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Calisthenics class, Balloon School officers summer camp at Ross Field, 1925.

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Date
1925

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Date
1925
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1276
Collection
Photographs
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Goodyear blimp VOLUNTEER is seen stopping at Ross Field Balloon School in 1929. Five automobiles are seen parked and interested spectators are standing nearby. The two large hangars at the extreme west portion of the Balloon School land are seen in background.

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Date
1929

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Date
1929
Subjects
Balloon School
Aeronautics
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
862
Collection
Photographs
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Photo of General John J. Pershing mingling with a group at Ross Field Balloon School. He is accompanied by other officers and there are a number of young boys eager to greet him. Across photo had been written "Balloon School Training" and "1920" and "General Pershing at Arcadia."

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Date
1920

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Date
1920
Subjects
Balloon School
Pershing, John J.
Physical Description
9x11 b&w
ID
222
Collection
Photographs
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Photo shows hangar and large gas tank believed to be on grounds of Ross Field Balloon School. Low buildings show on left and right of hangar.

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Date
c.1917-1918

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Date
c.1917-1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
171
Collection
Photographs
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View north toward San Gabriel Mountains. Men of Ross Field Balloon School, holding gondola or basket just coming to the ground or being readied to go aloft.

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Date
c.1917-1918

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Date
c.1917-1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
2x3 b&w
ID
160
Collection
Photographs
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Original description, "Balloon about 30 feet off ground. Balloon has round target-like mark on its side. Under balloon is truck with winch and many men participating in restraining it. Overcast day." Revised description 9/7/2017 by Mark Rosenblum, a local Balloon School historian, identifies it as Rockwell Field in San Diego. It is not Arcadia, but he said the men from the Balloon School at Ross Field in Arcadia, went to San Diego to join in on a public display of the balloons.

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Date
c.1917-1918

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Date
c.1917-1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
167
Collection
Photographs
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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.

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Date
c.1917-1918

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Date
c.1917-1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
68x11 1/2 b&w self- framed
ID
1341
Collection
Photographs
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Looking SW from mountains north of Arcadia. Major tree-lined street running from mountains south is Santa Anita Avenue. Southernmost tree-lined street cutting across entire middle of photo is Duarte Road. Barracks at the Balloon School can be seen just below Huntington Drive. Notice that Huntington Drive stops just west of the Balloon School, at the Baldwin Ranch. Much of Foothill area was planted to citrus.

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Date
c.1927

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Date
c.1927
Subjects
Aerial views
Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929
Balloon School
Santa Anita Avenue
Santa Anita Highlands
Physical Description
10 x 14 b&w
ID
1105
Collection
Photographs
Images
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View northeast over Pacific Electric Railroad. Ross Field Balloon School occupies portion on right side of photo over to the railroad tracks. The street marking its northern boundary would be Huntington Drive. The large rectangle just north of this street was Rancho Resevoir, converted into a swimming pool. The principal street marking east boundary of Balloon School property running north to south across this photo about at middle, is Santa Anita Avenue.

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Date
November, 1929

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Date
November, 1929
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Pacific Electric Railway
Railroads
Ross Field
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
630
Collection
Photographs
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These two long buildings appear to be buildings at the Balloon School. They have been left from the time that "Lucky" Baldwin's Santa Anita Race Track was on this site. There is considerable snow on San Gabriel Mountains behind.

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Date
c.1927 or 1928

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Date
c.1927 or 1928
Subjects
Balloon School
Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
952
Collection
Photographs
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Maneuvering officer (extreme right) leading about 23 men in readying balloon to take on observers and go aloft. Identification was given by H.F. Paden, August 1978. Mr. Paden was an officer at the Balloon School. Field is totally flat.

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Date
c.1917

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Date
c.1917
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
154
Collection
Photographs
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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.

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Date
c.1927

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Date
c.1927
Subjects
Balloon School
Bucher, William
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1008
Collection
Photographs
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Apparently a visitors' time at Ross Field Balloon School. Photo shows balloon aloft with basket suspended. Many people in photo. Closest to camera is left to right: man, boy, and four women. Eucalyptus trees all across background.

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Date
c.1917-1918

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Date
c.1917-1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
3x5 b&w
ID
176
Collection
Photographs
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Parachute pictured coming down on Balloon School field. San Gabriel Mountains and Chantry Flats Road can be seen in background. Parachutes were used as emergency way to evacuate balloon in case of enemy fire, lightning, etc., according to H.F.Paden.

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Date
c.1917 or 1918

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Date
c.1917 or 1918
Subjects
San Gabriel Mountains
Balloon School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
155
Collection
Photographs
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Fourteen officers on duty in Washington D.C. Only one identified is Capt. Thomas A. Grant, Quartermaster at Ross Field Balloon School in 1919 (on extreme left, front). Identification on back of photo is reversed, given as from within the photo.

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Date
c.1917-1919

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Date
c.1917-1919
Subjects
Balloon School
Grant, Thomas A
Physical Description
6x8 b&w
ID
1153
Collection
Photographs
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Photo of one plaque that was placed commemorating Balloon School and another plaque in honor of Lt. John Hoeppel, who was responsible for getting the land from U.S. government for Los Angeles County Park. See also photo #184.

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Date
c.1962

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Date
c.1962
Subjects
Balloon School
Arcadia County Park
Hoeppel, John H.
Physical Description
9x11 b&w
ID
185
Collection
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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."

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Date
unknown

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Date
unknown
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1275
Collection
Photographs
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View (we do not known which direction camera is looking) of Goodyear blimp VOLUNTEER when it stopped at Ross Field Balloon School. About 11 people seen to be gathered near it. On right side of photo is a long barracks-like building.

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Date
1929

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Date
1929
Subjects
Balloon School
Aeronautics
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
863
Collection
Photographs
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Twelve people are seen picking strawberries on the Mauch ranch at Palm Avenue and Holly Avenue. All are wearing hats. The large white-colored hangars still standing on the Balloon School property can be seen behind the trees in left half of photo.

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Date
1931

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Date
1931
Subjects
Agriculture
Mauch, Aloyosius
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
996
Collection
Photographs
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Page 9 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring photographs of U.S. Balloon School officers Lieutenant Cecil Sherman, Lieutenant Craig Culbertson, Lieutenant O.F. McLaughlin and Lieutenant Gordon Jacques. 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_114 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date
September 1918

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Date
September 1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Culbertson, Craig
Jacques, Gordon
McLaughlin, O. F.
Sherman, Cecil
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1856
Collection
Photographs
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