Three youngsters from Lowen Tucker family stand by trees near a fence. This was along Poplar Lane (so called because it had many Lombardy Poplars along it) on Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin Ranch. Lane led from center of ranch west to training track. L-R: Irna Tucker, Bud Doble, and Vesta Tucker.

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Date
c.1903

  1 image

Date
c.1903
Subjects
Reeves, Vesta Tucker
Tucker, Bud Doble
Rohlf, Irna Tucker
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1081
Collection
Photographs
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Large group of people seated at tables outdoors. Overhead are paper lanterns. Group is at Japanese "community" in Arcadia which apparently was near Holly Avenue below Huntington, for a performance of the MIKADO. Man directly in front (center, no hat) is Ed Ryan, caretaker at Baldwin racetrack. On his lap is his daughter, whom Vesta Tucker Reeves and her sister did not like so they scratched over her photo with a pin. Girl seen over his left shoulder, is Vesta Tucker. The lady next to her is not identified. The girl with the long necklace sitting on the lap of the unidentified lady near Mr. Ryan, is Dextra Baldwin. Small boy on left on Japanese man's lap, is Baldwin M. Baldwin. The man, three figures away from camera in row Dextra is in, is her grandfather, Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Large man in light suit just to right of Mr. Ryan, is Mr. Johnson, who owned Johnson's Inn. Seen on extreme right, man with mustache and white hair, is Blas Cuellar, the wine maker.

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Date
c.1907 or 1908

  1 image

Close up of five Board of Trustees for City of Arcadia (now, City Council). Upper left, Hiram Unruh; upper right, Melville Lawrence (manager of Oakwood Hotel). Lower left, Harold Stocker; lower right, George Lowen Tucker; center, E.J.Baldwin. This was from first issue of Arcadia Bulletin.

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Date
May 7, 1904

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Date
May 7, 1904
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Lawrence, Melville
Stocker, Harold
Tucker, George Lowen
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1087
Collection
Photographs
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Nell Schrader in hiking attire pictured sitting on a boulder in mountains north of Arcadia. She was wife of member of City Council in 1930's, Walter Schrader.

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Date
c.1914

  1 image

Date
c.1914
Subjects
Schrader, Nell
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
416
Collection
Photographs
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Woman (probably Nell Schrader) standing behind large sign reading ARCADIA GARAGE, WALTER A. SCHRADER PROPRIETOR. There is also a sign advertising Penzoil for sale.

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Date
c. late 1920's

  1 image

Date
c. late 1920's
Subjects
Arcadia Garage
Schrader, Nell
Physical Description
2x3 b&w
ID
1110
Collection
Photographs
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Another view of Oakwood Hotel just after being destroyed by fire. Standing beside structure are an older and younger sister of Vesta Tucker Reeves. Their father was Lowen Tucker, ranch foreman for Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1088
Date
Nov. 12, 1911

  1 image

Date
Nov. 12, 1911
Subjects
Oakwood Hotel
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1079
Collection
Photographs
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Mayor Martin H. Ormsby on left; City Treasurer, Emma Hainer seated, at center; and City Clerk, Clint Billig, on right are seen in Mrs. Hainer's office in City Hall at First Street and Huntington Drive. Note round wall safe next to her desk. Daughter, Alberta Fluke remembers that the Arcadia Public Library could be seen to the north out of this window.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1111
Date
believed to be November, 1943 (matches calendar on right)

  1 image

Date
believed to be November, 1943 (matches calendar on right)
Subjects
Mayors-Ormsby, Martin H.
Hainer, Emma E.
Billig, Clinton
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1102
Collection
Photographs
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Group photo in front of main entrance to Arcadia Public Library, 25 N. First Avenue. Left to right: Virginia May, Greta Gunderson, Nancy Hitchcock, Virginia Doty, Grace Clark, Hazel Bolton, Helen Lawrence, Antoinette Morley, Amy Schmocker, Alfreda Bolduan, Judith B. Moore, Virginia Pontius, Marjorie Phelps, Helen Cavanaugh, Leroy Holt, Joy Brisco, Irene Kieft, Vi Chaffers, Homer Fletcher (City Librarian).

