17 children and two adults pose on a stage in three rows. Children are dressed in various costumes. Written on back: Arcadia Children's Chorale "Around the World in Song," a performance of Disney songs. Directors William Pirigyi and Adele Pirigyi. Saturday, March 29th. Prior to Holly Avenue PTA movie. According to the perpetual calendar, March 29 was a Saturday in 1969 and 1975, so it could be either.
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.
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.
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.
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A young girl named Robin Williams kneels next to two dogs. Frodo is the small dog and Contessa is the big dog. Written on back of photograph is "2nd Special, July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
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).
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.
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.
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.
1. Paul Gustave Johenk, July 2, 1993. 2. Catherine Mortenson, August 5, 1993. 3. "Longtime Arcadia resident Somerville dies (Lawrence W. Somerville)." Arcadia Weekly, March 20, 1997, page 24. 4. Copy of obituaries from Arcadia Tribune, March 19, 1978 of Myrtle Favour, Rollin Cass and Anne Garverā¦
3. "Longtime Arcadia resident Somerville dies (Lawrence W. Somerville)." Arcadia Weekly, March 20, 1997, page 24.
4. Copy of obituaries from Arcadia Tribune, March 19, 1978 of Myrtle Favour, Rollin Cass and Anne Garverich.
5. "Patrick Ronan, Azusa plant manager, dies." Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1951.
6."Early Arcadia resident dies." Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1951. Death notice of John Joseph Orr.
7. Obituaries for Thomas Connor and Nicholas J. Cavalier. Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1957.
8. "Former Arcadia councilman dies." Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1968. Death notice of Jesse Balser
9. "Retired Arcadia police chief dies." Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1985. Death notice of Charles Mitchell.
10. "Arcadia resident found dead in bed." Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1926. Death notice of John Kennan Toup.
11. Death notice of John E. Gilchrist. Los Angeles Times, May 27, 1981.
12. Obituary of Blanche Ann Strawn. Arcadia Tribune, December 3, 1972; p. 16.
13. Blas Cuellar. City Pioneer Passes Away. Arcadia Tribune, January 16, 1941, p. 1.
14a. Former Arcadia Mayor and City Council Member Charles Edwin Gilb, November 13, 1924-May 18, 2008. Program from memorial service. 14b. Biography, death announcement, thoughts of remembrance from website: www.arcadiasbest.com retrieved May 23, 2008. 14c. Charles E. Gilb, Southern California's Potato King, was 83, Published May 21, 2008, retrieved June 24, 2019 from www.producenews.com. 14d. Charles Gilb obituary. Published in Pasadena Star News May 21, 2008. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on June 24, 2019.
15. Obituary of Justine Wishek. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, December 13, 1984.
16. Obituary of Annie Solner. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, September 2, 1965.
17. Obituary of Annie Solner. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, September 5, 1965.
18. Obituary of Jack S. Hughes; George J. Kist; Russel S. Lingard; Martin W. Piercy. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, June 10, 1970
