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Part of Ott family on a hike in Little Santa Anita Canyon at First Falls. L-R: John, Jr; Eleanora; Marshall (standing); their Aunt Catherine Rinne (on a visit from St. Louis); and Ella Ott (Mrs. John Ott).

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Date: August 17, 1923

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Date: August 17, 1923

Subjects: San Gabriel Mountains; Pertile, Eleanora Ott; Ott, Marshall; Ott, John, Jr.; Rinne, Catherine; Ott, Ella

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 1053

Collection: Photographs

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Seated in large military truck are, L-R: Bruno Bucher, Cacelie Bucher Mauch, and Master Sgt. William Bucher, step father of the two young people. Truck is parked just inside the fence of Ross Field Balloon School, and at SW corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita. Note: Community Presbyterian Church seen behind them (was later moved to First Ave and Alice Street). Note also, a sign, apparently giving name of base over entry and not readable from this angle.

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Date: 1927

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Date: 1927

Subjects: Balloon School; Bucher, Bruno; Bucher, William; Community Presbyterian Church; Mauch, Cacilie Bucher

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1003

Collection: Photographs

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Page of articles relating to Arcadia real estate and zoning.

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Date: Dec. 1939

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Date: Dec. 1939

Subjects: Real estate; City planning

Physical Description: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 b&w

ID: 533

Collection: Photographs

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Zoning map of City of Arcadia.

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Date: June 1940

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Date: June 1940

Subjects: Real estate; City planning

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 530

Collection: Photographs

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Medical staff administering health check-ups and giving inoculations. Two persons are seated at a table, and nine others are giving shots or waiting for treatment at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.

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Date: April 1942

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Date: April 1942

Subjects: Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Health & hygiene; Santa Anita Park-1942-1945

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 669

Collection: Photographs

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Pvt. George Summers spoke with his parents over a short wave radio from a prison camp in Japan.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1942

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1942

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: Summers, George Robert, Jr.

Item ID: 7266AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Biographic sketch of Ken Scott, Arcadia's new recreation director.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: December 28, 1949

Pages: p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: December 28, 1949

Pages: p. 1 Section 2 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Scott, Ken City Employees City Recreation director

Item ID: 29824AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Recommendations for changing Arcadia's form of government.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 4, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 4, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Arcadia city government

Item ID: 33202AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dwight Stoner resigns from Arcadia Planning Commission. He is sixth person to resign in recent months.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 11, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: January 11, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Arcadia Planning Commission; Stoner, Dwight

Item ID: 33207AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City council candidates give their views on leading civic issues.

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Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 8, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Newspaper: The Journal

Date: March 8, 1950

Pages: p. 1 (See basement box 112.)

Subjects: Benedict, Frank E.; City Council elections; Durborrow, Bertha; Frank, John; Haidinger, Vincent or Haindinger, Vincent; Kennett, Raymond M.; Nottinghan, Mark C.; Russell, C. Loree; Schmocker, John A.; Schulze, R. W.

Item ID: 33234AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Recreation Department program "Dancing," indoors at County Park. Four girls in ballet poses behind a cluster of four chairs. Many other children also look like participants. Some adults in the audience are visible.

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Date: 1951

1 image

Date: 1951

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Children

Physical Description: 5 1/2 x 6 b&w

ID: 1904

Collection: Photographs

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The site of Arcadia's first home, the Unruh house at the corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue, is now occupied by the new Standard Station.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo

Date: December 13, 1951

Pages: p 2 w / photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo

Date: December 13, 1951

Pages: p 2 w / photo

Subjects: Uhruh, Hiram; Business & Industry - Standard Station

Item ID: 11176AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Recreation Department Easter Egg event. Two boys and a girl seem to have been each awarded an Easter basket by a man. Onlookers are behind a fence. Names listed on back of photo: Jack Wiltse, Georgia Emmett, Ken Scott, James Edward Connor.

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Date: April 17, 1952

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Date: April 17, 1952

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Children; Connor, James Edward; Easter; Emmett, Georgia; Holidays; Scott, Ken; Social life and customs; Wiltse, Jack

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1893

Collection: Photographs

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Leon Ware of Arcadia is the author of "The Orphan," a short story appearing in the June 21, issue of The Saturday Evening Post.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: June 23, 1952

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: June 23, 1952

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Authors - Ware, Leon

Item ID: 13101AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two adults appear to be giving first aid (bandage) to a boy's scraped elbow.

