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17 children and two adults pose on a stage in three rows. Children are dressed in various costumes. Written on back: Arcadia Children's Chorale "Around the World in Song," a performance of Disney songs. Directors William Pirigyi and Adele Pirigyi. Saturday, March 29th. Prior to Holly Avenue PTA movie. According to the perpetual calendar, March 29 was a Saturday in 1969 and 1975, so it could be either.

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Date
Probably 1975

  1 image

Date
Probably 1975
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Arcadia Children's Chorale
Pirigyi, Adele
Pirigyi, William
Singers
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1886
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Andy Griffith, movie & television personality on left. William Parker Lyon, Jr. center and unidentified person on right. Apparently this was taken at the time Harrah's in Reno, Nevada auctioned off items that formerly had been in Arcadia at Pony Express Museum and had been sold to Harrah's some years earlier.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs845
Date
June 5, 1975

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Date
June 5, 1975
Subjects
Actors
Griffith, Andy
Lyon, William Parker, Jr.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
839
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Arcadia Chamber of Commerce officers standing on Huntington Drive under Arcadia sign (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign). Christmas decorations hang across Huntington Drive. L-R: Richard Clark, Director; Roy Long, Vice President; Clifford S. Lance, President; Arnold Hage, Director; William Wookey, President of Arcadia Merchants Association.

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Date
1947

  1 image

Date
1947
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Clark, Richard
Long, Roy
Lance, Clifford S.
Hage, Arnold
Wookey, William
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1333
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Arcadia Public Library Board meeting. Left to right: Mrs. Herman Snider, Chair; Mr. J.L. Young; Mr. Dexter Jones; Mrs. Herbert Opel; and Mrs. Gene Gregg. Standing is Grace Clark, City Librarian.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs347
Date
c.1956

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Date
c.1956
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Board of Trustees
Snider, Mrs. Herman
Young, J.L.
Jones, Dexter
Opel, Mrs. Herbert
Gregg, Gene
Clark, Grace
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
345
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Arcadia Public Library Board photographed at meeting. Left to right: Dexter Jones, Mrs. Herman Snider, Gene Gregg (standing), Chairman J.L. Young, City Councilman Conrad Reibold (standing), Helen Kinnison, City Librarian Grace Clark.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs348
Date
c.1959

  1 image

Date
c.1959
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Board of Trustees
Jones, Dexter
Snider, Mrs. Herman
Young, J.L.
Kinnison, Helen
Clark, Grace
Reibold, Conrad
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
346
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A young girl named Robin Williams kneels next to two dogs. Frodo is the small dog and Contessa is the big dog. Written on back of photograph is "2nd Special, July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1918
Date
July, 1974

  1 image

Date
July, 1974
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Animals
Bell, Milton (Photographer)
Dogs
Pets
Williams, Robin
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1899
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Assistant Fire Chief Mr. L.C. Bertolina.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs249
Date
1917?

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Date
1917?
Subjects
Fire Department
Bertolina, Leo
Physical Description
3x5 oval b&w
ID
247
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Baldwin Ranch entry in 1914 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Entered by Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Peacock of white roses and lilies-of-the-valley, mounted in an oak tree at the front of a decorated car. B.R. Marsh rode in the car.

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Date
January 1914

  1 image

Date
January 1914
Subjects
Tournament of Roses-Floats-1914
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1279
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Certificate for Easter Bunny, presented to William Reddington, on the right. Certificate reads Easter 1957. Reddington was an Arcadia Police Officer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2064
Date
c. April 21, 1957

  1 image

Date
c. April 21, 1957
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Easter Bunny
Reddington, William
Physical Description
3 1/2 x 4 b&w
ID
2044
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Charles Francis Earl is seen standing next to a tractor, holding his young son, William Earl. Behind the Earl's is the vacant lot Mr. Earl purchased in the mid 1930s when it was a hayfield. The vacant lot as seen in this photo is shortly before construction began on their home in late 1951 and early 1952. When constructed, the address was 1050 Paloma Drive. See also Photo #1634.

