Title supplied by cataloger. 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. 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.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 24 cm. Photographic prints
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