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Article concerning Baldwin's grape and wine production.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 6, 1978
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 6, 1978
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p. 1
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Baldwin, Elias J. (Lucky) - Wine and Wine Making
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History-Rancho Santa Anita (1875-1909)-Elias J. Baldwin

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Start Date
1875
End Date
1909
Contents
1. " 'Lucky' Baldwin's retreat." Article by Susanna B. Dakin. 2. Article from Touring Topics, March 1929, page 41. 3. "One of many entrances to 'Lucky' Baldwin's ranch." Page from a Los Angeles Racing Association program, 1907. 4. "First street entrance to Fairyland Park, Baldwin's ranch." Page…
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1875
End Date
1909
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1. " 'Lucky' Baldwin's retreat." Article by Susanna B. Dakin.
2. Article from Touring Topics, March 1929, page 41.
3. "One of many entrances to 'Lucky' Baldwin's ranch." Page from a Los Angeles Racing Association program, 1907.
4. "First street entrance to Fairyland Park, Baldwin's ranch." Page from a Los Angeles Racing Association program, 1907.
5. "Large oak tree, Hotel Oakwood, Baldwin's ranch." Page from a Los Angeles Racing Association program, 1907.
6. "Rancho Santa Anita."Lasca Leaves, March 1976, by Sandy Snider.
7. "Pastoral - it's scenes like this that gave Arcadia its name." News photo mounted on gray paper, circa 1950.
8. "This is Santa Anita." Arcadia Tribune, March 23, 1950. News photo of Baldwin store.
9. "Baldwin's boat house." Arcadia Tribune, August 11, 1960. News photo of boat house.
10. "List of ranches and acreage planted to various crops." Century Magazine, October 1883, Volume XXVI, Number 6. Compiled 1978.
11. "Last remnant of the Rancho." Thoroughbred, November 1965 by Dick Nash. Six pages.
12. "Days of yore - progress is wonderful, but ..." Arcadia Tribune, March 24, 1949. News photo of Baldwin cattle pastures.
13. " 'Beast' Baldwin and his two great loves." Sports Illustrated, February 19, 1962 by Dolly Connelly.
14. "1894 photo of the bell tower of Mission San Gabriel." Article confirming bell from Mission was at ranch.
15. "History of Santa Anita." Westways, October 1955 by M. Richard Marx.
16. "Life at Guenoc (breeding farm owned by Lily Langtree). Westways, August 1957 by Idwal Jones.
17. "Mission-period Rancho." Arcadia Tribune, April 2, 1978.
18. "About 1876 or 1877, Baldwin hired a distant relative, Julius A. Kelly." Los Angeles Herald Tribune, December 30, 1960. Typed notes.
19. "Rancho was lucky for Baldwin." Arcadia Tribune, April 6, 1978.
20. The Peacock Call, September/October 1978. Rancho area residents' newsletter with article and map on Ranch. Also: a chronology on Rancho by Joe Buck.
21. "Life and death." Golden West, January 1966, pages 20-21+. Regarding Workman and Temple tragedy.
22. Ad in Sierra Madre Vista for Baldwin store. March 16, 1889.
23. February 1889 notice in Sierra Madre Vista telling of corn sale by Baldwin.
24. Story of Blas Cuellar recalls days of Baldwin Reign; 40 descendants still live in Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune, March 24, 1949. Cuellar had come from Mexico.
25. Letter relating to observation of the Ranch in 1883. Article in Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly, March 1979.
26. "Baldwin large operator - acquired much land in Los Angeles County." Chapter 3 from the book _California Memories_ by Jackson A. Graves, published by Times Mirror Press, 1930. Copied at Huntington Library, 1979.
27. "Lucky Baldwin's energy turning to the swamp lands of his great ranch." Valley Vista, March 31, 1900. Regarding lands in El Monte and Savanna areas.
28. "Mr. E.J. Baldwin was presented with four Java oyster shells by a captain of a vessel from China." San Gabriel Valley News, March 28, 1878.
29. "The Los Angeles Herald recently contained the following about E.J. Baldwin's Santa Anita Ranch: a long account of the ranch and its developing." Sierra Madre Vista, February 5, 1891.
