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Arcadia Medical Center at 25 N. First Ave. Former site of early library.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Arcadia Medical Center; Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1231

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Building has steep roof and is small frame house. It was used as the library from 1924 to 1929, when it was purchased from D.E. Frazier and moved to a site at 1111 El Norte Avenue, near 10th.

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Date: c.1927

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Date: c.1927

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1924-1929

Physical Description: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 and 8x10 b&w

ID: 342

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library Board meeting in conference room at 20 W. Duarte Road. Left to right: City Librarian Richard Miller, Roberta Camphouse, Mary Fran Andregg, Secretary to Board and City Librarian Betty Sprang, Shirley McNall, Edward Butterworth (liaison from City Hall), and Dr. Robert Stragnell.

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Date: 1972

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Date: 1972

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Board of Trustees; Camphouse, Roberta; Andregg, Mary Fran; McNall, Shirley; Stragnall, Robert; Miller, Richard; Sprang, Betty; Butterworth, Edward

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 347

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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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

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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.

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Date: c.1959

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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

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Arcadia Public Library Reference Department at 25 N. First Avenue. Standing: Dorothy Breyer; seated, Alfreda Bolduan.

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Date: 1954

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Date: 1954

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959-employees; Breyer, Dorothy; Bolduan, Alfreda

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 348

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia's first female mayors. Left to right: Mary Young, Gail Marshall, Floretta Lauber, Barbara Kuhn

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Date: May 7, 2014

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Date: May 7, 2014

Subjects: Kuhn, Barbara; Lauber, Floretta; Marshall, Gail; Mayors; Young, Mary

Physical Description: 8.5 x 11' color

ID: 2260

Collection: Photographs

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Arched doorway leading to kitchen in the interior of mansion, former home of Prince Erik of Denmark in 1920s at 2607 S. Santa Anita Avenue. Built in 1924. Property now owned by Arcadia Congregational Church. Photograph by Terry Miller. Note: Per Jolene Cadenbach, a fire destroyed Prince Erik Hall in June 2021, tear down started around end of 2021, and was completely torn down in 2022.

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Date: April 2001

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Date: April 2001

Subjects: Erik, Prince of Denmark; Arcadia Congregational Church; Historic houses

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2176

Collection: Photographs

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Assistant Fire Chief Mr. L.C. Bertolina.

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Date: 1917?

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Date: 1917?

Subjects: Fire Department; Bertolina, Leo

Physical Description: 3x5 oval b&w

ID: 247

Collection: Photographs

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Author and illustrator Leo Politi talks to children in Children's Room, Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Children's Librarian Marjorie Hickerson (later, Phelps) is standing in white dress by easel.

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Date: 1954

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Date: 1954

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959; Phelps, Marjorie

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 303

Collection: Photographs

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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

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Date: January 1914

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1914

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1279

Collection: Photographs

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Bali House through the jungle in the north shore at lake at the Arboretum. Part of set for the filming of "A Honeymoon in Bali," starring Madelene Carrol and Fred McMurray. Originally it was to be named "Are Husbands Necessary." Directed by F.H. Griffith, June-July, 1939. Gate shows in front of photo with house in rear. Part of house on right side of photo is draped with what looks like a black cloth.

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Date: 1939

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Date: 1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Film industry; Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1362

Collection: Photographs

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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

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Date: Late 1951

Subjects: Streets - Paloma Drive; Earl, Charles Francis; Earl, William

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1633

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1956

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Date: c.1956

Subjects: Shugert, Charles; Suhm, Bill; Becker, Marge; Clark, Merry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 737

Collection: Photographs

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Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library at 25 N. First Avenue. Standing left to right: Judith Moore, Mary Lou Fitts, Hazel Boulton, Mary Lou Harbin, Geneva Jones, teacher. In foreground, in white blouse, is Louise DuMond, City Librarian.

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Date: 1952

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Date: 1952

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959; Moore, Judith B.; Gilbert, Eleanor; Fitts, Mary Louise; Bolton, Hazel; Harbin, Mary Lou; DuMond, Louise; Jones, Geneva

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 300

Collection: Photographs

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Circulation workroom, library staff, Arcadia Public Library at 25 N. First Avenue. Left to right: June Davies, Mary Lou Harbin, Madeline Hopps, Mary Louise Fitts, Hazel Bolton.

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Date: c.1953

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Date: c.1953

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959; Davies, June; Harbin, Mary Lou; Hopps, Madeline; Fitts, Mary Louise; Bolton, Hazel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 312

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1915-1918

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Date: c.1915-1918

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara; Lawrence, Emma; Lawrence, Melville; McGinley, Walter

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1571

Collection: Photographs

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Close-up photo of front entrance of Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Shows handsome double doors.

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Date: c.1954

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Date: c.1954

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1930-1959

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 340

Collection: Photographs

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

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Date: September 30, 1978

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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

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Councilmember Mary Young is seen seated at a table in the north reading room of the Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Rd. She is wearing a blue dress. The nonfiction stacks are visible behind her. There are books and a globe on the table. Photo was taken by Dorothy Denne of the Arcadia Weekly to be used in a display for National Library Week.

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Date: March 1997

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Date: March 1997

Subjects: Young, Mary

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1499

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Medical Center at 25 N. First Ave. Former site of early library.

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Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Building has steep roof and is small frame house. It was used as the library from 1924 to 1929, when it was purchased from D.E. Frazier and moved to a site at 1111 El Norte Avenue, near 10th.

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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.

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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.

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Arcadia Public Library Reference Department at 25 N. First Avenue. Standing: Dorothy Breyer; seated, Alfreda Bolduan.

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Arcadia's first female mayors. Left to right: Mary Young, Gail Marshall, Floretta Lauber, Barbara Kuhn

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Assistant Fire Chief Mr. L.C. Bertolina.

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Author and illustrator Leo Politi talks to children in Children's Room, Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Children's Librarian Marjorie Hickerson (later, Phelps) is standing in white dress by easel.

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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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Children's Room at Arcadia Public Library at 25 N. First Avenue. Standing left to right: Judith Moore, Mary Lou Fitts, Hazel Boulton, Mary Lou Harbin, Geneva Jones, teacher. In foreground, in white blouse, is Louise DuMond, City Librarian.

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Circulation workroom, library staff, Arcadia Public Library at 25 N. First Avenue. Left to right: June Davies, Mary Lou Harbin, Madeline Hopps, Mary Louise Fitts, Hazel Bolton.

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Close-up photo of front entrance of Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Shows handsome double doors.

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

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