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About 12 girls in white are seen walking across the lawn at front of First Avenue School (Arcadia Grammar School at this time, 1935). They have garlands of flowers over their shoulders to commemorate their graduation from 8th grade. Photo is also interesting because construction scaffolding is across front of school.

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Date
June 1935

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Date
June 1935
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
First Avenue Junior High School
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
868
Collection
Photographs
Images
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About 38 students and two teachers or possibly three are seated and standing in grass in front of trees or shrubs. We believe the African-American boy is Julian Fisher.

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Date
probably 1906 or 1907

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Date
probably 1906 or 1907
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Fisher, Julian
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
565
Collection
Photographs
Images
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American Savings building at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave. Former location of first school, a converted packing house.

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Date
1979

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Date
1979
Subjects
American Savings and Loan
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1230
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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
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Arcadia's first school building built expressly for a school; a two room building. There are about fifty youngsters standing on stairs leading to front door. Sign over door reads Arcadia. It was on site of present First Avenue School and the address was 1170 S. First Avenue.

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Date
c.1908

  1 image

Date
c.1908
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
564
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Arcadia's first school house which was made over from a packing shed given by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. This photo shows 26 people, students and teachers standing at door. It was located at corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Falling Leaf Drive. (street name later changed to Huntington Drive). Used from 1903-1907. Only Julian Fisher identified.

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Date
c.1904

  1 image

Date
c.1904
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Fisher, Julian
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
561
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Birdseye view map of Arcadia and Santa Anita tract.

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Date
c.1887

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Date
c.1887
Subjects
Maps-1880's-1949
Physical Description
9x13
ID
707
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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
Images
Less detail

Bulldozer doing earth work for beginning of Foothill Freeway through Arcadia. One can notice the Fireman's Training Tower in the background (this was formerly located near 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara).

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Date
c.1966 or 1967

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Date
c.1966 or 1967
Subjects
Foothill Freeway
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
953
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Car #331 of Pacific Electric pictured very close-up. It is close enough to notice the advertising cards inside car above seats. Car appears to be very early one. This photo belongs to the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It is shown here for research only.

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Date
c.1930

  1 image

Date
c.1930
Subjects
Pacific Electric Railway
Railroads
Physical Description
8x10 color
ID
396
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Chevrolet school bus with Arcadia City School printed on side. There are about fourteen youngsters at the windows on one side. Blond child sixth from left is C. Howard Olson.

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Date
1922 or 1923

  1 image

Date
1922 or 1923
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Olson, C. Howard
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
570
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Close view of a school bus across which is painted: Arcadia City School. At the side near front of bus is a man in business suit adjusting louvered window. At left is a girl with a beret on her head about to get on the bus. She is Jean Hutchinson and picture was taken on Bonita Street near her home.

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Date
1924

  1 image

Date
1924
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Hutchinson, Jean
School buses
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
823
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin on left and Richard F. Carman Sr., one of America's early horsemen. Photo was taken probably about 1907 and printed in newspaper of March 1937 at the time of Carman's death. Carman's horses won four races and placed second in two others on opening day of Baldwin's Santa Anita Race Track.

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Date
1907

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Date
1907
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Carman, Richard F., Sr.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
933
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Four people standing in front of palm tree and other tree. They are, L-R: Elmer Westerhouse, superindentent of schools; Ellison Leake, first graduate of Arcadia School; Mary Robelard, first teacher; and Walter G. Coombs, principal.

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Date
c.1949

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Group of 30 students and one teacher standing by the "little red schoolhouse." It was on corner of California and Santa Anita Avenue and had been converted out of a vacant saloon. It was pressed into service when students outgrew new building that opened in 1907. We believe African-American boy in second row is Julian Fisher.

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Date
c.1907 or 1908

  1 image

Date
c.1907 or 1908
Subjects
Schools-History-1880's-1950
Fisher, Julian
Physical Description
3x5 b&w postcard
ID
562
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Group of Arcadians in costume to ride on a decorated Tally Ho (seen in background) in Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, 1935. L-R:Mrs. Willie Babs Ainsworth Corby (Mr. Corby was Arcadia Councilman; upon his death Mrs. Corby married Mr. Hawkins); Mollie McLean; Mrs. Albert Daniels is third from right. Men, L-R: Albert Daniels, and possibly Keith Beanston. Others not identified.

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Date
1935

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Date
1935
Subjects
Tournament of Roses-Floats-1935
Daniels, Albert
Daniels, Gladys
McLean, Mollie
Beanston, Keith
Corby, Babs Ainsworth
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1070
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Group of eight women and three men standing at entrance of Arcadia Grammar School, which later became First Avenue Junior High School. As identified in 1979 by Mr. Walters (82 year old former principal), left to right: 1. Reed Clark 4. Grace Benham 5. Martha Hoegee 6. Elvira McMillen 8. Elsie Anderson 9. Max Ireland 10. Elmer Neher. Back row #11. Domenica Loyacano. Not identified: #2,3,7.

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Date
1921-22

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Group of girls in a cooking class at Arcadia Grammar School. All have white headbands and most are identified by writing on photo. Identification on picture says it is 7th and 8th grades.

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Date
1922

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Group of people facing front of Arcadia City Hall at First Street and Huntington Drive for a 4th of July celebration. There is a speaker addressing the crowd of people in front and one can notice soldiers in uniform and dignitaries seated behind the speaker. Flags displayed on the second story. Ivy covers the walls. Four columns in the front. The address of City Hall was 3 N. First Avenue, as listed in the city directory.

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Date
c.1924

  1 image

Date
c.1924
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
City Hall
Fourth of July
Holidays
Physical Description
8x10 b&w 1 poster size sepia in Reference Office
ID
485
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

House at 180 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, located just north of the municipal athletic field adjacent to Arcadia City Hall. It was part of the Le Meridien hotel land but is being sold Salvation Army and moving to Pasadena. In the year 2000 this was the location of Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center. In this photo, notice its house numbers in disrepair. See document "State Wars on Bookies." A house at 180 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia was raided and four men were arrested who were using binoculars to catch the race results and flashing them to bookmakers throughout the nation. Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1938.

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Date
November, 2020

  1 image

Date
November, 2020
Subjects
Historic houses
Physical Description
Digital image
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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