30. Boat house construction." Sierra Madre Vista, May 28, 1891.
31. "Baldwin money for road up Mount Wilson." Sierra Madre Vista, May 3, 1889.
32. "Brick manufacture at Santa Anita." Sierra Madre Vista, April 14, 1888.
33. "Banana trees." Sierra Madre Vista, May 31, 1889.
34. List of numbers of fruit trees, grape vines, and head of livestock. Sierra Madre Vista, January 15, 1891.
35. "Acreage being sold for small ranches." Sierra Madre Vista, November 20, 1890.
36. "Estimated worth of ranch, 1891. Sierra Madre Vista, August 13, 1891.
37. Description of ranch from newspaper. Sierra Madre Vista, January 8, 1890.
38. "E.J. Baldwin's Santa Anita ranch is undoubtedly the most beautiful." Los Angeles Daily Herald, March 30, 1887. Copied from the Los Angeles Public Library by Sandy Snider of the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
39. "Water." San Gabriel Valley News, February 28, 1878. Regarding Baldwin building flumes to carry water from Big Santa Anita Canyon.
40. "The Santa Anita Ranch." Two pages from California of the South, by Walter Lindley, publisher, 1888.
41. "The Builders. VI Where Ranch and City Meet." Outing, October 1906 by Ralph D. Paine.
42. "In 1880, 'Lucky' Baldwin orange grove of 75 acres at Sierra Madre was planted to navels." Historical Society of Southern California Bulletin, December 1943, page 152.
43. "A large number of fine varieties of plants received for Mr. Baldwin." San Gabriel Valley News, February 28, 1878. From the Huntington Library.
44. Map showing irrigated lands, canals, pipe lines and pumping plants in the Pasadena Quadrangle, 1907. Original owned by Mrs. Robert Pitzer.
45. Letter from H. Unruh to Richard Garvey on E.J. Baldwin office letterhead featuring Bird's Eye Map. Original owned by Jack Donnelly. Obtained March 3, 1981.
46. "Notice of claim to water." Legal notice filed by E.J. Baldwin on August 23, 1883 in Court in Los Angeles. Regarding his right to water from Santa Anita Canyon. Original at County Hall of Records.
47. "Santa Anita Store." Ad in Sierra Madre Vista, circa late 1880's.
48. The Land of Sunshine: a magazine of California and the Southwest, February 1898, edited by Chas. F. Lummis. Photos and mentions of Arcadia on marked pages.
49. "Typical views of California." Los Angeles Times. Large photographic prints. (NOTE: OVERSIZE! See bottom drawer of photo file cabinet with oversize photos.)
50. "Childhood visit to Baldwin home recalled by former Los Angeles mayor." Arcadia Tribune, April 23, 1956, page 1. Article and photo.
51. "Rancho Santa Anita once vast Baldwin empire of more than 54,000 acres." News clip, circa April 1948.
52. "Lucky Baldwin's Rancho Santa Anita." by Percy L. Bonebrake. From the Westerners Brand Book, Los Angeles Corral. Book six, Los Angeles Westerners, 1956, page 83-85.
53. "Elias Jackson 'Lucky' Baldwin and his Santa Anita Ranch." by Carey S. Bliss. From the Westerners Brand Book, Los Angeles Corral. Book six, Los Angeles Westerners, 1956, page 79-82.
54. "20 cents an acre! - The Santa Anita Rancho story." The Realty Scene, Pasadena (Ca.) Independent, January 11, 1953 by Independent Real Estate Editor, Jack Cressman.
55. Ad in the Monrovia Planet, January 15, 1887, page 2. For the sale of 5-20 acre lots (out of 2,000 for sale) by E.J. Baldwin.
56. Arcadia Notes in the Monrovia Planet, May 21, 1887, page 2. Regarding buildings and road work, etc. for Arcadia at that time.
57. Article in the Monrovia Planet, March 15, 1887, page 3. Regarding the sale of two lots by E.J. Baldwin to the two Studebaker brothers.
58. Articles regarding the orange trees E.J. Baldwin will set out. Monrovia Messenger, March 27, 1890 and November 13, 1890.
59. Article regarding the placing of several thousand acres of land on the Santa Anita Ranch by E.J. Baldwin. Monrovia Messenger, January 8, 1891.