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Date
Late 1951

  1 image

Date
Late 1951
Subjects
Streets - Paloma Drive
Earl, Charles Francis
Earl, William
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1633
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Charles Shugert, proprietor of Shugert's House of Toys is pointing out boundaries of First parking district to other merchants who would profit from it. Others in photo, L-R: Merry Clark, dress shop proprietor, located on N. First Avenue, called Merry's; Marge Becker, who had Arcadia Candies on Huntington Drive; Ed Beaty; and on extreme right next to Mr. Shugert is Bill Suhm, at that time owner of Arcadia Stationers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs741
Date
c.1956

  1 image

Date
c.1956
Subjects
Shugert, Charles
Suhm, Bill
Becker, Marge
Clark, Merry
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
737
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Clara Baldwin Stocker is seated second from the right, with her left hand resting on the shoulder of Melville Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence's wife, Emma Lawrence, is standing behind the group. Seen L-R: Unidentified woman sitting; Emma Lawrence standing; Walter McGinley; Clara Baldwin Stocker; Melville Lawrence. The group is on a boat excursion at Lake Tahoe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1587
Date
c.1915-1918

  1 image

Date
c.1915-1918
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
Lawrence, Emma
Lawrence, Melville
McGinley, Walter
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1571
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Councilman Charles Gilb, on left, at the microphone during Diamond Jubilee Ball. He is introducing Sheriff Peter Pitchess and Mrs. Pitchess to guests.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs758
Date
September 30, 1978

  1 image

Date
September 30, 1978
Subjects
Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball
City Council-1970-1979-Gilb, Charles
Pitchess, Peter
Pitchess, Athena
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
754
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Dorothy Cunningham, born 1919, is a long-time Arcadia resident. She wrote the social column in the Arcadia Tribune for about 20 years. In this photo, she is probably about age 95. Dorothy was from Whidbey Island, WA and lived in Arcadia for at least 55 years. She worked as a nurse practitioner. Then, she wrote a column for the Arcadia Tribune for 22 years after a council person asked her to write it. She quit the column at age 90.

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Date
c. 2015

  1 image

Date
c. 2015
Subjects
Cunningham, Dorothy
Journalists
Writers
Physical Description
8x10color
ID
2169B
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Dr. Ed Ryan, Superintendent of Arcadia Schools and Mrs. Ruth Ryan, on the left, are being greeted at Diamond Jubliee Ball.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs757
Date
September 30, 1978

  1 image

Date
September 30, 1978
Subjects
Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball
Schools-Superintendent-Ryan, Edward
Ryan, Ruth
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
753
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Ed Harver, Principal of First Avenue Jr. High School, is shown talking to Mr. and Mrs. Kel Mason (backs to camera) at Diamond Jubilee Ball.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs754
Date
September 30, 1978

  1 image

Date
September 30, 1978
Subjects
Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball
Schools-Employees-Harver, Ed
Mason, Della
Mason, Kel
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
750
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Ethel Baldwin Taylor, daughter of William J. Baldwin. Portrait, full face from bust up.

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Date
unknown

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Date
unknown
Subjects
Taylor, Ethel Baldwin
Baldwin family
Physical Description
8x10 b&w vertical
ID
105
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Family photo of elderly couple Leander Eldridge and Caroline Amelia McKnight. Handwritten on the back of photo: Leander Eldridge born September 13, 1853, died March 12, 1942, age 89; Caroline Amelia McKnight, born October 25, 1861, died May 5, 1941, age 80.

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Date
c. late 1930s or early 1940s.

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Date
c. late 1930s or early 1940s.
Subjects
Eldridge, Leander
McKnight, Caroline Amelia
Physical Description
4 1/2 x 3 1/4" b&w
ID
2167
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

First building used as City Hall. (The very first City Hall offices were located in the Oakwood Hotel and next in the McCoy Building.) This apparently was known as the A.W. Hibbard Building (see Eberly, p. 69) and was used for only about two years; June 1914 to April 1916. It was on First Street at LaPorte. Sign on left above window reads: Standard Oil Co. Scrip Accepted. Back of photo reads, "first City Hall, 1913, Walter and Nell Schrader. Mr. Schrader converted old City Hall into garage." Arcadia Garage building shown with a car/truck "for sale" and a little boy posing by the back tire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs494
Date
c.1917

  1 image

Date
c.1917
Subjects
City Hall
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
490
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Four women standing in a bay window area of the Arcadia Public Library at 25 N. First Avenue. Left to right: Library staff Mary Lou Harbin, Madeline Hopps, children's author Margaret Richardson, and library staff June Davies. Mrs. Richardson lived in Arcadia and wrote SEVEN LITTLE PIFFLESNIFFS.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs303
Date
c.1954

  1 image

Date
c.1954
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959
Harbin, Mary Lou
Hopps, Madeline
Davies, June
Arcadia Authors-Richardson, Margaret
Physical Description
8x10 b&w vertical
ID
301
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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