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Church of Transfiguration is now located where this view shows. Path in photo is First Avenue of today. Shows what appears to be orchard and possible strawberry patch on left side of photo between First and Second Avenues.

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Date: c.1910-1915

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Date: c.1910-1915

Subjects: Agriculture; Church of the Transfiguration; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919

Physical Description: 2x3 b&w vertical

ID: 14

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of some forms showing the regulations under which Americans lived during World War II. On top is a War Ration Book. Next item is the Proclamation that decreed the West Coast Blackout area where light at night was required to be blocked to the outside. The final item is a War Damage Insurance Policy.

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Date: c.1942

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Date: c.1942

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1145

Collection: Photographs

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View up one street in Santa Anita Gardens area just off Huntington Drive (to the north) with houses under construction on both sides of the street. Writing on the photo indicates that it is part of Tract 12506 "Y". This tract includes San Antonio Road. Cars of the workmen are parked nearby. The Chantry Flats Road is clearly seen on the mountains in background.

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Date: 1941

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Date: 1941

Subjects: Santa Anita Village; Arcadia (City)-History-1940-1949

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1138

Collection: Photographs

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Harry Ainsworth Ranch, upper grove looking north to mountains. Present day Highland Oaks School would be located about where trees block the end of the row of citrus trees.

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Date: c.1916

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Date: c.1916

Subjects: Agriculture; Ainsworth Ranch

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1072

Collection: Photographs

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Unknown lady standing on street curbing beside three large palm trees which adjoin a citrus orchard. Location in city is not known, but possibly Santa Anita. Note deep curbs to control rain run-off.

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Date: c.1930's

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Date: c.1930's

Subjects: Agriculture; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 600

Collection: Photographs

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Spring 1935. Santa Anita Rancho field crops of many varieties were grown. View is toward the north. San Gabriel mountains completely across the photo. Chantry Flats Road visible at right side. White barn prominent in center of photo.

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Date: Spring 1935

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Date: Spring 1935

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1930-1939; Rancho Santa Anita; San Gabriel Mountains

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w 2 prints

ID: 15

Collection: Photographs

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Cuccia Peach orchard, 60 acres from Lovell to Holly Avenue and Leroy to Norman. Shows one man on ladder picking in grove; one man standing picking; boxes of fruit.

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Date: c.1925

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Date: c.1925

Subjects: Cuccia, Peter; Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 10

Collection: Photographs

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Cover of a flyer prepared by a citizen's group supporting passage of bonds to be voted on by City. Money would be used to install a complete sewer system.

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Date: May 1945

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Date: May 1945

Subjects: Arcadia (City)-History-1940-1949; Sewer system

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 901

Collection: Photographs

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Closeup of shiny truck bearing name: Pike-Krenz Hatchery, Arcadia, Calif. Ranch was located at 641 West Lemon, Arcadia.

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Date: c.1928-1930

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Date: c.1928-1930

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929; Pike, Roy; Poultry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 9

Collection: Photographs

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Ten people around a table marked off in grids labeled A.B.C.D.E.F., and they are identified as volunteers keeping track of airplanes over this sector during WWII. None of the people have been identified. Facility was called a Filter Center.

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Date: c.1942

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Date: c.1942

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 373

Collection: Photographs

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View of group of men leaving for military service from Temple City Pacific Electric station. Mrs. Van Iwaarden took this photo from inside their car after having said goodbye to her husband. She said this facility served Arcadia and Temple City.

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Date: 1943

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Date: 1943

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1940-1949; Van Iwaarden, Vera Van Houten

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1043

Collection: Photographs

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38 horse combine harvester working near Arcadia.

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Date: June 25, 1906

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Date: June 25, 1906

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia (City)-History-1903-1919

Physical Description: 8x10 (1), 3x5 (1)

ID: 1

Collection: Photographs

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Drying Apricots - Monrovia. Baldwin had a similar yard at Huntington, east of Baldwin Avenue. Many of his apricots were used for brandy.

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Date: c.1900

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Date: c.1900

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1903-1919

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w 2 prints

ID: 4

Collection: Photographs

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Campus Medical Center located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue. Photo taken from Santa Anita facing south.

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Date: July 8, 1987

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Date: July 8, 1987

Subjects: Arcadia(City)-History-1980-1989; Campus Medical Center; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 4x6 color

ID: 1197

Collection: Photographs

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View north up Santa Anita Avenue with mountains in background. This photo was taken about where present Orange Grove Avenue intersects with Santa Anita Avenue. Note orange groves all along west side of Santa Anita as far as the mountains. Street is not paved.

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Date: 1916

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Date: 1916

Subjects: Santa Anita Avenue; Agriculture

Physical Description: 8x11 b&w

ID: 580

Collection: Photographs

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View of heavily flooded street, probably Duarte Road. There are some orchard trees also being flooded. A white house is shown on left side of photo.

