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View north toward mountains from Mauch five acre ranch which was near corner of Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. Note some young walnut trees have been set out and a chicken house has been built (left). There is snow on Mount Wilson. Street on right is Holly Avenue.

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Date
1927
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Date
1927
Subjects
Agriculture
Holly Avenue
San Gabriel Mountains
Mauch, Aloyosius
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ID
1001
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View across Santa Anita Rancho lands toward San Gabriel Mountains, looking north, slightly to the west.

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Date
probably 1935
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Date
probably 1935
Subjects
San Gabriel Mountains
Agriculture
Arcadia(City)-History-1930-1939
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ID
16
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Photographs
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View north toward San Gabriel Mountains from orchards on Baldwin Ranch. Wagon pulled by two horses is on dirt lane coming toward camera. Note tower of Queen Anne Cottage on the right side of lane. On the back of this photo at Huntington Library is printed: Carter, 1937. Possible given by N. Carter family of Sierra Madre at this time. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date
c.1890
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Date
c.1890
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita
Baldwin Ranch
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
219
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Photographs
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View north across ranch fields from approximate location of Huntington Drive near present Baldwin White Building. May have been fruit packing shed according to map drawn from memory by Lupe Cuellar. (See photo #123. Also see photo #15 taken from almost the same location.) San Gabriel Mountains across photo.

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Date
1937
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Date
1937
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita
Baldwin Ranch
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
122
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A disc plow sits in field in this view looking north toward mountains. This was very shortly after Mauch family bought the 5 acres near Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. The dirt road on extreme right is Holly Avenue.

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Date
Feb. 1922
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Date
Feb. 1922
Subjects
Agriculture
Holly Avenue
San Gabriel Mountains
Mauch, Aloyosius
Physical Description
6x10 b&w (this is left portion of a panorama - photo 1000 completes scene)
ID
999
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Photographs
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Approximately 36 men and women, many about to make the descent in the Mt. Rubio incline railroad car. (For info on this line, see Altadena Golden Years, p. 56.)

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Date
c. 1893
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Date
c. 1893
Subjects
Recreation
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
613
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View west across San Gabriel Valley toward Pasadena from unknown vantage point. Photo shows two roads across valley with very few ranches in evidence.

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Date
c.1890
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Date
c.1890
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley
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4 1/2 x 7 rigid postcard
ID
610
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Photographs
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One of the most comprehensive pictorial presentations of San Gabriel Valley history will be shown at Fashion Park June 24 through July 12. Done by history students from Cal State LA, it has been over two years in the planning.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1976
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1976
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
2356AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Car sitting alongside Holly Avenue at property just purchased by Aloyosius Mauch and his family near Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. This view is toward NE.

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Date
Feb. 1922
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Date
Feb. 1922
Subjects
Agriculture
Holly Avenue
San Gabriel Mountains
Mauch, Aloyosius
Physical Description
6x10 b&w (this is right portion of a panorama - photo 999 forms left portion)
ID
1000
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Photographs
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View across parking lot toward Topper's Drive-In, which opened in December of 1941. It was located on NW corner of Baldwin and Huntington Drive and was owned by C.A. Price (according to info in Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #5, p.45). Around sides of building are signs reading: Sandwiches, Fountain dinners and Dining Room.

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Date
c.1942
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Date
c.1942
Subjects
Restaurants-Topper's Drive-In
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
847
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Aerial view toward NE. Main thoroughfare cutting across east to west with young trees planted on north side, is Huntington Drive. Main race track at Santa Anita is seen almost directly in center of photo, with Club House on side closest to camera. The smaller oval near left edge of photo was a training track belonging to Santa Anita which was removed for the Fashion Park. The Chantry Flats Road up to Santa Anita Canyon is clearly seen as it zig-zags around San Gabriel Mountains. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date
c. 1940s
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Date
c. 1940s
Subjects
San Gabriel Mountains
Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
Chantry Flats Road
Huntington Drive
Fashion Park
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
625
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Photographs
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View NE across Baldwin Avenue at two-story Frank Grote home at 1128 S. Baldwin. This is NE corner of Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road. Note ARCADIA sign over Duarte Road showing on right edge of photo.

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Date
c.1930
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Date
c.1930
Subjects
Houses
San Gabriel Mountains
Baldwin Avenue
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
277
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Photographs
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Article includes biographical information on Tony Walker, director of the West San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project. The Project's work is also discussed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
West San Gabriel Valley Juvenile Diversion Project
Item ID
3494AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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View from top of Queen Anne cottage toward San Gabriel Mountains. Double chimney of Queen Anne shows clearly. Water of the lake can also be seen.

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Date
unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita
Queen Anne Cottage
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
6x8 b&w
ID
138
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Photographs
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View from back yard of Ramuz family home on Arcadia Ave. looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains. (Later they would build home on South Santa Anita in conjunction with their business, The Arcadia Nursery.) There are two small houses, one on left is still under construction. Just to left of center is a power pole. Line of eucalyptus in background apparently was along Huntington Drive.

