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Officer Albert E. Matthies, Motorcycle Officer and Assistant Fire Chief, sitting on a motorcycle. He was killed in the line of duty July 19, 1927.

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Date
unknown

  1 image

Date
unknown
Subjects
Matthies, Albert E.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1176
Collection
Photographs
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Photo of portion of driver's side of Albert Matthies' automobile. Photo shows police light mounted on auto, as well as showing broken windshield. Officer Matthies was killed July 18, 1927.

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Date
July 19, 1927

  1 image

Date
July 19, 1927
Subjects
Police Department
Crime and criminals
Matthies, Albert
Physical Description
2x3 b&w vertical, 8x10 b&w
ID
442
Collection
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The automobile of Officer Albert Matthies, who was killed July 18, 1927. Photo shows how automobile was shot by the three killers. It appears that the auto had police lights on either side of the windshield.

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Date
July 19, 1927

  1 image

Date
July 19, 1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
Police Department
Matthies, Albert
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
441
Collection
Photographs
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Ray O'Dell, 17 year old who was one of the three men responsible for killing Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

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Date
1927

  1 image

Date
1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
O'Dell, Ray
Police Department
Matthies, Albert
Bertolina, Leo
Physical Description
2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w
ID
437
Collection
Photographs
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Willie Montfort, 20 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of Officer Albert Matthies and wounding of Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

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Date
1927

  1 image

Date
1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
Bertolina, Leo
Matthies, Albert
Montfort, Willie
Police Department
Physical Description
2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w
ID
439
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Photo shows passenger side of auto of Officer Albert Matthies, killed July 18, 1927. Car door is open clearly showing mounting of light and what appears to be switch to operate it. Dash board shows fairly clearly.

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Date
July 19, 1927

  1 image

Date
July 19, 1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
Police Department
Matthies, Albert
Physical Description
2x3 b&w
ID
443
Collection
Photographs
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Frank Charles Miller, alias Jimmy McKay, 17 year old who was one of three men responsible for killing of Officer Albert Matthies and wounding Chief Bertolina, July 18, 1927.

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Date
1927

  1 image

Date
1927
Subjects
Crime and criminals
Bertolina, Leo
Matthies, Albert
Police Department
Miller, Frank Charles, alias McKay, Jimmy
Physical Description
2x3 full face and 2x3 profile police photo b&w
ID
438
Collection
Photographs
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Three people standing beside automobile of Officer Albert Matthies which was shot up by men who shot him July 18, 1927. Officer on extreme left is Grady Pardue. Other two in photo are not identified.

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Date
July 19, 1927

  1 image

Date
July 19, 1927
Subjects
Police Department
Crime and criminals
Matthies, Albert
Pardue, Grady
Physical Description
4x6 b&w
ID
440
Collection
Photographs
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Five men with fire and police vehicles outside City Hall at NW corner of First and Huntington Drive. Left to right: Grady Pardue (on motorcycle), Jim Nellis standing on running board of fire engine (Fire Chief), Anist Mussachia (fireman), Albert Matthies (police -- killed approaching car of three men planning hold up of ODETTES which was previous name of Pines Cafe on Huntington Drive). The man on extreme right in business suit is Chief of Police and Fire Marshall, A. N. Coberly. Photo taken at City Hall, NW corner of First and Huntington Drive, it is believed.

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Date
c.1926

  1 image

Date
c.1926
Subjects
Fire Department
Police Department
Pardue, Grady
Nellis, Jim M.
Mussachia, Anist
Matthies, Albert
Coberly, A.N.
Physical Description
5x7 sepia, 8x10 b&w
ID
435
Collection
Photographs
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Portrait of Arcadia Police Department Officer Albert Locher.

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Date
1950s

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Date
1950s
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Locher, Albert
Physical Description
4x5 b&w
ID
2111
Collection
Photographs
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Hoeppel Memorial located at Arcadia County Park. This view shows an anchor with the top plaque missing. The bottom plaque is there but is not readable.

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Date
c.1994

  1 image

Date
c.1994
Subjects
Hoeppel, John
Arcadia County Park
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
1444
Collection
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Photo of Jerry Lee Broadwell, the first Arcadia Fire fighter killed in the line of duty. This photo is mounted on a board and was framed as a memorial. It hung in the Children's Room until it was removed in March 1996 to be replaced by a new photo. Jerry is in uniform and is seen chest up looking directly at the camera.

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Date
c.1970

  1 image

Date
c.1970
Subjects
Broadwell, Jerry Lee
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
1434
Collection
Photographs
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Hoeppel Memorial at Arcadia County Park. This view is a close up of the bottom plaque.

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Date
c.1994

  1 image

Date
c.1994
Subjects
Hoeppel, John
Arcadia County Park
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
1445
Collection
Photographs
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Photo of Jerry Lee Broadwell, first Arcadia fire fighter killed in the line of duty. This is the same as photo #1434, except a new negative and print were made.

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Date
print made March 1996

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Date
print made March 1996
Subjects
Broadwell, Jerry Lee
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
1435
Collection
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View north from Arcadia County Park toward handsome memorial fountain sponsored by the Arcadia Rotary Club and dedicated December 1962. It was designed by James Fickes.

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Date
1978

  1 image

Date
1978
Subjects
Arcadia County Park
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
904
Collection
Photographs
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Studio portrait of Jack Richards in Arcadia Police uniform. Picture is inscribed across it. Back of photo indicates he was chief from 1927-1939. Insignia on cap reads Chief.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs435
Date
c.1934

  1 image

Date
c.1934
Subjects
Richards, Louis Jack
Police Department
Physical Description
3 3/4 x 5 3/4 sepia vertical
ID
433
Collection
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Bronze plaque commemorating site of Arcadia's first school built in 1903. Plaque is located at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave.

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Date
1979

  1 image

Date
1979
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1229
Collection
Photographs
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Photo of dignitaries at the dedication of plaque marking site of Ross Field. Man on extreme right is ex-Congressman John Hoeppel who was most responsible for securing land for Los Angeles County Park. Others in photo not identified.

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Date
c.1962

  1 image

Date
c.1962
Subjects
Balloon School
Arcadia County Park
Hoeppel, John H
Physical Description
9x11 b&w
ID
184
Collection
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Photo of one plaque that was placed commemorating Balloon School and another plaque in honor of Lt. John Hoeppel, who was responsible for getting the land from U.S. government for Los Angeles County Park. See also photo #184.

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Date
c.1962

  1 image

Date
c.1962
Subjects
Balloon School
Arcadia County Park
Hoeppel, John H.
Physical Description
9x11 b&w
ID
185
Collection
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Two men dressed in uniform standing beside roadster which bears insignia on door of: Whittier F.D. Chief. Man on right is Topping, H.M. who organized Arcadia Fire Department in 1923 while he was Police and Fire Marshall. Man on left is not identified.

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Date
c.1922

  1 image

Date
c.1922
Subjects
Police Department
Fire Department
Topping, H.M.
Physical Description
3 1/2 x 5 1/4 postcard
ID
434
Collection
Photographs
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