19. Obit: Brumley, Marvin Edgar. Ventury County Star, December 14, 1997.
20. Obit: Bruce, Kenneth Lee. Pasadena Star News, December 16, 2001.
21. Obit: Maline, David. Pasadena Star News, March 30, 2002.
22. Obit: Lindros, Edwin Francis. Pasadena Star News, September 3, 2002.
23. Obit: Donoghue, Richard. Pasadena Star News, October 2, 2002.
24. Obit: Kaplan, William "Bill." Pasadena Star News, November 9, 2002.
25. Obit: Longden, Johnny. Pasadena Star News, February 14, 2003.
26. Obit: Castillo, Jennifer. Pasadena Star News, February 19, 2003.
27. Obit: Schubert, Clayton. Pasadena Star News, April 1, 2003.
28. Obit: Stroud, Wilfred C. "Bill." Pasadena Star News, April 14, 2003.
29. Obit: Shoemaker, Bill. Pasadena Star News, October 12, 2003.
30. Obit: Pankow, Charles. Pasadena Star News, January 15, 2004.
31. Obit: Ryan, Edward Vernon, Jr. Pasadena Star News, May 12, 2004.
32. Obit: McCarville, Phyllis. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2004.
33. Obit: Morgan, Octavius Weller, III. Pasadena Star News, November 13, 2004.
34. Obit: Davis, Charles. Pasadena Star News, January 4, 2005.
35. Obit: Welsh, Louis "Lou." Pasadena Star News, February 22, 2005.
36. Obit: Talley, Bob. Pasadena Star News, March 17, 2005.
37. Obit: Asher, Nathan. Pasadena Star News, August 11, 2005.
38. Obit: Hendershot, Edward A. Pasadena Star News, September 1, 2005.
39. Obit: McSweeny, Robert Michael. Pasadena Star News, September 1, 2005.
40. Obit: Hill, Betty J. Pasadena Star News, September 6, 2005.
41. Obit: Crooker, Lance Martin. Pasadena Star News, September 9, 2005.
42. Obit: Hannah, Nancy R. Pasadena Star News, September 10, 2005.
43. Obit: Widder, Barbara. Pasadena Star News, September 13, 2005.
44. Obit: Suppes, Jacob Henry. Pasadena Star News, September 14, 2005.
45. Obit: Thomas, Thomas Wayne. Pasadena Star News, September 14, 2005.
46. Obit: Powers, Arthur L. Pasadena Star News, September 16, 2005.
47. Obit: DeCaro, Trinidad Maria. Pasadena Star News, September 20, 2005.
48. Obit: Lambert, Nona Mae. Pasadena Star News, September 21, 2005.
49. Obit: Von Heydenreich, Dorothy A. Pasadena Star News, September 21, 2005.
50. Obit: Bell, Doris Dunsmoor. Pasadena Star News, September 22, 2005.
51. Obit: Saddoris, Elaine J. Pasadena Star News, September 25, 2005.
52. Obit: Mager, Barbara J. Pasadena Star News, September 27, 2005.
53. Obit: Sproull, Suzanne "Susi." Pasadena Star News, September 27, 2005.
54. Obit: Flaaten, Judy. Pasadena Star News, September 29, 2005.
54a. Obit: Pappas, Mena Martha. Pasadena Star News, September 29, 2005.
55. Obit: Prophet, Judith Richard. Pasadena Star News, October 4, 2005.
56. Obit: Riemers, John. Pasadena Star News, October 4, 2005.
57. Obit: Menefee, Mary Jane H. Pasadena Star News, October 5, 2005.
58. Obit: Vieker, Martha Marie. Pasadena Star News, October 7, 2005.
59. Obit: Butler, John Joseph. Pasadena Star News, October 19, 2005.
60. Obit: Condurachi, Jean. Pasadena Star News, October 20, 2005.
61. Obit: LaPuma, Elvera. Pasadena Star News, October 22, 2005.
62. Obit: Haser, Anna. Pasadena Star News, October 26, 2005.
63. Obit: Britton, Marguerite W. Peggy. Pasadena Star News, October 28, 2005.
64. Obit: Haas, Roger. Pasadena Star News, October 28, 2005.
64a. Obit: Akins, Marie. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.
64b. Obit: Benedetti,Armand. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.
65. Obit: Briel, Karl. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.
66. Obit: Sheehan, James. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.
66a. Obit: Williams, Frances K. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.
67. Obit: Wurtz, Jack. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.
68. Obit: Fisher, Neal Rupert. Pasadena Star News, October 30, 2005.
69. Obit: Martin, Alyce Linnea. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.
70. Obit: Ogilvie, Barbara Mackey. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.
71. Obit: Sheehan, James Edward. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.
72. Obit: Merkley, Nordine Stoney. Pasadena Star News, November 4, 2005.
73. Obit: Eaton, James C. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.
73a. Obit: Meier, Kenneth. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.
73b. Obit: Sheehan, William. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.
74. Obit: Dorsett, Walker C. "Bill" Jr. Pasadena Star News, November 6, 2005.
75. Obit: Guiwits, Stella L. Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2005.
75a. Obit: Crosby, David L. Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2005.
76. Obit: Alt, Ronald Douglas. Pasadena Star News, November 11, 2005.
77. Obit: Furiga, Julius L. Pasadena Star News, November 11, 2005.
78. Obit: Black, Douglas. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2005.
78a. Obit: Cross, David Clyde. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2005.
