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Arcadia City Council has decided not to change the city seal, as the city's 100th birthday approaches, in two years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
Arcadia city seal
Item ID
33504AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia postcard collection. Postcards collected in a green 3-ring binder on Shelf G3 in the History Room. Shown by appointment.

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Arcadia, California
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Arcadia Music Mart
Arcadia Public Library
Arcadia Station-Santa Fe Railway
Baldwin Lake
Baldwin Ranch
Baldwin Ranch Cabin
Baldwin Ranch Cottage
Baldwin Ranch entrance gate
Chamber pots
City Seal-Community of Homes
Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel
Flowers
Horses and horse racing
Hugo Reid Adobe
Los Angeles State and County Arboretum
Los Angeles State and County Arboretum-Peacock Pavilion building
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Mr. Snack
Old San Gabriel Mission Bell
Peacocks
Peafowl
Plants
Pony Express Museum
Queen Anne Cottage
Rancho Santa Anita
Rose trees
Santa Anita Avenue
Santa Anita Church
Santa Anita Depot
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Fashion Park
Santa Anita Racetrack
Selmer Collection
Sheep
Shopping malls
Trams
Trees
Valley National Bank
Westerner Hotel (Best Western)
W. Parker Lyon
Collection
Photographs
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Area City seals are described.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2001
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2001
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Seal
Item ID
20683AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City Council to adopt official city emblem on August 6.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1935
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1935
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Seal
Item ID
4244AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia gets a new logo. Article has a drawing of the logo.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Seal
Item ID
3136AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Diamond Jubilee article on the history of the City seal. Includes pictures of the seal - the first, second (1936) and latest (1971).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Seal
Item ID
3135AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gold Seal graduates, honor students lauded at Arcadia High School. In photo are Mark Horstman, Gloria Horstman, Max Ryan, Dr. Ed Ryan. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1978
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 26, 1978
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
California Scholastic Federation Gold Seal graduates
Horstman, Gloria
Horstman, Mark
Ryan, Ed
Ryan, Max
Item ID
34135AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The peacock is the official bird of Arcadia. The designation happened last week.The city has had an official flower, the azalea, since 1963. City Council selected the oak as the official tree.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia city seal
Peacock
Peafowl
Item ID
33513AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Photo of Arcadia City Seal showing peacock and Queen Anne Cottage, with mountains in distance. Rows of citrus trees reflect predominant livelihood of earlier residents.

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Date
? (currently in use, 1993)
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Date
? (currently in use, 1993)
Subjects
Arcadia City Seal
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
576
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Portion of Arcadia City seal measuring about 7 in. across showing citrus groves, chicken ranches, and a shield with a sun shining over the mountains.

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unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Arcadia City Seal
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
575
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Portion of earliest seal of the City of Arcadia showing only one figure with sword in one hand and shield in another. It reads: CITY OF ARCADIA. INCORPORATED JULY 1903.

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Date
1903
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Date
1903
Subjects
Arcadia City Seal
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
574
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Seal

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Contents
1. Subdivision ordinance No. 860 of the City of Arcadia. Page from ordinance with city seal adopted January 20, 1953. 2. Arcadia's city symbol now official. Newspost. April 5, 1971. 3. Arcadia's city crest. Postcard with Chamber of Commerce seal. April 1971. (2 copies) 4. A new official se…
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1. Subdivision ordinance No. 860 of the City of Arcadia. Page from ordinance with city seal adopted January 20, 1953.
2. Arcadia's city symbol now official. Newspost. April 5, 1971.
3. Arcadia's city crest. Postcard with Chamber of Commerce seal. April 1971. (2 copies)
4. A new official seal has been adopted by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. News photo, n.d. circa 1971.
5. Arcadia seal. 1971.
6. Ordinance No. 4 providing for a common seal. E.J. Baldwin 1903.
7. Ordinance No. 49 adopting a common seal. 1915.
8. Ordinance No. 324 adopting a common seal. 1936.
9. Ordinance No. 1429 establishing the design of the seal. 1971.
10. Arcadia City Seal 1936-1971.
11. Arcadia Tribune article regarding emblem to be adopted by the City August 2, 1935.
12. Copy of first seal adopted February 1915. (Approx. 9x12). Gold medallion of first city seal
13. Copy of first seal adopted February 1915, raised impression. (Given by Carla, August 1978)
14. Copy of first seal adopted February 1915. (approx. 5x5)
15. History and the city seals. Arcadia Tribune July 27, 1978.
16. Emblem accepted August 6, 1935 (work of P.K. Wood). news clip, n.d.
17. Arcadia City Seal Updated. Changes to the City seal adopted on September 7, 2004, Ordinance Number 2200. Posted September 8, 2004 on the City of Arcadia Website.
18. Memo re: Ordinance No. 2200 amending section 2710 of the Arcadia municipal code to establish the design of the seal of the city of Arcadia. From William R. Kelly.
19. Large color reproduction of Arcadia City Seal 1936-1971 with memorandum addressed to Dick Miller, Librarian. Sticker is 7.5 inches in diameter.
20. City Seal in color. Sticker is 8.5 inches in diameter.
21. Gold medallion of City Seal (Community of Homes, Incorporated 1903).
see also ARCHIVES - ARCADIA-SEAL
Subjects
Seal
Item ID
230AF
Collection
Subject Files
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