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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

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Adult "Champions" Recreation basketball league holding trophies. From left to right: Barry Eichorn, Jim Key, Tony Stillson, Ron Manwarren, Dick Noriega, Les Christensen, Bill Frantz, Al Coke-Manager. Their shirts read: A.R. Coke & Assoc. Al Coke was first president of Arcadia Little League.

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Date: 1964

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Date: 1964

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Awards; Basketball; Christensen, Les; Coke, Al; Eichorn, Barry; Frantz, Bill; Key, Jim; Manwarren, Ron; Noriega, Dick; Stillson, Tony

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1928

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial looking west from a position just east of First Avenue and just north of Wheeler Avenue. Large white barn-like roof is San Gabriel Valley Lumber Co. building. This later became the Sawmill Restaurant and in the early 1990's became Sports Rock Cafe. Directly opposite, is cleared land where Arcadia Public Library, Fire and Police were previously located. Today there is a Medical Building on the site (65 N. First Avenue). Santa Anita Park and parking lot are seen in the distance.

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Date: c.1977

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Date: c.1977

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; First Avenue; Wheeler Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 992

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view from above Huntington Drive between Santa Anita Avenue and First Avenue. Huntington Drive intersects the photo from north to south. The street closest to the bottom is First Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue is near the top.

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Date: c.1959

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Date: c.1959

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; First Avenue; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1390

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking west from a position approximately over Santa Fe railroad tracks between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Street closest to camera is First Avenue, running north/south, and we see its intersection with Wheeler Avenue in lower left portion of photo. Almost vacant lot on northwest corner of Wheeler Avenue and First Avenue is where Sawmill Restaurant was built in about 1977 (Sawmill Restaurant closed in early 1990's). Foundation work on South side of Wheeler Avenue at corner of First Avenue is for medical building which became 65 N. First Avenue. (Former site of Arcadia Public Library until 1961.) Post Office is largest building in center of the block on north side of Wheeler Avenue. Large white area is parking area for Santa Anita Park Race Track.

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Date: July 1976

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Date: July 1976

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; First Avenue; Postal Service; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980; United States Post Office; Wheeler Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 636

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view north toward San Gabriel Mountains from a position above Huntington Drive near First Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue can plainly be seen running north and south in front of six-story building in center of photo. The 210 Foothill Freeway is top band running across photo from east to west.

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Date: July 1976

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Date: July 1976

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; 210 Foothill Freeway; Huntington Drive; Railroads; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 607

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view of Ross Field looking east from a position of about Huntington Drive and present Holly Avenue. Two large hangars are at west point of triangular property. The wash cutting across foreground is the wash just to west of present high school.

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Date: c.1928

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Date: c.1928

Subjects: Balloon School; Arcadia County Park

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 226

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south of Balloon School and surrounding part of valley. Large tree-lined street running from center of photo toward lower left edge of photo is Santa Anita. Tree-lined street coming in on right edge of photo about two inches from bottom of photo and intersecting Santa Anita, is Duarte Road. Note wash that at present is just west of Arcadia High School. Rio Hondo Wash runs east to west across middle of photo.

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Date: c.1918

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Date: c.1918

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; U.S. Army Balloon School see Balloon School; Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 152

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view taken from about over what became Campus Drive and Arcadia High School, and looking toward (NW) Pasadena and Sierra Madre at foot of San Gabriel Mountains. Photo shows Santa Anita Park Race Track possibly just a few years after opening.

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Date: c.1936

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Date: c.1936

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia High School; Campus Drive; San Gabriel Mountains; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 629

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view toward NE. Plane is over property of Charles W. Stewart (10 acres), and Jaspar Teague (10 acres), at 1320 S. Santa Anita Avenue, which is directly under the plane. Next street east is First Avenue, then Second Avenue, the Fourth Avenue. Reservoir is at corner of Valnett Avenue and Second Avenue and was owned by Walnut Grove Mutual Water Company (Valnett Avenue was first through street south of Duarte Road at this time and became Camino Real).

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Date: November 1929

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Date: November 1929

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Camino Real; Duarte Road; First Avenue; Fourth Avenue; Second Avenue; Santa Anita Avenue (South); Stewart, Charles W.; Teague, Jaspar; Valnett Avenue

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 640

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view west toward Santa Anita Ave. from above First Avenue, site of new grammar school. Long driveway heads to Jaspar N. Teague home in center of 10 acre orange grove. (Address in City Directory for this name is 1380 S. Santa Anita.) House to left and south was that of Charles W. Stewart in another 10 acre plot. Both ranches are now occupied by First Avenue Junior High School.