79. Obit: Kaser, Eldon W. Don. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.
80. Obit: Kennedy, Lawrence E. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.
81. Obit: Rexius, Ted L. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.
82. Obit: Duschane, Van Walter. Pasadena Star News, November 19, 2005.
83. Obit: Siefke, Loretta. Pasadena Star News, November 20, 2005.
84. Obit: Walsh, Robert. Pasadena Star News, November 23, 2005.
85. Obit: Jahnke, Fred Richard. Pasadena Star News, November 27, 2005.
86. Obit: Riebs, Katharine B. (Katchie). Pasadena Star News, December 6, 2005.
87. Obit: May, Lilly. Pasadena Star News, December 6, 2005.
88. Obit: Chew, Richard Frederick. Pasadena Star News, December 8, 2005.
89. Obit: Hull, Nancy Perrine. Pasadena Star News, December 9, 2005.
90. Obit: Dykstra, John Nelson. Pasadena Star News, December 15, 2005.
91. Obit: Bertozzi, Margaret E. (Marge). Pasadena Star News, December 21, 2005.
92. Obit: Colosia, Roy. Pasadena Star News, December 25, 2005.
93. Obit: Miller, Richard F. Pasadena Star News, December 28, 2005.
94. Obit: Burt, Ruth. Pasadena Star News, December 29, 2005.
95. Obit: Burns, Eleanor. Pasadena Star News, December 30, 2005.
96. Obit: Spielman, Lois. Pasadena Star News, December 31, 2005.
97. Obit: Jones, Donald Gordon. Pasadena Star News, January 2, 2006.
98. Obit: Cardone, Joseph H. Pasadena Star News, January 5, 2006.
99. Obit: Ruggless, Darwin. Pasadena Star News, January 5, 2006.
100. Obit: Francis, Spencer. Pasadena Star News, January 6, 2006.
101. Obit: Ludwig, Kathryn Louise (Welter). Pasadena Star News, January 7, 2006.
102. Obit: Grancich, Helen Papac. Pasadena Star News, January 8, 2006.
103. Obit: Stewart, Harold Fiske. Pasadena Star News, January 8, 2006.
104. Obit: Agajanian, Irene. Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.
105. Obit: Criscione, Beatrice "Bea." Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.
106. Obit: Persons, Joseph L. Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.
107. Obit: Apuzzo, Mary J. Pasadena Star News, January 18, 2006.
108. Obit: Macy, Lindley Baldwin. Pasadena Star News, January 18, 2006.
109. Obit: Baker, Ronald E. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.
110. Obit: Hanna, Elsie Patricia. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.
111. Obit: Perelrino, Otero. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.
112. Obit: Major, LeRoy Cluff. Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2000. Retrieved from Internet on August 1, 2008. LeRoy Cluff Major, aka L.C. Major, was known as America's "tractioneer" for his creation of more than 1 million tract homes across the U.S.
113. Obit: Norgaard, Christian. Pasadena Star News, July 6, 2008, p. A4.
114. Obit: Vanlandingham, Jesse Lee (1921-2000). Pasadena Star News, August 16, 2000, p. A4.
115. Obit: Wheeler, W.S., Arcadia Tribune, June 13, 1940.
116. Obit: Camphouse, Donald S. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune, November 22, 1973.
117. Obit: Ormsby, Martin H. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Bulletin, February 13, 1956.
118. Obit: Walshe, John M. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune, March 30, 1934.
119. Obit: Lindholm, Barbara Saleebey and Russo, Richard R. (Rick). Pasadena Star News, October 26, 2006. While Russo was in prison for killing his wife Carmen, he committed suicide. See also Pasadena Star News, October 17, 2006, p. A1.
120. In remembrance of Harold Dean Libby, (1928-2009). Longtime Arcadia resident and husband of Carol Libby, Arcadia Historical Society member.
122. Obit: Wiard, James F. from The Weekly Star, May 21, 2009.
123. Obit: Colleen Kay Hutchins; Miss American in 1952. Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2010.
124. Obits: Norma Ficarra and Janet L. Stoffel. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. December 2, 2010.
125. Obits: Bleharski-Walker, Valeria; Arlotti, Pete Steven; Pellissier, Francois Robert; Guardado, Isidore John; Jopling, Virginia (Jackie) Iona; Ettinger, Paula; Stearns, George "Wally"; Pashley, Gary Kenneth; Reaume, Jacqueline Florence Bolton. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. December 20, 2010.
126. Obits: Brody, Michael Alan; Eamer, William John III; Luchetta, Frank A. "Lefty;" Barge, Robert H., Jr.; McLarty, Kathryn A.; Langley, Charles (Chuck); Walters, Richard John; Wickes, Richard A.; Martinez, Carmen; Feerer, Gail. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. February 10, 2011.
127. Obits: Johnson, Elizabeth Schrack; Estes, George; Komlos, Frank; Terry, Gladys Kermode; Feher, Shari; Hargrave, Alice H.; Tulleners, Wilhelmina Maria. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. February 24, 2011.
128. Obits: Pasqualicchio, Vito D.; Shuptrine, Beverly Jesse; Biedebach, Josephine Cecil; Cristofi, Marion "Mary;" Ridenour, David; Velasquez, John H.; Bewley, John "Kent." The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. April 7, 2011.
