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Automobile accident on unknown street, believed to be in Arcadia, CA. People and police stand near the scene of the car crash, while traffic lines the opposite side of the street. Police appear to be filling out paperwork, and a man pushes a broom to clean up debris. See also 1783.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1852

Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police; Automobile accidents

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1773

Collection: Photographs

Images

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

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2290

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: 2236A

Collection: Photographs

Images

San Gabriel Mission. Las Tunas Adobe

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/paintings22

Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Las Tunas Adobe -- Reputed to be the oldest adobe dwelling in California. It was occupied by the Padres during the construction of the San Gabriel Mission.

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Artist: Justine Wishek

Description: Las Tunas Adobe -- Reputed to be the oldest adobe dwelling in California. It was occupied by the Padres during the construction of the San Gabriel Mission.

Item ID: 6W

Collection: Paintings

Images

Looking SE across Las Tunas Drive near intersection with Santa Anita Ave. at road-side stand of Carl's Sweet Corn owned by Carl Kophamer at 75 Las Tunas. Customers and their cars are in view. Corn growing in field near stand is also seen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs894

Date: c.1951

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Date: c.1951

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 887

Collection: Photographs

Images

Unidentified man lowers injured man onto gurney.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1853

Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1774

Collection: Photographs

Images

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2289

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

Images

Automobile accident on unknown street, believed to be in Arcadia, CA. People and police stand near the scene of the car crash, while traffic lines the opposite side of the street. See also 1773.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1862

Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police; Automobile accidents

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1783

Collection: Photographs

Images

Many people are seen waiting in line to buy fresh corn at road-side stand called Carl's Sweet Corn and owned by Carl Kophamer at 75 Las Tunas. (NW corner of Las Tunas and Santa Anita Ave.) Corn is seen growing in large field behind the stand.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs893

Date: c.1951

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Date: c.1951

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 886

Collection: Photographs

Images

Looking north from Las Tunas near intersection of Santa Anita Ave. (NW corner) is Carl's Sweet Corn stand. Many customers and their cars are in view. Behind the stand can be seen corn growing in field. Owner was Carl Kophamer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs895

Date: July 1953

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Date: July 1953

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 888

Collection: Photographs

Images

Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs121

Date: c.1907

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Date: c.1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 121

Collection: Photographs

Images

Elderly Indian shown only from waist up. It is not possible to tell whether person is a man or woman. The photo is from Ace of Diamonds in the E.J."Lucky" Baldwin playing cards. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs737

Date: c.1890's

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Date: c.1890's

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards; Native-Americans

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 733

Collection: Photographs

Images

Early corn stand run by Carl Kophamer and his family on Las Tunas. L-R;Carl; his wife, Estella; and Morry, his son. A Chevrolet flat bed truck is on right.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs891

Date: 1939

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Date: 1939

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn; Kophamer, Carl; Kophamer, Estella; Kophamer, Morry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 884

Collection: Photographs

Images

View of early road-side stand owned by Carl Kophamer and his family on Las Tunas just west of Santa Anita Ave. L-R: Morry, Carl, and Arly Kophamer. Corn is piled on counter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs892

Date: c.1944

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Date: c.1944

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn; Kophamer, Carl; Kophamer, Arly; Kophamer, Morry or Kophamer, Maurice

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 885

Collection: Photographs

Images

People looking at wreckage of two autos lying in Santa Anita Wash at Huntington Drive. A Franklin and a Buick went off the narrow wood span on December 14, 1907 or 1909? Fire had burned the bridge in August and so it had no guard rails. See Arcadia VF-Streets Item #18 for description of accident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1089

Date: 1907 or 1909

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Date: 1907 or 1909

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Automobiles-Accidents

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1080

Collection: Photographs

Images

Unidentified young man with dark glasses, a beard and facial decorations applied by paint. He is one of a large number of people who were in attendance at a love-in at Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1028

Date: June 4, 1967

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Date: June 4, 1967

Subjects: Social life and customs; Arcadia(City)-History-1960-1969; Arcadia County Park

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 1020

Collection: Photographs

Images

View west on Huntington Drive clearly showing Drive-In Markets which were located around service station on SW corner of First and Huntington Drive. Moving picture theater is mid-way in block on south side of street. Church with tower on NE corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue was moved to South First Avenue about 1935.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs600

Date: c.1934

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Date: c.1934

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Gas stations; Restaurants-The Pines Cafe; Arcadia Community Church; John C. Baldwin Gas Station; City Hall

Physical Description: 32x9 panorama on 2 pieces

ID: 596

Collection: Photographs

Images

Clara Baldwin Stocker's personal railroad car, "The California," with two men standing in the center of the photo. Man on the left appears to be Walter McGinley. Man on right is unidentified.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1581

Date: c.1915?

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Date: c.1915?

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara; McGinley, Walter

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1565

Collection: Photographs

Images

Clara Baldwin Stocker on right with unidentified man and woman standing behind a mock railroad car bearing a sign which reads, "RENO SPECIAL." This appears to be the same setting as in photo #1554, with a different man.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1572

Date: c.1914-1915

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Date: c.1914-1915

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1556

Collection: Photographs

Images

One man in police uniform and one in suit and tie, beside a 1950s Chevrolet police car. Handwritten on back: Orr and Golds___ (illegible).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1876

Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Chevrolet; Police cars

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

ID: 1797a

Collection: Photographs

Images

Back ends of a fire truck and a police car (Pontiac) are seen on an unknown street. One police officer stands by his car with a civillian. Fire truck has hoses in use or that were used recently.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1864

Date: 1940s or 1950s

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Date: 1940s or 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department; Arcadia Police

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b & w

ID: 1785

Collection: Photographs

Images

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