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Date: November 1929

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Date: November 1929

Subjects: Houses; Teague, Jaspar; Stewart, Charles W.; Agriculture; First Avenue Junior High School; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 12

Collection: Photographs

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Al Yarter, shoemaker, at his shoe shop which was in building he built in 300 block of N. First Ave. on west side of street. Photo #855 shows exterior of shop.

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Date: 1923

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Date: 1923

Subjects: Arcadia Shoe Shop; Yarter, Al

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 856

Collection: Photographs

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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

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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.

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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

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Anita Baldwin feeding pet deer, Caza. Anita is dressed in long sleeved white blouse and long skirt. High buttoned shoes.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Baldwin, Anita

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 93

Collection: Photographs

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Anita Baldwin McClaughry, husband Hull McClaughry and son Baldwin taken at San Francisco's Panama Pacific Exposition, 1915. They are seated in a wicker carriage seat of some sort.

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Date: 1915

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Date: 1915

Subjects: Baldwin, Anita; Baldwin, Baldwin M.; Baldwin family; McClaughry, Hull

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 97

Collection: Photographs

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Another back view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking northeast on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. A building on First Avenue, north of the tracks, is barely visible in the background, middle left of photo. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2257C

Collection: Photographs

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Another back view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking northeast on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: First Avenue; Railroads; Southern Pacific; Trains

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2258B

Collection: Photographs

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Apparently taken in the High School gymnasium which has been decorated for special event. Many students are seated at tables, for what probably was a dinner following graduation.

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Date: c.1954

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Date: c.1954

Subjects: Arcadia High School

Physical Description: 10x13 b&w mounted on board

ID: 720

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia City Council Members at the unveiling of plaque designating Arcadia Woman's Club Clubhouse the City of Arcadia Historic Landmark No. 1, at 324 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Left to right: Council Member Sho Tay, Council Member Michael Danielson, Cheryl Alberg, Mayor Tom Beck, Council Member Paul P. Cheng, Council Member April Verlato, and Marilyn Daleo. This is the first City of Arcadia Historical Landmark.

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Date: October 5, 2022

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Date: October 5, 2022

Subjects: Alberg, Cheryl; Arcadia City Council-2020-2029; Arcadia Woman's Club; Beck, Tom; Cheng, Paul P.; City of Arcadia Historic Landmarks; Daleo, Marilyn; Danielson, Michael; Tay, Sho; Verlato, April

Physical Description: digital, see i:images

ID: 2269

Collection: Photographs

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Adult "Champions" Recreation basketball league holding trophies. From left to right: Barry Eichorn, Jim Key, Tony Stillson, Ron Manwarren, Dick Noriega, Les Christensen, Bill Frantz, Al Coke-Manager. Their shirts read: A.R. Coke & Assoc. Al Coke was first president of Arcadia Little League.

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Aerial view from above Huntington Drive between Santa Anita Avenue and First Avenue. Huntington Drive intersects the photo from north to south. The street closest to the bottom is First Avenue and Santa Anita Avenue is near the top.

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Aerial view north toward San Gabriel Mountains from a position above Huntington Drive near First Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue can plainly be seen running north and south in front of six-story building in center of photo. The 210 Foothill Freeway is top band running across photo from east to west.

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Aerial view of Ross Field looking east from a position of about Huntington Drive and present Holly Avenue. Two large hangars are at west point of triangular property. The wash cutting across foreground is the wash just to west of present high school.

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Aerial view taken from about over what became Campus Drive and Arcadia High School, and looking toward (NW) Pasadena and Sierra Madre at foot of San Gabriel Mountains. Photo shows Santa Anita Park Race Track possibly just a few years after opening.

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Al Yarter, shoemaker, at his shoe shop which was in building he built in 300 block of N. First Ave. on west side of street. Photo #855 shows exterior of shop.

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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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Anita Baldwin feeding pet deer, Caza. Anita is dressed in long sleeved white blouse and long skirt. High buttoned shoes.

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Anita Baldwin McClaughry, husband Hull McClaughry and son Baldwin taken at San Francisco's Panama Pacific Exposition, 1915. They are seated in a wicker carriage seat of some sort.

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Another back view of abandoned caboose of a train. Train is marked with Pine Bluff SP 151 (clearer in photo 2258A). Looking northeast on train tracks near First Avenue, between Santa Clara Street and Saint Joseph Street in Arcadia, California. Photo by Terry Miller.

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Apparently taken in the High School gymnasium which has been decorated for special event. Many students are seated at tables, for what probably was a dinner following graduation.

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