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The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/subject349

Contents: 1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. Vol. 1 #1 August 3, 1918 – Vol. 1 #29 February 15, 1919 (Bound) 2. Official Souvenir & Program Balloon School Circus and the Final Edition of The Arcadian Observer, February 22, 1919.

Contents: 1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. Vol. 1 #1 August 3, 1918 – Vol. 1 #29 February 15, 1919 (Bound); 2. Official Souvenir & Program Balloon School Circus and the Final Edition of The Arcadian Observer, February 22, 1919.

Subjects: The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 40

Shelf Number: Shelf B5

Item ID: 350AF

Collection: Subject Files

The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

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Contents: 1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. (Miscellaneous single issues) Supplement to The Arcadian Observer, September 1918, was gift from Sierra Madre Public Library on March 17, 2004.

Contents: 1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. (Miscellaneous single issues) Supplement to The Arcadian Observer, September 1918, was gift from Sierra Madre Public Library on March 17, 2004.

Subjects: The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

Location: History Room

Box Number: Box 41

Shelf Number: Shelf B5

Item ID: 351AF

Collection: Subject Files

View across swimming pool built for the men of Ross Field Balloon School by Anita Baldwin and the community. It was on possibly opening day as there are throngs of guests looking on. This was located where present parking lot of Elks building is located. H.F.Paden in 1978 told us there was also a pool formed of stone in what is now County Park area which was an officers' pool.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs225

Date: 1918

1 image

Date: 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 7 1/2 x 10 b&w

ID: 223

Collection: Photographs

Images

Writer Charles Cooper continues his series of articles called "Memories of Arcadia" with a history and description of the U.S. Army Balloon School that was at Camp Ross (or Ross Field) in Arcadia during World War I. The balloon school was located on the current site of Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31584

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 3, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 3, 2003

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Camp Ross; U.S. Army Balloon School-Ross Field-Arcadia, CA; World War I

Item ID: 31780AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

U.S. Army Balloon School (Ross Field) in Arcadia. View is to the north with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background. In the foreground are Army vehicles lined in a row. Buildings are visible behind the vehicles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1350

Date: c.1917-1918

1 image

Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 68x11 1/2 b&w self- framed

ID: 1341

Collection: Photographs

Images

United States Army C-2 Balloon at Ross Field, Arcadia. This was more recent design than the large, floppy ones seen in many of the photos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs159

Date: c.1920 or 1921

1 image

Date: c.1920 or 1921

Subjects: Balloon School; Ross Field see Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 158

Collection: Photographs

Images

Page 35 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring photographs of the Observation Office, Hospital, and Interior Mess Hall. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_121 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 10 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1816

Date: September 1918

1 image

Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1849

Collection: Photographs

Images

Military vehicle, probably used to hoist and pull down the observation balloons used at Ross Field. Two men stand at the back, one with his arm raised as a signal. The San Gabriel Mountains can be seen VERY faintly in background. Buildings at the Balloon School can be seen on either side of the truck.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1055

Date: c.1918

1 image

Date: c.1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1047

Collection: Photographs

Images

Page 4 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring description of U.S. Army Balloon School grounds and photographs of Post Headquarters, Capt. W.H. Carruthers, A.S.S.C; U.S.A., and Major J.A. Baumann, A.S.S.C.; U.S.A. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_112 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1825

Date: September 1918

1 image

Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Baumann, J. A.; Carruthers, W. H.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1858

Collection: Photographs

Images

Page 19 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring picture and description of The Observer. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_119 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1818

Date: September 1918

1 image

Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1851

Collection: Photographs

Images

Two photographs mounted with one sign on each side. Top photo shows 6 balloons with officers at Ross Field. Sign on left reads:"U.S. Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California". Sign on right reads "Established June 11, 1918."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1284

Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1275

Collection: Photographs

Images

Master Sgt. William Bucher sitting at steering wheel of Army vehicle just inside grounds of Ross Field Balloon School. Behind him can be seen tower of Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1015

Date: c.1927

1 image

Date: c.1927

Subjects: Balloon School; Bucher, William

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1008

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo of swimming pool which apparently was enlisted men's pool located approximately where Bekins Storage is today (1970's, at 35 W. Huntington Drive). Mr. H.F.Paden, an officer stationed at Ross Field in 1919, says there was another officer's pool of field stone in what is now county park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs183

Date: c.1917-1918

1 image

Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 182

Collection: Photographs

Images

Page 10 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring list of YMCA Staff Personnel, article about American Red Cross and photograph of Captain Henry C. Deknatel, A.R.C. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_115 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1822

Date: September 1918

1 image

Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Deknatel, Henry C.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1855

Collection: Photographs

Images

Front cover of The Arcadia Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Artwork by Volkmann, 1918. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_110 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1827

Date: September 1918

1 image

Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1860

Collection: Photographs

Images

Roy Knabenshue, who built observation balloons for the U.S. during WWI, displays a model at Ross Field. Roy Knabenshue on left, C.P. Kane, commanding officer, on right.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1283

Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Balloon School; Kane, C.P.; Knabenshue, Roy

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1274

Collection: Photographs

Images

Page 49 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring Roster of Flying Cadet Company and photograph of The Flying Cadet Barracks. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_122 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 10 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1815

Date: September 1918

1 image

Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1848

Collection: Photographs

Images

Page 21 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring photographs and description of Swimming Pool and Club House. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_120 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 10 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1817

Date: September 1918

1 image

Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1850

Collection: Photographs

Images

The Arcadia City Council has decided to seek a new operator for the Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course, located adjacent to the Peck Road Water Conservation Park, at the city's border south of Live Oak Avenue, by putting the contract up for bid. American Golf Corporation has operated the golf course for the past 20 years. There was discussion of the land's worth and increased city profits with a new golf course operator.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30899

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 17, 2008

Pages: p. Local 1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 17, 2008

Pages: p. Local 1

Subjects: American Golf Corporation; Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course; Golf; Land use

Item ID: 31087AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

View northwest. Large balloon being held by approximately 15 soldiers, between 2 large tent hangars. Building in the distance has Army YMCA painted on the roof. San Gabriel Mountains in background.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs162

Date: c.1917-1918

1 image

Date: c.1917-1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 161

Collection: Photographs

Images

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