Showing posts with label historicphoto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historicphoto. Show all posts

A Moment in Monrovia History: Westbound Amtrak in Monrovia

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Amtrak 526 westbound in Monrovia. Train #35. From the Myron Hotchkiss collection. See full details here . For more historic photos and pap...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Interior of Monrovia City Bakery in 1911

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Interior of Fork's Bakery. H.E. Fork also was the proprietor of the Monrovia Dairy. In the 1911 City Directory, The Monrovia City Bake...

A Moment in Monrovia History: W.A. Crandall & Co. Carriage and Agricultural Implements

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620 S Myrtle. W.A. Crandall & Co. Carriage and Agricultural Implements. Harness, Robes & Whips. Caption: "Hardware Store near...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Cornes Grocery Store

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Cornes Grocery. Frank J. Cornes in front.. From the Myron Hotchkiss collection. See full details here . For more historic photos and papers...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Early Clover Leaf Canyon

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A view of Clover Leaf Canyon. . From the Myron Hotchkiss collection. See full details here . For more historic photos and papers, see the M...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Class of 1889 Orange Avenue School

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Class of 1889 Orange Avenue School. Monrovia's first school building, built in 1887 for $18,000 at Orange (now Colorado) Avenue. Elemen...

A Moment in Monrovia History: A Gathering of Early Monrovia Officials

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Early Day City officials in front of old City Hall. L to R: James L. Quiggle, Constable; J.M. McClymans, City Engineer; J.F.Miller, City M...
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A Moment in Monrovia History: Workers on Boy Scout Cabin

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Boy Scout Cabin. L to R: Kenneth S. Blair, Kenneth Johnston, R. Hardiman Fowler, William Russell Smith, Don Hendricks. Cabin was on the eas...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Butcher Shop With Novel Refrigerated Display Case

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Asa Casner's Butcher Shop. 619 S. Myrtle Ave. The use of a refrigerated display case was a novelty. From the Myron Hotchkiss collectio...
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A Moment in Monrovia History: The Social Apollo Club in 1897

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Apollo Club 1897. This early-day social organization produced this entertainment in the Opera House, located on Myrtle Avenue just north of...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Civil Rights Activist Anna H. Jones and Her Club in 1920

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Anna H Jones. Civil rights activist, educator and founder of the Anna H. Jones Club in 1920, which raised scholarship funds to support high...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Anderson House Ceremony, 1979

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Anderson House Ceremony 1979. L to R: H. Elroy Lindberg, Executive Secretary, California Community Foundation; Robert E. Cole, Manager, Mon...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Myrtle and Olive in 1903

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American National Bank building at the corner of Myrtle and Olive 1903. From the Myron Hotchkiss collection. See full details here . For m...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Almera Romney at Huntington Elementary

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Almera Romney and Mimi Martin at Huntington Elementary's 5th grade. Almera Romney was teacher and then principal at the segregated Hunt...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Air Mail From Monrovia

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Air mail service from Monrovia: From left to right, Postmaster Frank Bole, Assistant Postmaster Eve Harvey, and Pilot Danny Moran. From th...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Monrovia Airport From Early Airplane

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Aerial view of Monrovia Airport. See full details here . For more historic photos and papers, see the Monrovia Historical Society’s complete...
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A Moment in Monrovia History: Monrovia's 1911 High School

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Postcard of Monrovia's High School in 1911 in the original Ivy Avenue School Building before the second building was added to the ca...

A Moment in Monrovia History: Covered Fountain at Library Park

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Postcard of the fountain at the entrance to Library Park. See full details here . For more historic photos and papers, see the Monrovia ...

A Moment in Monrovia History: First Baptist Church in 1930s

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Postcard of the First Baptist Church c. 1930s. See full details here . For more historic photos and papers, see the Monrovia Historical ...

A Moment in Monrovia History: 1947 Panorama of Myrtle Avenue

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A 1947 panorama of Myrtle Avenue. (Click on image for larger view.) See full details here . For more historic photos and papers, see th...