Group dressed in period costume for Peach Blossom Festival. Left to right: H.T. Michler, Hortense Seymour (first chairman), DeeDee Deaton, C. Loree "Jack" Russell (Mayor).
1. Peach Blossom Festival. Packet on all aspects of the first festival. March 14, 1949. 2. Souvenir program cover of the first festival March 26, 1949. 3. The annual peach blossom festival. undated page from the program. 4. Second Peach Blossom festival. Packet including program and newspap…
1. Peach Blossom Festival. Packet on all aspects of the first festival. March 14, 1949.
2. Souvenir program cover of the first festival March 26, 1949.
3. The annual peach blossom festival. undated page from the program.
4. Second Peach Blossom festival. Packet including program and newspaper clippings. March 25, 1950.
5. Invitation to the first annual peach blossom festival. March 26, 1949.
6. Peach festival made fellowship bloom. Arcadia Tribune July 20, 1978.
7. Festive city awaits big day (second annual peach blossom festival). Entire issue of Arcadia Tribune March 23, 1950.
8. A few pictorial highlights of the second peach blossom festival. Arcadia Tribune March 30, 1950 p.3, p.10.
9. Queen, princesses get ready for peach blossom festival; enthusiasm grows for fete. Arcadia Bulletin March 11, 1950, p.2.
10. Official program from the Third Annual Arcadia Peach Blossom Festival, March 31, 1951. See middle for photo of the Peach Blossom Queen candidates for 1951: Bobbie Nichols, Anne Antista, Dorothy Daniels, Shirley Robey, Gretchen Kambeitz, Donna Gilmour, Diane Dotson, Joan Herscher.
11. Peach Blossom Time in Arcadia--original sheet music and lyrics written for Peach Blossom Festival by Elizabeth Graeme and given to the Library on 11/15/1981 by Lynn Stubblefield, whose mother was one of the founders of the Festival.
12. Peach Blossom Festival purple ribbon. No date.
13. History of the Peach Blossom Festival, written by John McCrea (Jack McCrea), February 12, 2016.
View of participants in one of the Peach Blossom Festival parades. Entry on left has a sign that reads: IN ARCADIA IT'S CARPENTERS CHICKEN IN THE ROUGH. There are many equestrian entries seen.
Stage Coach pulled by two horses on Huntington Drive near the Club House as part of Peach Blossom Parade. Stage coach has printed on it: ARROWROCK STAGE LINE.
Automobile with sign on it reading:GENERAL CHAIRMAN. Man driving has on a pseudo-Spanish gentleman's hat. There are 4 people seated on curb watching this portion of Peach Blossom Festival Parade.
What appears to be an American Legion Girl's Drum & Bugle Corps marching on Huntington Drive near Santa Anita Race Track parking lot during Peach Blossom Festival.
Wagon pulled by eight horses in parade on Huntington Drive to celebrate Peach Blossom Festival. Location of team is on Huntington Drive near Santa Anita parking lot near Club House.
Group of people on grassy area, some in costumes. A youngster dressed as an old-fashioned child is standing near left of photo eating cotton candy. This is part of Peach Blossom Festival festivities.
View north across Santa Anita Race Track parking lot toward San Gabriel Mountains with three members of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Posse mounted for Peach Blossom Festival.