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Date
c.1917
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Date
c.1917
Subjects
Houses
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
878
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Small house and garage pictured on right side of photo. The view is across field of grass toward San Gabriel Mountains in background. Dramatic clouds fill the sky. There is a bare, tall Lombardy Poplar pictured near the wash. Caption on photo says it is Santa Anita Wash, but viewer is not aware of it. It must lie along left side of photo.

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Date
April 19, 1940
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Date
April 19, 1940
Subjects
Santa Anita Wash
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
820
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Photographs
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View from east end of dining room of Anoakia, looking west through front entry toward library. Note Tiffany light fixtures.

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Date
November 1976, photo by David McAdam
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November 1976, photo by David McAdam
Subjects
Anoakia
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
38
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Personal Narratives (SEE ALSO - Oral History)

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Contents
1. "The Santa Anita Rancho." By Percy Bonebrake. Seven pages. 2. "Caminos - Pioneering with the Paynes (Dee M. Payne), 1907-1947." Published by the Arcadia Historical Society. 3. "Tales of Ben Benadum, Parts I, II and III." Arcadia Tribune August 11 and 14, 1968. 4. "From the notebook of Bruce …
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1. "The Santa Anita Rancho." By Percy Bonebrake. Seven pages.
2. "Caminos - Pioneering with the Paynes (Dee M. Payne), 1907-1947." Published by the Arcadia Historical Society.
3. "Tales of Ben Benadum, Parts I, II and III." Arcadia Tribune August 11 and 14, 1968.
4. "From the notebook of Bruce R. Wetmore, Part 1." No date, four pages.
5. "From the notebook of Bruce R. Wetmore, Part 2." No date, six pages.
6. Shiershke, R. M. - Family History. Beginning narration to be supplemented. Received July, 1978.
7. "Reminiscences of boyhood in Arcadia." Arcadia Tribune, September 21, 1978.
8. "Arcadia city father taps old memories (James A. Stoker)." Arcadia Tribune, August 10, 1967. Two copies.
9. "Arcadia 'just growed like little topsy' (R.H. Schwartzkopf)." Pasadena Star News, January 1950.
10. "Arcadian tells lot of history (Tom Hefferon)." Daily News Post, January 4, 1968.
11. "Ray Dorn, a key figure in Arcadia's life style." Arcadia Tribune, August 11, 1971.
12. Personal recollections of Ranelds Haag. Four page letter from Haag to cousin Alice Schrock, December 1982.
13. "R.H. Schwartzkopf: Pioneer Arcadia Developer." Three pages of conversation compiled by Nancy Hutton, while talking with subject, Summer 1954.
14. Personal recollections of Vera Van Houten Van Iwaarden, November 1980.
15. Personal recollections of Laura Kreutzkamp Belden, daughter of Arcadia Santa Fe Railway agent, 1909-1915. Two pages from an interview with Pat McAdam, November 1980.
16. Interview with Gladys Daniels (Mrs. Albert) conducted by Pat McAdam, February 13, 1981.
17. Recollections of Adrian Winkler as told to Pat McAdam, January 1981.
18. Recollections of Grace Cook, daughter of Jim Duff. News article, no date.
19. Miscellaneous recollections of Arcadia residents during the 1920's. One page of excerpts from long oral interviews conducted by high school students. Use proper names indicated on this page to look up other files on these individuals.
20. Background of Carl Ettensperger, owner of a dairy originally on Sixth and Valnett, circa 1920. Information given by his daughter-in-law, May 1981.
21. Anonymous recollections from the 1930's and 1940's.
22. Recollections of Ava Fickling/ Letter written by subject circa 1966-1967 regarding her father's life and work as foreman of the Lucky Baldwin Rancho.
23. Recollections of Harriet Jordan Mooney. Letter written by subject to Pat McAdam, April 7, 1982.
24. Recollections of Reid Greer, December 1981.
25. Letter from Leon F. Case dated November 12, 2000. With computer enhanced pictures from Leon Case's childhood in Arcadia, with some captions: images of Leon Case at Santa Anita Motor Inn, children on horseback, his mother in 1944.
26. Musings by Jerry Selmer, an article from the Friends of the Library newsletter "Among Friends," Feb-Mar 2010, about Santa Anita Park as a 'relocation center' during World War II. Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.
Subjects
Personal Narratives (SEE ALSO - Oral History)
Item ID
102AF
Collection
Subject Files
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A large group is pictured sitting or standing near entrance to Sturtevant Camp dining room. (Camp was one of many in San Gabriel Mountains; it was up Big Santa Anita Canyon.) In back row, on left, man in dark shirt and tie next to pillar, is John C. Juvinall of Monrovia.

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Date
July 3, 1916
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Date
July 3, 1916
Subjects
San Gabriel Mountains
Sturtevant Camp
Juvinall, John C
Physical Description
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ID
968
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Arcadia spends $2 million to bank extra water supply, approved by Arcadia City Council today. See hard copy in VF Water.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2015
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2015
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster
Tait, Tom
Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
Water
Zampiello, Tony
Item ID
34331AN
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