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Date: c. mid-1930's

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Date: c. mid-1930's

Subjects: Agriculture; Duarte Road; Flood control

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 594

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia (City) History (1930-1940)

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Contents: 1. "Arcadia, Southern California." Copy of Arcadia City Directory, 1938. 2. Site of Santa Anita Golf Course, 1936. News photo and caption, February 22, 1967. On the reverse is an account of the development of the Golf Course. 3. Growth of Arcadia given by Ranch Santa Anita, Inc. Four pages of…

Contents: 1. "Arcadia, Southern California." Copy of Arcadia City Directory, 1938.; 2. Site of Santa Anita Golf Course, 1936. News photo and caption, February 22, 1967. On the reverse is an account of the development of the Golf Course.; 3. Growth of Arcadia given by Ranch Santa Anita, Inc. Four pages of news clippings, 1938.; 4. "Three hundred 'extras' as film made." Arcadia Journal, September 23, 1930.; 5. "Council asks for 2,000 days labor." Arcadia Journal, November 17, 1933.; 6. "Santa Anita Recreation Center." Six pages by Mr. Treadwell detailing development of what is now Los Angeles County Park in Arcadia.; 7. " A 'Lucky' break marks the start of success." Monrovia Newspost, February 16, 1963. Includes several photos of the 1930's.; 8. News photo and clip of the Arcadia business districts, 1934.; 9. "The Drive-In Market." Source unknown, 1934.; 10. "Armistice Day, November 11, 1934." Arcadia Tribune supplement, September 14, 1978.; 11. "Queen celebrates time of progress." Arcadia Tribune supplement, September 14, 1978.; 12."Old newspaper brings back." Arcadia Tribune, September 26, 1974.; 13. "PTA thrift shop does wonderful work." News clip and photos of volunteers, 1933.; 14. "Mrs. Emma Hainer." News clip, 1933.; 15. "Harry A. Link." News clip, 1933.; 16. "Henry Seaman." News clip, 1933.; 17. "Salaries of city officials for 1939." Arcadia Tribune, April 10, 1980.; 18. "Summer homes in the hills of Uncle Sam." News clip, April 25, 1930. Describes the possibility of a road being put through the San Gabriels north of the city and availability of leasing summer cabin sites from the government.; 19. "Post Office serves many patrons." News clip and photo of Postmaster J.V. Covell, 1934.; 20. Walker's Bugle, January, 1934. Volume I, number 1. Small newspaper published by Bob and Jim Walker, owners of Walker's Bar-B-Q on Huntington Drive. Copied from the original owned by Bert Daniels, February 25, 1981.; 21. "Carefree day to be staged here Sunday." Arcadia Tribune, May 20, 1937. Regarding huge barbecue held on the Rancho.; 22. "Fiesta plans recall early California's joys." Los Angeles Times, May 22, 1937.; 23. "Expect large crowd for natal affair." Arcadia Tribune, August 3, 1934.; 24. Speech given to the Arcadia Historical Society on July 21, 1955 on the history of Arcadia from 1936 to 1955. Given by F. Wesley Davies of the Chandler Syndicate, which purchased 1300 acres (approximately 47%) of Arcadia in 1936.; 25. Transfer of Southland Forest Service Headquarters to 10-Acre Plant in Arcadia Under Way This Week. New warehouse site on Double Drive, Arcadia, will house and service $750,000 worth of machinery and supplies including tractors, trucks, steam shovels, and other equipment. Article contains photos. Caption reads: In the Pictures: Forestry Officials John Mirch, A.J. Mueller and Clyde Thyberg, left to right in top photo, directed construction of new Arcadia plant. Some of tractors used in firefighting are shown in second scene in storage lot at Arcadia. Mechanical shops. Lower photo, for servicing equipment used out of new headquarters. Pasadena Star News, July 3, 1939.

Subjects: Arcadia (City) History (1930-1940)

Item ID: 117AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia (City) History (1940-1950)

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Contents: 1. "The first year." Arcadia Bulletin, circa 1940. Article delineating progress in Arcadia. 2. "Arcadia has famous track -- and a lot more." Daily News, December 4, 1946. Article by Leslie Claypool describes city in a lengthy report. 3. "Controversy on location (of City Hall) raged for more tha…

