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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

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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

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Date: c.1930

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 396

Collection: Photographs

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Carl Ettensperger standing by milk delivery truck owned by the Mountain View Dairy, Arcadia. This photo was on a Monrovia street. Dairy was located on Jeffries Street. (However, 1924 City Directory says Mountain View Dairy was at Valnett Ave sw corner 6th Ave.)

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Date: c.1925

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Date: c.1925

Subjects: Ettensperger, Carl; Mountain View Dairy

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1104

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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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Group photo of entire staff at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. SEE REVERSE OF PHOTO FOR NAMES. Missing from photo: part time reference librarian Pat McAdam.

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Date: April, 1970

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Date: April, 1970

Subjects: Wilson, Carole; Doty, Virginia; Schmocker, Amy; Hallett, Joan; Miller, Virginia; Lawrence, Helen; Moore, Judith B.; Bergquist, Carl; Kirks, Jim; Clark, Grace; Slovack, Helen; Castruita, Gilbert; Phelps, Marjorie; Beacom, Marjorie; Shanley, Winnifred; Pontius, Virginia; Mueller, Hilda; Wiltse, Jean; Sprang, Betty; May, Virginia; Kenoss, Pat; Cavanaugh, Helen; Chaffers, Vi; Merriam, Susan; Ogilvie, Ruth; Bernard, Freda; Bolduan, Alfreda; Arcadia Public Library-1960-1989

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 357

Collection: Photographs

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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

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Date: November, 2020

Subjects: Historic houses

Physical Description: Digital image

Collection: Photographs

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Left to right: Councilman Robert F. Dennis, Mrs. Frank B. Stratford (Project Chairman), Mrs. Lawrence Lydick (President), Mrs. Carl Foley (First Vice President). The three women are in the Assistance League of Arcadia. Copy 2 is 5x7. Same people appear in photo ID 1932.

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; City Council; Dennis, Robert F. (Councilman); Foley, Carl (Mrs.); Lydick, Lawrence (Mrs.); Stratford, Frank B. (Mrs.)

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1931

Collection: Photographs

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Left to right: Mrs. Frank B. Stratford (Project Chairman), Councilman Robert F. Dennis, Mrs. Lawrence Lydick (President), Mrs. Carl Foley (First Vice President). The three women are in the Assistance League of Arcadia. Same people appear in photo ID 1931.

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; City Council; Dennis, Robert F. (Councilman); Foley, Carl (Mrs.); Lydick, Lawrence (Mrs.); Stratford, Frank B. (Mrs.)

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1932

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: July 1953

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Date: July 1953

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 888

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1951

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Date: c.1951

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 887

Collection: Photographs

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Looking SW from mountains north of Arcadia. Major tree-lined street running from mountains south is Santa Anita Avenue. Southernmost tree-lined street cutting across entire middle of photo is Duarte Road. Barracks at the Balloon School can be seen just below Huntington Drive. Notice that Huntington Drive stops just west of the Balloon School, at the Baldwin Ranch. Much of Foothill area was planted to citrus.

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Date: c.1927

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Date: c.1927

Subjects: Aerial views; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929; Balloon School; Santa Anita Avenue; Santa Anita Highlands

Physical Description: 10 x 14 b&w

ID: 1105

Collection: Photographs

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Lower Arcadia City Hall walkway that leads to the upper part of City Hall. Notice no murals on the walls, they have not been uncovered yet. 240 West Huntington Drive. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Arcadia City Hall; Civic buildings

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2244C

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1951

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Date: c.1951

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 886

Collection: Photographs

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Mayor C. Loree Russell unlocks door of new City Hall at 240 W. Huntington Drive for City Treasurer Emma E. Hainer and City Clerk Dick Ewing.

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Date: c. March 1949

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Date: c. March 1949

Subjects: Hainer, Emma E.; Ewing, Richard C.; Mayors; Russell, C. Loree

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1106

Collection: Photographs

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Mayor Martin H. Ormsby on left; City Treasurer, Emma Hainer seated, at center; and City Clerk, Clint Billig, on right are seen in Mrs. Hainer's office in City Hall at First Street and Huntington Drive. Note round wall safe next to her desk. Daughter, Alberta Fluke remembers that the Arcadia Public Library could be seen to the north out of this window.

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Date: believed to be November, 1943 (matches calendar on right)

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Date: believed to be November, 1943 (matches calendar on right)

Subjects: Mayors-Ormsby, Martin H.; Hainer, Emma E.; Billig, Clinton

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1102

Collection: Photographs

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Page 13 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring photographs of U.S. Balloon School officers, all lieutenants: N.C. Farnum, Joseph Raymond Williams, R. Lauch Benson, Carleton T. Olds, Clarence Lober, Richard Lewis, Charles Irwin, W.S. Brown, Larkin O'Neill, N. Roman, N.J. Van Valkenberg, Roy Parker, and Carl McCarthy. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_116 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date: September 1918

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Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Benson, R. Lauch; Brown, W. S.; Farnum, N. C.; Irwin, Charles; Lewis, Richard; Lober, Clarence; McCarthy, Carl; Olds, Carleton T.; O'Neill, Larkin; Parker, Roy; Roman, N.; Van Valkenberg, N. J.; Williams, Joseph Raymond

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1854

Collection: Photographs

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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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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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Carl Ettensperger standing by milk delivery truck owned by the Mountain View Dairy, Arcadia. This photo was on a Monrovia street. Dairy was located on Jeffries Street. (However, 1924 City Directory says Mountain View Dairy was at Valnett Ave sw corner 6th Ave.)

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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.

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Group photo of entire staff at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. SEE REVERSE OF PHOTO FOR NAMES. Missing from photo: part time reference librarian Pat McAdam.

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Left to right: Councilman Robert F. Dennis, Mrs. Frank B. Stratford (Project Chairman), Mrs. Lawrence Lydick (President), Mrs. Carl Foley (First Vice President). The three women are in the Assistance League of Arcadia. Copy 2 is 5x7. Same people appear in photo ID 1932.

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Left to right: Mrs. Frank B. Stratford (Project Chairman), Councilman Robert F. Dennis, Mrs. Lawrence Lydick (President), Mrs. Carl Foley (First Vice President). The three women are in the Assistance League of Arcadia. Same people appear in photo ID 1931.

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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.

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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.

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Lower Arcadia City Hall walkway that leads to the upper part of City Hall. Notice no murals on the walls, they have not been uncovered yet. 240 West Huntington Drive. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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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.

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Mayor C. Loree Russell unlocks door of new City Hall at 240 W. Huntington Drive for City Treasurer Emma E. Hainer and City Clerk Dick Ewing.

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