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Date
March 1960

  1 image

Many horses with riders are seen galloping west across infield of original Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin Santa Anita Race Track. We were told by Vesta Tucker Reeves, that the infield was used for rodeos when racing season was not in progress. This apparently was taken from grandstand.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1091
Date
c.1909

  1 image

Date
c.1909
Subjects
Santa Anita Park,1907-1912
San Gabriel Mountains
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1082
Collection
Photographs
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William O. Petersen, co-owner of The Derby standing beneath sign reading THE DERBY. He is wearing white waiter's jacket and white apron.

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Date
c.1938

  1 image

Date
c.1938
Subjects
Restaurants-The Derby
Petersen, William O.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
842
Collection
Photographs
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Four male kitchen helpers in white aprons and cap at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, show 9 huge pans of what looks to be spaghetti ready to be served.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs704
Date
April 1942

  1 image

Date
April 1942
Subjects
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Food service
Santa Anita Park-1942-1945
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
700
Collection
Photographs
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First building used as City Hall. (The very first City Hall offices were located in the Oakwood Hotel and next in the McCoy Building.) This apparently was known as the A.W. Hibbard Building (see Eberly, p. 69) and was used for only about two years; June 1914 to April 1916. It was on First Street at LaPorte. Sign on left above window reads: Standard Oil Co. Scrip Accepted. Back of photo reads, "first City Hall, 1913, Walter and Nell Schrader. Mr. Schrader converted old City Hall into garage." Arcadia Garage building shown with a car/truck "for sale" and a little boy posing by the back tire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs494
Date
c.1917

  1 image

Date
c.1917
Subjects
City Hall
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
490
Collection
Photographs
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Vi Chaffers, Children's Librarian, admiring some of art work from Arcadia School's annual art exhibit held at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs362
Date
May 1972

  1 image

Date
May 1972
Subjects
Chaffers, Vi
Arcadia Public Library-1960-1989
Physical Description
5x7 b&w vertical
ID
360
Collection
Photographs
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Arcadia Public Library Board photographed at meeting. Left to right: Dexter Jones, Mrs. Herman Snider, Gene Gregg (standing), Chairman J.L. Young, City Councilman Conrad Reibold (standing), Helen Kinnison, City Librarian Grace Clark.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs348
Date
c.1959

  1 image

Date
c.1959
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Board of Trustees
Jones, Dexter
Snider, Mrs. Herman
Young, J.L.
Kinnison, Helen
Clark, Grace
Reibold, Conrad
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
346
Collection
Photographs
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Pictured is clapboard, flat roofed garage with Arcadia Garage sign in view. It is believed to be what was called the Hibbard Building where City Hall offices were housed for a brief time. It was later converted to a garage by Walter Schrader. A small unidentified boy stands near what looks like a 1920's Model T.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1126
Date
c. early 1920's

  1 image

Date
c. early 1920's
Subjects
Arcadia Garage
Hibbard Building
Schrader, Walter
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1117
Collection
Photographs
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One of out buildings at Anoakia.

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Date
November 1976, photo by David McAdam

  1 image

Date
November 1976, photo by David McAdam
Subjects
Anoakia
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
57
Collection
Photographs
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Paintings which were part of the Arcadia Public Library art loan program.

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Date
c.1961

  1 image

Date
c.1961
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library, 1961-1989
Physical Description
3x5 color
ID
1519
Collection
Photographs
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Vi Chaffers, on left, Children's Librarian at Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road. She is looking at large cartoon-part of art show in Art & Lecture Room. Talking with her about piece is Gilbert Castruita, Library Custodian.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs360
Date
November 1971

  1 image

Date
November 1971
Subjects
Chaffers, Vi
Castruita, Gilbert
Arcadia Public Library-1960-1989
Physical Description
6x7 b&w
ID
358
Collection
Photographs
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Polaroid snapshot of Friends of the Arcadia Public Library booksale set up in the Art & Lecture Room.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1628
Date
c.1980s

  1 image

Date
c.1980s
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Physical Description
3x4 color
ID
1616
Collection
Photographs
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Polaroid snapshot of Friends of the Arcadia Public Library booksale set up in the Art & Lecture Room.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1629
Date
c.1980s

  1 image

Date
c.1980s
Subjects
Friends of the Arcadia Public Library
Physical Description
3x4 color
ID
1617
Collection
Photographs
Images
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