Contents: 1. "The first year." Arcadia Bulletin, circa 1940. Article delineating progress in Arcadia.; 2. "Arcadia has famous track -- and a lot more." Daily News, December 4, 1946. Article by Leslie Claypool describes city in a lengthy report.; 3. "Controversy on location (of City Hall) raged for more than five years." Daily News Post, January 30, 1962. News photo and caption of City Hall built in 1948.; 4. "One of the coldest nights in Southern California History." Los Angeles Herald Examiner, August 7, 1977. News photo and caption of 1949 weather milestone.; 5. "Great years for Arcadia." Arcadia Tribune, January 1, 1948. Summary of 1947.; 6. "Historic Santa Anita Tract deed delivered to County." Los Angeles Times, March 27, 1947, page 5.; 7. "Something must be done." Arcadia Tribune, May 14, 1942. Article by Hal Roach describing great need for top sewer system.; 8. "Chamber of Commerce group hears fine program." Arcadia Tribune, April 19, 1942. Summary of problems facing Arcadia as of April 1942.; 9. "Nixon got early political start in Valley." Daily News Post, January 16, 1969. Interviews with people who remembered Nixon started career here.; 10. Copy of #9.; 11. "Literature on defense lines at library." Arcadia Tribune, April 2, 1942.; 12. "Sewers or Cesspools." Four page fact book published by "pro" group regarding bond election of May 8, 1945.; 13. Copies of programs given at Arcadia Christian Reform Church during war time. Includes program of V.E. Day Service.; 14. "V .... ---" Mail; 15. Speech given to the Arcadia Historical Society on July 21, 1955 on the history of Arcadia from 1936 to 1955. Given by F. Wesley Davies of the Chandler Syndicate, which purchased 1300 acres (approximately 47%) of Arcadia in 1936.; 16. "Santa Anita's Flood Control Project Starts: completion of $33,000 job set before rain season." Pasadena Post, September 13, 1941. "County Plans to Strengthen Canyon Walls: work will start soon on improvements above Arcadia." Pasadena Post, August 24, 1941.; 17. "Arcadia Council Slashes Tax Rate Two Cents." Pasadena Post, August 8, 1941.; 18. "Developing Arcadia: Harry Chandler (with photo). Publisher of the Los Angeles Times, head of the Rancho Santa Anita developments in Arcadia. It is the Chandler group behind Arcadia's enormous building boom. And the boom is just starting." Monrovia Journal, January 4, no year given. And excerpt of a story about Elias J. Lucky Baldwin's employee Fisher, a young Black boy, who Baldwin convinced to move out west to work at his livery stable in San Francisco, after having been enslaved to a Mr. Butler.; 19. Rising price of land astounds Arcadia (land near City Hall Civic Center on Huntington Drive that is occupied by a National Guard Armory), Los Angeles Times, June 12, 1986.

Subjects: Arcadia (City) History (1940-1950)

Item ID: 118AF

Collection: Subject Files

John Schmocker gathering eggs in a hen house.

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Date: July, 1959

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Date: July, 1959

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1950-1959; Poultry; Schmocker, John

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 5

Collection: Photographs

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Chicken ranch buildings belonging to Roy H. Pike. Shows neat hedges along drive leading to buildings.

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Date: 1928-1930

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Date: 1928-1930

Subjects: Agriculture; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929; Pike, Roy; Poultry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 7

Collection: Photographs

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Church of Transfiguration is now located where this view shows. Path in photo is First Avenue of today. Shows what appears to be orchard and possible strawberry patch on left side of photo between First and Second Avenues.

Images

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Harry Ainsworth Ranch, upper grove looking north to mountains. Present day Highland Oaks School would be located about where trees block the end of the row of citrus trees.

Images

Unknown lady standing on street curbing beside three large palm trees which adjoin a citrus orchard. Location in city is not known, but possibly Santa Anita. Note deep curbs to control rain run-off.

Images

Spring 1935. Santa Anita Rancho field crops of many varieties were grown. View is toward the north. San Gabriel mountains completely across the photo. Chantry Flats Road visible at right side. White barn prominent in center of photo.

Images

Cuccia Peach orchard, 60 acres from Lovell to Holly Avenue and Leroy to Norman. Shows one man on ladder picking in grove; one man standing picking; boxes of fruit.

Images

Cover of a flyer prepared by a citizen's group supporting passage of bonds to be voted on by City. Money would be used to install a complete sewer system.

Images

Closeup of shiny truck bearing name: Pike-Krenz Hatchery, Arcadia, Calif. Ranch was located at 641 West Lemon, Arcadia.

Images

Ten people around a table marked off in grids labeled A.B.C.D.E.F., and they are identified as volunteers keeping track of airplanes over this sector during WWII. None of the people have been identified. Facility was called a Filter Center.

Images

View of group of men leaving for military service from Temple City Pacific Electric station. Mrs. Van Iwaarden took this photo from inside their car after having said goodbye to her husband. She said this facility served Arcadia and Temple City.

Images

38 horse combine harvester working near Arcadia.

Images

Drying Apricots - Monrovia. Baldwin had a similar yard at Huntington, east of Baldwin Avenue. Many of his apricots were used for brandy.

Images

Campus Medical Center located at 800 S. Santa Anita Avenue. Photo taken from Santa Anita facing south.

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View north up Santa Anita Avenue with mountains in background. This photo was taken about where present Orange Grove Avenue intersects with Santa Anita Avenue. Note orange groves all along west side of Santa Anita as far as the mountains. Street is not paved.

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View of heavily flooded street, probably Duarte Road. There are some orchard trees also being flooded. A white house is shown on left side of photo.

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Arcadia (City) History (1930-1940)

Arcadia (City) History (1940-1950)

John Schmocker gathering eggs in a hen house.

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Chicken ranch buildings belonging to Roy H. Pike. Shows neat hedges along drive leading to buildings.

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