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16mm projector and slide projector owned by Arcadia Public Library and rented to the public. Projectors are on a counter. Clock behind them reads 9:30.

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Date: c.1961

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Date: c.1961

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1961-1989

Physical Description: 3x5 color

ID: 1509

Collection: Photographs

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"100 Years of Good Health, Happiness, and Prosperity," Arcadia's float entry in the 2003 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Front view featuring images and icons of the city with the Queen Anne Cottage at center of float.

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Date: January 1, 2003

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Date: January 1, 2003

Subjects: Tournament of Roses - Floats - 2003; Centennial Celebrations, 2003

Physical Description: 5x7 color

ID: 1698

Collection: Photographs

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About 8 or 9 youngsters are seen climbing and sliding on a large play equipment piece in County Park.

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Date: c.1973

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Date: c.1973

Subjects: Arcadia County Park

Physical Description: 6x8 b&w

ID: 1126

Collection: Photographs

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About fourteen women pose on a couple of bowling lanes. There is one man in the center. Two of the women look like they are about to release their bowling balls.

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Date: c. 1950s

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Date: c. 1950s

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Bowling

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1921

Collection: Photographs

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"A Day at the Fair," Arcadia's 1969 float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, featured spectators in the grandstand cheering, horses speeding down the homestretch during a day of racing at the fair. In front is a floral fountain. In the center is a revolving tableau with a peacock. A framed copy of this removed from wall outside Admin. office and currently stored in map case in basement, as of February 2017.

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Date: January 1969

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Date: January 1969

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1969

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1301

Collection: Photographs

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Administration Building at the Arboretum. A flag pole with two flags is in the center of the photo. No one is visible.

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Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Arboretum

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1439

Collection: Photographs

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Adult Listening Center at the Arcadia Public Library shows two phonographs and one cassette player.

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Date: c.1961

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Date: c.1961

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1961-1989; Audiovisual equipment; Record players; Vinyl records

Physical Description: 3x5 color

ID: 1511

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view east on Huntington Drive toward Arcadia from a position just west of Rosemead Boulevard. El Rancho Shopping Center and May Company Department Store can be seen as the business complex on the north side of Huntington Drive one block east of Rosemead Boulevard. Santa Anita Park Race Track can be seen on the left in upper portion of photo.

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Date: c.1970

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Date: c.1970

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; El Rancho Shopping District; Huntington Drive; May Company Department Store; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 633

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view from position above Huntington Drive near Holly Avenue intersection looking north over Santa Anita Park. Colorado Place and Huntington Drive are seen coming together at right side of photo. Note how small the deodar (?) trees planted along Huntington Drive and Colorado Place are. Row of trees seen in center of photo were apparently left from Ranch days and were later removed.

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Date: December 1, 1935

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Date: December 1, 1935

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Place; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 976

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking east across Santa Anita Park taken from a position just west of Baldwin Avenue, which is seen at bottom of photo. Huntington Drive appears exactly in center of photo just east of race track. The 210 Foothill Freeway enters area in upper right portion of picture and exits at left side in upper left portion.

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Date: c.1979

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Date: c.1979

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; 210 Foothill Freeway; Huntington Drive; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 989

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view. Looking east. Street along right edge of photo which is lined with trees is Duarte Road. Santa Anita Avenue cuts across photo from right to left and up into the San Gabriel Mountains. Huntington Drive can be seen in center of photo with young trees planted on north side of it. Santa Anita Race Track is one furthest from camera. The next small track is a training track belonging to Santa Anita. There is a VERY small round track across the street from the training track, which was part of a private horse stables. The incompleted oval was part of work done in 1933 by Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin in their effort to develop the Jockey Club Track. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c. 1935

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Date: c. 1935

Subjects: Duarte Road; Huntington Drive; Los Angeles Jockey Club; San Gabriel Mountains; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 623

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. Main tree-lined street is Santa Anita Avenue. Most of the orange grove in center of photo was owned by Jaspar Teague family. They had built a circular art gallery on their property at 1380 South Santa Anita Avenue. The large buildings north of Teague's and to the west of Santa Anita Avenue are chicken houses. Duarte Road is the east/west street across photo near top of photo.

