Interior Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Female employee in APD uniform, possibly a dispatcher, sitting at a telephone switchboard and communications panel, using rotary dial telephone and writing. Also seen are a manual typewriter, microphone, and the time
Man standing at dispatcher window in the Arcadia Police station at First Avenue and Wheeler Street. Door with telephone sign above it, First Aid sign on wall and cigarette machine near counter.
Female employees of the Arcadia Police Department. Standing is Flora Mae Keeville, the Chief's secretary September 1956-March 1959, flipping through a file cabinet. There is a radio on top of the cabinet. Sitting is Mary Desmond, a steno clerk from October 1955-November 1958, at a manual typewriter. See also photograph #1761.
Female employees of the Arcadia Police Department standing outside the police station at 50 Wheeler St. On right is Flora Mae Keeville, the Chief's secretary September 1956-March 1959. On left is Mary Desmond, a steno clerk from October 1955-November 1958. Both are in full uniform, which includes a hat, button up shirt and/or jacket, skirt, heeled pumps, and a handbag. See also #1761 and 1762.
Interior Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Three men at the same dispatch or switchboard communication station as shown in photo #1753. One man in APD uniform, sitting with headset on, two men in suits look over him.
Entrance to Arcadia police station at 50 Wheeler St. Neon "Police" sign above doorway. Red clay tiled roof. Sign posted on pole reads "Thrift Twins Save-A-Rama Celebration July 1-6. Presented by Downtown Arcadia Merchants."
Four unidentified male police officers lined up, along an exterior wall, in uniforms and hats. Man in suit is pinning a badge on the first officer on the left.
Early 1950s exterior view of Arcadia police and fire department building at Wheeler Avenue and First Avenue. Two police officers are sitting on their motorcycles, parked by the curb. The doorway has a "Police" sign above it.
Three men in suits, posing with a National Safety Council Award for the Arcadia Police Department. Date on award reads 1955-1956. Men in the middle is Eric Topel. See also photo ID 1769.
Three men in suits, holding a National Safety Council Award for the Arcadia Police Department. Date on award reads 1955-1956. Man on the right is Eric Topel. See also photo ID 1768.
Eight men in suits. Pennant on the wall reads Arcadia Mounted Police with "Queen City" seal. Two flag stands on either side of the men. Brick fireplace.
Same setting as photograph #1757, but eighteen men in suits standing. Pennant on the wall reads Arcadia Mounted Police with "Queen City" seal. Fourth man from the left, front row, is holding a lit cigarette.
Female employees of the Arcadia Police Department, wearing badges. Standing is Flora Mae Keeville, the Chief's secretary September 1956-March 1959, flipping through a file cabinet. Sitting is Mary Desmond, a steno clerk from October 1955-November 1958, at a manual typewriter.
Skewed exterior view of front of Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Young trees and lack of landscaping indicate this was taken around when the police station opened in 1957.
Construction in progress of the one-story Arcadia Police Department building at 250 W. Huntington Drive. Crane and pulley system help put up a wall while workers stand around. Name of company on the crane reads Heisler & Woods, Contractors, Crane Service, El Monte, CA. The name is clearer in photo #1825.