Images

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.

Images

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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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bertolina. It was originally located on California (a street which at this time was 3 blocks south of Duarte Road). It washed off its foundation and was then moved to NW corner of 2nd and Alta. There are broad front steps and stone foundation seen in photo.

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Arcadia Lumber Company sells to San Gabriel Valley Lumber Company

Drug store on First Avenue

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.

Images

Ray Ramuz (on tricycle) with his mother Hazel at entrance to the family nursery at 404 S. Santa Anita Ave. Ray is the present (1980) owner of the facility, which became Arcadia Nursery about 1929. Son Ron is currently a partner with his father and will carry on the business.

Images

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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Santa Anita Dam viewed from south looking north into the mountains. This is located in Big Santa Anita Canyon. Taken by Wendell Stewart.

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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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