129. Obits: Sain, Kenneth Eugene; Williams, Winona Mary Flenard; Curtis, Dorothey Mae; Hakanson, Virginia "Jen"; Diebel, Karen Jean; Speck, Margaret (Margie); Wakiji, Cecilia; Garrett, Lionel Charles Neville; Gray, Willis Edgar; Cosso, William A.; McDonald, Kenneth Michael; Chavez, Edward; Meyer, Margaret Ward. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. April 21, 2011.
130. Obits: Ostergard, Philip Lars (Arcadia author); Caporali, Paul Maria (Rev. SDB); Mannarelli, Jeanette Frances. Pasadena Star News, March 15, 2012, p. A4.
131. Obit: Peck, Betty A. The Weekly Star, March 18, 2012-March 24, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursdays.
132. Obits: Camarillo, Bertha Salas; Goeppinger, Margaret Theiss; Morton, Suzanne Louise Gee; Ondeck, Janet; Petring, Julio; Roth, Charles Anthony. The Weekly Star, March 25, 2012-March 31, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursdays.
133. Obit: Hemann, Raymond G. The Weekly Star, April 15, 2012-April 21, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursday, April 19, 2012.
134. Soldier's last rites. Pfc William E. (Bill) Kennedy. Arcadia Tribune, December 3, 1966, p. 3.
135. Patricia Williams obituary and photograph, date of death: February 28, 2013.
136. Mrs. Josefa Cuellar, long time resident dies. Arcadia Tribune, p. 9, January 12, 1967.
137. Obituary: Anthony Ferdinand Freitas. The Weekly Star, August 11-17, 2013. Was a supplement in the August 15, 2013 edition of Pasadena Star News.
138. Obituary: Margot Silvia Youmans. The Weekly Star, September 1-7, 2013. Was a supplement in the September 5, 2013 edition of Pasadena Star News.
139. Obits: Donna Marie Bonaparte Clow, Martha Wood Coutant, Mountain Views News, September 21, 2013.
140. Bill Davila, former Vons president, dies at age 82. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, February 21, 2014.
141. Obit: Bill Peters. Arcadia Weekly, March 13, 2014.
143. A. Neal Roger Johnson, Former Arcadia Police Chief. Arcadia Weekly, June 5, 2014. B. Thoughts on Neal Johnson by current Arcadia Police Chief Bob Guthrie, June 3, 2014.
144. Harry Sneider obituary. Arcadia Weekly, June 12, 2014.
145. Justen Dillon Wrench died in a freeway motorcycle crash. Retrieved July 5, 2014 from www.pasadenastarnews.com.
146. Former Arcadia High School football coach Dick Salter dies at 87. Retrieved July 14, 2014 from www.pasadenastarnews.com.
147. Obit: Daggett, Robert Hale (Bob). from Pasadena Star News, Jully 29, 2010.
148. Obit: Phelps, Marjorie D. (Former Arcadia Public Library Children's Librarian). Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1981.
149. Obit: Kuhn, Jim H. Mountain Views News, p. 3, October 25, 2014.
150. Obit: Mitchell, Mike. Santa Anita Park trainer. The Weekly Star, April 19, 2015.
151. Carol Ulrich, January 31, 1925-May 13, 2015. She was a longtime supporter of Arcadia Public Library Foundation.
152. Obituaries Alfred E. Stokes and Dextra B. Hopper, Pasadena Star News, October 10, 2015.
153. Obituary: Robert Thomas Sims, Jr., The Weekly Star, February 7, 2016.
154. Obituary: Dolph Carter Dodds and correspondence with his granddaughter. See also photos 2236 and 2237.
155. Obit: Arcadia's first female mayor was a community pillar (Floretta Lauber). Owner of Taco Lito restaurant dies at 55 (David Muniz-Harryman). The Weekly Star, August 7-13, 2016. Also, program from funeral Floretta K. Lauber "In Loving Remembrance," June 18, 1926-August 1, 2016.
156. Anthony Antista (Tony Antista) takes life at home here, Arcadia Tribune, p. 3, November 6, 1961. He wrote the Arcadia High School fight song.
157. Grace Verburg obituary from Pasadenastarnews.com, September 9, 2016.
158. Catherine Halloran (long-time library patron, bench in front of library in her honor), Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2015. Memorial service program.
159. Dorothy Cunningham obituary, long-time Arcadia resident and Arcadia Tribune columnist. Pasadena Star News, March 2, 2017.
160. Stuart Hamblen obituary. He was a Grand Marshal in the Peach Blossom Festival Parade and ran for U.S. President. Arcadia Tribune, March 12, 1989.
