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Aerial view of Glendora orchards

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Order Number	00076299
Title	Aerial view of Glendora orchards
Studio	Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Glendora
Date	1931
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 24 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Glendora was founded on April 1, 1887 by George D. Whitcomb and was officially incorporated as a City in 1911. In the mid-1930s, nearly all of the city's 4,500 acres of land were cultivated for citrus fruit; by the late 1950s agriculture had given way to large-scale residential development. As of 2006, population of the city known as the "Pride of the Foothills" was estimated at 51,608.
Description	Aerial view of citrus groves in an area labeled as "Orchard 8", which is an important citrus area near Glendora. Three mountain ranges can be seen in the background, the farthest one showing "Old Baldy" covered with snow; Old Baldy later became Mt. Baldy. January 20, 1931.
Subject	Agriculture--California--Glendora. Orchards--California--Glendora. Mountains--California, Southern. Aerial photographs. San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.). Mount Baldy (Calif.). Glendora (Calif.). Glendora (Calif.)--Aerial views.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection