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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in buggy hitched to a dark horse. Baldwin is figure on left. Seated next to him is W. McClelland who was Baldwin's horse trainer at this time. Standing beside buggy is an unidentified young man. Other mounted horsemen, black as well as white, are shown on track. This was taken at Baldwin's training track which was adjacent to present Michillinda near Colorado Boulevard. Etched on photo is: "E.J. Baldwin and J. McClelland on the track - Santa Anieta." (Anieta is misspelled and should be Anita.)

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Date: March 4, 1887

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Date: March 4, 1887

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; McClelland, W.; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w original hard board professional photograph, also 2 prints

ID: 110

Collection: Photographs

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Formal portrait of four persons. The two seated women are not identified. The man on the left is Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin and the one on the right is his uncle, Jack Baldwin.

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Date: c.1870

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Date: c.1870

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin, Jack

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 969

Collection: Photographs

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Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin seated in a chair surrounded by four women and two children. None of these people is identified. (Sandy Snider of the Arboretum believes it was at a time when Baldwin needed nurses.) Baldwin is in black with his slouch hat on. One of the women is holding a small dog (terrier) with markings.

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Date: c.1903

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Date: c.1903

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 971

Collection: Photographs

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Formal portrait: four generations of Baldwins: left to right: Rosebudd Mullender, with hand on shoulder of her son, Joseph Mullender, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin (seated), and Clara Baldwin. Rosebudd was Clara's daughter.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family; Baldwin, Clara; Mullender, Rosebudd Doble; Mullender, Joseph

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 108

Collection: Photographs

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin sitting in his box at his Santa Anita Race Track. The box has curved railing and side. There appear to be five women in box with him and also two men. Baldwin wears his familiar black slouch hat.

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Date: c.1907

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Date: c.1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Santa Anita Park-1907-1912

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 938

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of front page of the Los Angeles Times of April 3, 1909 with picture of Lily Bennett Baldwin and article about estate she inherited on death of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Date: April 3, 1909

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Date: April 3, 1909

Subjects: Howard, Lily Baldwin; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 506

Collection: Photographs

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Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin on the right and his uncle, Jack Baldwin, on the left.

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Date: c.1890

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Date: c.1890

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin, Jack; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 970

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Shown with large black hat. He is facing to the left.

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Date: c.1905

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Date: c.1905

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 504

Collection: Photographs

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Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.

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Date: c.1907

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Date: c.1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 121

Collection: Photographs

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Photo taken from Arcadia Tribune issue of August 3, 1950 that shows Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin standing in front of Queen Anne Cottage with H.H. Cross, an artist who painted a number of important pictures of the Baldwin Ranch. Hal Roach, editor of Arcadia Tribune at this time, does not remember who brought original photo to them.

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Date: c.1885-88

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Date: c.1885-88

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Cross, H.H.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1051

Collection: Photographs

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin standing on porch of Hugo Reid Adobe holding hand of granddaughter Dextra Baldwin, who appears to be about 5 years old. Grandson Baldwin M. Baldwin is in wicker baby carriage and is about 1 1/2 or 2 years old.

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Date: c.1906

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Date: c.1906

Subjects: Baldwin family; Baldwin, Baldwin M.; Baldwin, Dextra; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 104

Collection: Photographs

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View north up Baldwin Avenue from a position about 300 feet south of Duarte Road. Note large eucalyptus trees on left side of street.

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Date: c.1920's, possibly 1930's

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Date: c.1920's, possibly 1930's

Subjects: Baldwin Avenue; Eucalyptus trees

Physical Description: 7x11 b&w

ID: 582

Collection: Photographs

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Santa Anita Park Race Track just right of center at south edge of photo. Oval to the left of Santa Anita Park Race Track was training track which was removed to make room for Santa Anita Fashion Park (currently Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall). Street just to left of training track is Baldwin Avenue. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Along both can be noticed the conifer trees planted a few years earlier. Street completely bisecting photo just below center is Foothill Boulevard, next one is Orange Grove Avenue. Santa Anita Avenue is partially in view on right edge of photo. Oval on extreme lower left side of photo is old Baldwin training track. Baseball diamond in lower right corner is at Arcadia County Park. Scale: 1"=660'

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Baldwin Avenue; Colorado Boulevard; Colorado Place; Colorado Street; Foothill Boulevard; Huntington Drive; Orange Grove Avenue; Santa Anita Fashion Park (later known as Westfield Santa Anita); Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 616

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view toward SW from position just north of Santa Anita Race Track with large crowd in attendance. View shows planting design on the infield, the clubhouse, and to the west, the former training track belonging to Santa Anita. This and stables were removed or relocated to make room for the Fashion Park. Baldwin Avenue was not cut through at this time. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c. 1935

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Date: c. 1935

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1934-1942; Fashion Park; Baldwin Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 626

Collection: Photographs

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Alfred Paredes of AP Sculpture Studio is the sculptor (wearing shorts and cap), standing to the right, of the Lucky Baldwin statue called "A Dawn in the West." Photo was taken after the patina was completed at Art Bronze Foundry in Burbank, CA. The two on the left of the statue are artisans who applied the patina. The statue is now located at the Reverend Monsignor Gerald M. O'Keeffe Rose Garden near the Arcadia Community Center at 365 Campus Drive. Printed on inkjet from a JPEG file.

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Date: c. October 2012

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Date: c. October 2012

Subjects: Artists; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Lucky Baldwin statue; Paredes, Alfred; Sculptures; Statuary

Physical Description: 8 x 10 color

ID: 2094

Collection: Photographs

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In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

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Date: 1954

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Date: 1954

Subjects: Santa Anita Park--1945-1980; Huntington Drive; Baldwin Avenue

Physical Description: 8 x 10 b&w

ID: 1739

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking south over Santa Anita Race Track on a day of very heavy attendance. The floral plantings which form designs in the in-field are shown clearly. Also seen are: the clubhouse, the stables, and the training track. These latter were either moved or done away with to make way for the Fashion Park. Main gate was at NE corner of Huntington Drive and Baldwin, which was not cut through at that time. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c. 1935

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Date: c. 1935

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1934-1942; Fashion Park; Baldwin Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 627

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Date: c.1889

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Date: c.1889

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 503

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait left to right: E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, Dextra Baldwin (daughter of Anita M. Baldwin), Baldwin M. Baldwin (son of Anita M. Baldwin), Anita M. Baldwin.

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Date: c.1908

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Date: c.1908

Subjects: Baldwin family; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin, Baldwin M.; Baldwin, Dextra

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 98

Collection: Photographs

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Bust portrait of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in oval.

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Date: 1875

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Date: 1875

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 17

Collection: Photographs

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Formal portrait of four persons. The two seated women are not identified. The man on the left is Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin and the one on the right is his uncle, Jack Baldwin.

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Formal portrait: four generations of Baldwins: left to right: Rosebudd Mullender, with hand on shoulder of her son, Joseph Mullender, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin (seated), and Clara Baldwin. Rosebudd was Clara's daughter.

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin sitting in his box at his Santa Anita Race Track. The box has curved railing and side. There appear to be five women in box with him and also two men. Baldwin wears his familiar black slouch hat.

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Photo of front page of the Los Angeles Times of April 3, 1909 with picture of Lily Bennett Baldwin and article about estate she inherited on death of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin on the right and his uncle, Jack Baldwin, on the left.

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Photo of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Shown with large black hat. He is facing to the left.

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Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin standing on porch of Hugo Reid Adobe holding hand of granddaughter Dextra Baldwin, who appears to be about 5 years old. Grandson Baldwin M. Baldwin is in wicker baby carriage and is about 1 1/2 or 2 years old.

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View north up Baldwin Avenue from a position about 300 feet south of Duarte Road. Note large eucalyptus trees on left side of street.

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In bound Santa Anita race track traffic looking west on Huntington Drive at Baldwin Avenue. Cars bumper to bumper waiting to enter parking lot.

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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Portrait left to right: E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, Dextra Baldwin (daughter of Anita M. Baldwin), Baldwin M. Baldwin (son of Anita M. Baldwin), Anita M. Baldwin.

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Bust portrait of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in oval.

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