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.
Arcadia Recreation Department employee Jerry Collins is standing in the middle, in a conference room, with three other men, identified on the back as Pauly, Gibson, and Phillips (in no particular order).
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A baby is seated next to a turtle or tortoise. Written on back of photograph is "July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
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."
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." A young girl stands next to her dog. Dog is wearing a tutu. Written on back of photograph is "Special Award, July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." Man wearing a sweater vest is holding onto a duck, a toddler stands nearby. Written on back of photograph is "Fowl most unusual, Don Dugo or Don Diego (?), July 13, 1974." Stamped on back is "Milton K. Bell, Photographer, 174 N. Madison Ave., Monrovia, CA. July 11, 1974."
Arcadia Recreation Department event "Arcadia Pet Show." Several children sit on benches with about seven birdcages between them. Written on back of photograph is "Parakeet Row."
Arcadia Recreation Department event shows a crowd of children and adults (families) on grass at Los Angeles County Park (?). Background left is a statue and County Park buildings are visible. Fenced area could be the County pool. Photograph by Paul Kennedy, Arcadia, CA.
Arcadia Recreation Department program "Dancing," indoors at County Park. Four girls in ballet poses behind a cluster of four chairs. Many other children also look like participants. Some adults in the audience are visible.
Arcadia Recreation Department program "How it's done." Four teenage boys in this photo. One has what appears to be an oxygen tank strapped to his back. He and the boy directly behind wear their hair in the "ducktail" style.
Arcadia Recreation Department summer concert at First Avenue School front lawn. A band plays on a stage for people who have brought their own lawn chairs. Although the back of this photograph is stamped with its processing date of August 1997, "Summer Concert 1996" was handwritten on the envelope it came in from Arcadia Recreation Department.
Arcadia Recreation Department summer concert at First Avenue School front lawn, shows a view of the audience seated on lawn chairs, The street in the background is First Avenue. Although the back of this photograph is stamped with its processing date of August 1997, "Summer Concert 1996" was handwritten on the envelope it came in from Arcadia Recreation Department.
Arcadia Recreation Department summer concert at First Avenue School front lawn, shows a view of the audience seated on lawn chairs. The street in the background is First Avenue. A "Soft Water Service" business is seen in the background. Although the back of this photograph is stamped with its processing date of August 1997, "Summer Concert 1996" was handwritten on the envelope it came in from Arcadia Recreation Department.
Arcadia Recreation Department Yo-Yo program. Boy on the left is demonstrating a yo-yo trick called "Rock the Baby." Girl on the right is holding a yo-yo. The champion awards sit atop a table between the children. The program might have taken place at County Park because "Co." is written on the back of the photograph. The year 1956 is engraved on the trophies.
Baseball player, possibly Johnny Lindell, demonstrating a technique at the grip of a baseball bat to a crowd of boys at an Arcadia Recreation Department event on a baseball field. Some boys are wearing baseball caps and mitts. Bleachers are visible in the left rear of the photo. Johnny Lindell grew up in Arcadia in the 1930s, went to Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School and USC, before being signed by the Yankees. He was both a pitcher and outfielder, and played several years in the 1950s for the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League.
Baseball player, possibly Johnny Lindell, talking to a crowd of about 23 boys at an Arcadia Recreation Department event on a baseball field. Johnny Lindell grew up in Arcadia in the 1930s, went to Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School and USC, before being signed by the Yankees. He was both a pitcher and outfielder, and played several years in the 1950s for the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League.
A boy and a girl pose, each with an egg, standing behind crates, while a crowd looks on at Arcadia Recreation Department Easter egg event. San Gabriel Mountains in the background. Photograph by Paul Kennedy, Arcadia, CA.