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Date: July 24, 1952

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Date: July 24, 1952

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Arcadia Recreation Department employees; Children

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

ID: 1907

Collection: Photographs

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A short story called "The Bipartisan Blond" by Arcadia author Hannah Smith appears in the September Ladies' Home Journal. She published a book called "For Heaven's Sake" about three years ago.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: August 28, 1952

Pages: p. 7

Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: August 28, 1952

Pages: p. 7

Subjects: Arcadia Authors - Smith, Hannah

Item ID: 13098AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Millard Sheets to be guest artist at fall meeting of Arcadia AAUW. Mrs. J. Clark White and Mrs. Robert Paradise are involved in planning this event. Millard Sheets is a painter, water colorist, muralist, sculptor, ceramist, and architect. Photo.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1954

Pages: p. 6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1954

Pages: p. 6

Subjects: American Association of University Women (AAUW); Artists; Clubs; Organizations; Sheets, Millard

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dorothy Kushner has had her painting, "Moon over the pines" accepted for display at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1955

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1955

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Arcadia artists - Kushner, Dorothy

Item ID: 13601AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A seragraph by Arcadia artist, Edna Lenz, has been accepted for the Pennell collection at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: May 16, 1955

Pages: p. 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Bulletin

Date: May 16, 1955

Pages: p. 10

Subjects: Arcadia Artist - Edna Lenz

Item ID: 13697AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Children showing off their pets at the Arcadia Recreation Department Pet Show. Sitting from left to right: boy with a duck, girl with a cat, girl with a tortoise, girl with a gerbil (or guinea pig, hamster or rodent?). Standing from right to left: girl with a little monkey left shoulder, girl wearing sunglasses with undetermined pet on her right hand, girl with a pet (possibly a dog) dressed in a cowboy costume, and boy wearing a cowboy hat with his horse. Back of photo is stamped with "Arcadia Police Photo, August 6, 1956."

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Date: 1956

1 image

Date: 1956

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Pets

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1876

Collection: Photographs

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Part of Ott family on a hike in Little Santa Anita Canyon at First Falls. L-R: John, Jr; Eleanora; Marshall (standing); their Aunt Catherine Rinne (on a visit from St. Louis); and Ella Ott (Mrs. John Ott).

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Page of articles relating to Arcadia real estate and zoning.

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Zoning map of City of Arcadia.

Images

Medical staff administering health check-ups and giving inoculations. Two persons are seated at a table, and nine others are giving shots or waiting for treatment at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.

Images

Pvt. George Summers spoke with his parents over a short wave radio from a prison camp in Japan.

Biographic sketch of Ken Scott, Arcadia's new recreation director.

Recommendations for changing Arcadia's form of government.

Dwight Stoner resigns from Arcadia Planning Commission. He is sixth person to resign in recent months.

City council candidates give their views on leading civic issues.

Arcadia Recreation Department program "Dancing," indoors at County Park. Four girls in ballet poses behind a cluster of four chairs. Many other children also look like participants. Some adults in the audience are visible.

Images

The site of Arcadia's first home, the Unruh house at the corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue, is now occupied by the new Standard Station.

Recreation Department Easter Egg event. Two boys and a girl seem to have been each awarded an Easter basket by a man. Onlookers are behind a fence. Names listed on back of photo: Jack Wiltse, Georgia Emmett, Ken Scott, James Edward Connor.

Images

Leon Ware of Arcadia is the author of "The Orphan," a short story appearing in the June 21, issue of The Saturday Evening Post.

Two adults appear to be giving first aid (bandage) to a boy's scraped elbow.

Images

A short story called "The Bipartisan Blond" by Arcadia author Hannah Smith appears in the September Ladies' Home Journal. She published a book called "For Heaven's Sake" about three years ago.

Millard Sheets to be guest artist at fall meeting of Arcadia AAUW. Mrs. J. Clark White and Mrs. Robert Paradise are involved in planning this event. Millard Sheets is a painter, water colorist, muralist, sculptor, ceramist, and architect. Photo.

Dorothy Kushner has had her painting, "Moon over the pines" accepted for display at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino.

A seragraph by Arcadia artist, Edna Lenz, has been accepted for the Pennell collection at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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