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Date: November 1929

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Date: November 1929

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Agriculture; Duarte Road; Orange groves; Poultry; Santa Anita Avenue; Teague, Jaspar

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 641

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

1 image

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 the white A-Frame roof of Santa Anita Church (address is 226 West Colorado Boulevard, Arcadia, California). A six-sided, hexagon building near Santa Anita Church is the Fireside Room and Fellowship Hall, which is part of the Santa Anita Church. The church property goes all the way to Colorado Place (including "The Village Apartments," formerly the Frontier Motel, which the church purchased in 1972) and includes the parking lot and the building at the top of the photo, the Margaret Stevens Center. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

1 image

Date: 1990?

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; David Stevens Collection; Santa Anita Church

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2279

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view of what appears to be either an informal horse show or possible horse sale with a great number of people in attendance. The location has been identified as near intersection of Las Tunas Drive and (with what seem to be railroad tracks in center) Temple City Boulevard. The building (we see only roof) in the lower left corner is Vernon's Pharmacy. The letters VGS can be seen over front entry. There are probably about 100 autos parked nearby. (There is another photo of this event, #539.)

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Date: c. early 1930's

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Date: c. early 1930's

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Las Tunas Drive; Temple City Boulevard

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 643

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south from Chantry Flats Road over the still-developing upper Highlands section of Arcadia. View is across Arcadia toward the Puente Hills. Santa Anita Park Race Track is seen in the center. Santa Anita Wash is seen on extreme left.

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Date: c.1965

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Date: c.1965

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia(City)-History-1960-1969; Chantry Flats Road; Santa Anita Wash

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 949

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 looking southeast from position about over present Arboretum. Photo shows Santa Anita Park, probably in opening season. Present City Hall sits in area just beyond cars parked at east end of track. Part of oval of old Santa Anita track built by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin is seen in upper portion of photo, in area that is now Arcadia County Park. Duarte Road is seen crossing photo in upper right corner. Present Arcadia County Park area is in this photo, bordered on the north by Pacific Electric Railroad tracks. A train has just brought a group to the races and they are seen walking in center of photo. White square seen near right side, is slab left from hangars when U.S. Army Balloon School occupied this site, 1917-1927.

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Date: c.1934 racing season

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Date: c.1934 racing season

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Arcadia County Park; Duarte Road; Race tracks; Railroads; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942; Santa Anita Park-1907-1912

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 978

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view taken over Arcadia so that it shows a large area surrounding Arcadia as well as the entire city. Clearly seen is the Santa Anita Park Race Track, and the Arcadia County Park (shown as a dark triangle in center), and the 210 Foothill Freeway crossing photo from west to east and passing north of Santa Anita Park Race Track.

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Date: c. 1973

1 image

Date: c. 1973

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; 210 Foothill Freeway; Arcadia County Park; Santa Anita Park-1945-1980

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 644

Collection: Photographs

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16mm projector and slide projector owned by Arcadia Public Library and rented to the public. Projectors are on a counter. Clock behind them reads 9:30.

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"100 Years of Good Health, Happiness, and Prosperity," Arcadia's float entry in the 2003 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Front view featuring images and icons of the city with the Queen Anne Cottage at center of float.

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About 8 or 9 youngsters are seen climbing and sliding on a large play equipment piece in County Park.

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About fourteen women pose on a couple of bowling lanes. There is one man in the center. Two of the women look like they are about to release their bowling balls.

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Administration Building at the Arboretum. A flag pole with two flags is in the center of the photo. No one is visible.

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Adult Listening Center at the Arcadia Public Library shows two phonographs and one cassette player.

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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 south from Chantry Flats Road over the still-developing upper Highlands section of Arcadia. View is across Arcadia toward the Puente Hills. Santa Anita Park Race Track is seen in the center. Santa Anita Wash is seen on extreme left.

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