161. Veeva 'Suzy' Hamblen obituary, Pasadena Star News, June 10, 2008.
162. Ruth Valadon Gilb obituary, Pasadena Star News, November 2, 2017, and program from memorial service.
163. Marjorie Platt obituary. Pasadena Star News, April 29, 2018.
164. Ruth Davis Strampe obituary. Pasadena Star News, April 29, 2018.
165. Selmer, Jerome R. (Jerry Selmer) obituary. Pasadena Star News, May 22, 2018.
166. Obituary: Frank Perini. Arcadia Weekly, June 14, 2018.
167. Full text obituaries: Swenson, Don, December 18, 2018; DiFronzo, Albert "Al" December 11, 2018; Phillips, Mary Ruth Davenport, December 14, 2018.
168. Life remembered: Lynn Spencer. Article by Dorothy Denne, Arcadia Weekly, November 10, 2011.
169. Mary B. Young obituary and eulogy. Mary Young was a former mayor of Arcadia. Obituaries are from the Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2019 and online version. Eulogy is on a separate sheet.
170. Memorial service program for Patricia Richards, aka Patt Richards, library volunteer, October 18, 2019.
171. Mary "Mickey" Ball obituary. October 5, 2019. Mickey Ball was a member of Arcadia Woman's Club and was President four times, was past President of Arcadia Historical Society, member of Altrusa, and more.
172. Carol Libby obituary from Pasadena Star News, June 30, 2020 and program from celebration of her life.
173. Obituary: Mildred Shaw, DOD October 4, 2020.
174. City Refuse workers being checked after a fatal accident last week involving two illegal aliens. A 6-year-old Arcadia boy was crushed to death. Arcadia Tribune, April 14, 1974.
175. Obituary: Diana Menkes. Pasadena Star News, May 1, 2021.
176. Obituary: Roger Chandler (Arcadia City Council), Pasadena Star News, p. A3, November 16, 2021. See also VF City Council 2020-2029, item 2.
177. Obituary: Gordon Per Young. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on January 22, 2022.
178. Obituary: Eugene Ray Ramaker, also known as Gene. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on January 22, 2022.
179. Obituary: Hans L. Richter. Pasadena Star News, p. A7, October 2, 2022.
180. Hilda Gray rites to be held this afternoon. Arcadia Tribune, September 13, 1953. Gray, Hilda.
181. Obituary: Harry Eisen, 1917-2012; Norco egg ranch made him a multimillionaire. He started with his first 100 chickens in a backyard operation in Arcadia. Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2012.
182. Obituary: Dr. James (Jimmie) Chinn. First Chinese American to purchase a home in Arcadia. Pasadena Star News, p. A7, March 12, 2023. Chinn, James, Dr. Chinn, Jimmie, Dr.
183. Obituary: Terrence Glenn Williams. Devoted community and Baptist church leader passes away. San Gabriel Valley Examiner, p. A7, January 4, 2024.
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.
Group dressed in period costume for Peach Blossom Festival. Left to right: H.T. Michler, Hortense Seymour (first chairman), DeeDee Deaton, C. Loree "Jack" Russell (Mayor).
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.
A group of four standing in front of recently completed home (and office) for Dr. Fletcher Sanborn at 100 N. First Ave. They are, L-R: Dr. Fletcher Green Sanborn, Mrs. Sanborn, Mrs. Ruth Ayers, Mr John C. Sanborn (father of Dr. Sanborn).
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.
1. "The well-known rancho, Santa Anita." An article from the book, California Ranchos and Farms, 1846-1862, published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1967.
1. "The well-known rancho, Santa Anita." An article from the book, California Ranchos and Farms, 1846-1862, published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1967.
1. "William Wolfskill - the first man to raise oranges commercially in California." Magazine source and date unknown. 2. Notes from visit with Marcella Palethorpe, great-granddaughter of William Wolfskill, March 3, 1980. Present were Arcadia Librarian Pat McAdam and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeleā¦
1. "William Wolfskill - the first man to raise oranges commercially in California." Magazine source and date unknown.
2. Notes from visit with Marcella Palethorpe, great-granddaughter of William Wolfskill, March 3, 1980. Present were Arcadia Librarian Pat McAdam and Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles Count Arboretum.
3. "Wolfskill paid $20,000 for rancho in 1865." Arcadia Tribune, December 8, 1977 by Anna Wallace.
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.
John C. Sanborn standing watering lawn of house (and office) of his son, Dr. Fletcher Sanborn at 100 N. First Ave. He is looking toward SE corner of First and Wheeler.