60. Lucky Baldwin's Ranch: a Southern California paradise of sixteen thousand acres. (Description of the ranch). The Daily Constitution, March 22, 1877.
61. It was too much. (Description of the ranch). Chicago Daily Tribune, May 25, 1877.
62. Lucky Baldwin's Ranch. Chicago Daily Tribune, June 17, 1879. Description of the acreage, trees, fruits, etc.
63. Lucky Baldwin's 'Arcadia': establishes sporting city on Santa Anita Ranch in defiance of strenuous opposition. New York Times, June 23, 1903. Arcadia is incorporated, and it promises to be the "sportiest" place in the country, despite opposition from the State Anti-Saloon League. The town is located on Baldwin's ranch of 18,000 acres.
64. "A Corner in Arcady," a chapter copied from History of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley California, Vol. 1 (1930) by Harold Carew.
Subjects
History-Rancho Santa Anita (1875-1909)-Elias J. Baldwin
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The California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles has applied for 2 weeks of racing, from September 30 the October 10, 1979, to raise funds as an Agricultural District.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune p A-3
Date
March 22, 1979
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Arcadia Tribune p A-3
Date
March 22, 1979
Subjects
Horse racing
Item ID
1747AN
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The California Horse Racing Board has killed a plan by the California Museum of Science and Industry to extend the fall racing two weeks at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1979
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p. A-3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1979
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Horse racing
Item ID
1748AN
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A continuous left turn lane will be provided in the center of Duarte Road from Lovell Ave. to Baldwin Ave., and directional left turn lights will be installed at the Baldwin and Duarte intersection. This was passed by the Council, requested by the West Arcadia Business and Professional Association.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1979
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p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1979
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Traffic Engineering
Item ID
3403AN
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Baldwin Stocker PTA sponsors "People Mover" show. In photo: Barbara Ruby, Phil Wenkler, Lia Morrow and Tracy Hutcheson.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
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p. A6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Schools-Baldwin Stocker Elementary
Hutcheson, Tracy
Morrow, Lisa
Ruby, Barbara
Wenkler, Phil
Item ID
34116AN
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"San Gabriel County will come into being within the life-time of many of you here", Attorney James Helms told a group meeting. He feels that the State Legislature holds the key to future secession efforts.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1976
November 14, 1976
November 18, 1976
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1976
November 14, 1976
November 18, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2368AN
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Coyotes are invading area foothill neighborhoods looking for food. The Pasadena foothills are a prime area for coyote activity.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1978
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1978
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
385AN
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Opposing forces are preparing for the March 1 City Council meeting. At this time the Council will decide whether to permit Mr. McCaslin to develop the area in lots of 18,000 to 20,000 square feet and keep the mansion, or to hold him to the 30,000 square feet set by the Planning Commission and risk losing the house built by Anita Baldwin.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 20, 1977
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 20, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
428AN
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The Arcadia chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for a site for a new building. One possibility is on county property, adjacent to the rose garden at Arcadia County Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1979
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
American Red Cross
Item ID
349AN
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Photo and caption. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce member Mike Saleo and president Kelvin Mason admire the jewels shown by R.G. Fergoda, manager of the new J. Herbert Hall Jewelry Co. in Fashion Park, as Stephanie Gates and Mike Vitro, assistant manager, look on.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fergoda, R.G.
Gates, Stephanie
Jewelry stores
J. Herbert Hall Jewelry Co.
Mason, Kelvin
Saleo, Mike
Santa Anita Fashion Park
Vitro, Mike
Item ID
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Local man wins an Emmy Award for his camera work and technical direction for ABC television's "In Concert" special with Cat Stevens.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 26, 1974
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 26, 1974
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Brooks, Ronald
Item ID
648AN
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Teachers are looking for an effective way to show the School Board just how unhappy they are over their failure to support an override election which might have funded a 15.4% pay raise.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 3, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 3, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2709AN
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Two Federal judges have declined to grant a request for an injunction blocking further construction on Fashion Park. The request had been made by PLAN (People Looking Ahead Now).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1974
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1974
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p. A-3
Subjects
Fashion Park
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A profile of Nichols Egg Ranch, which has been selling eggs here for 17 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 23, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 23, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Nichols Egg Ranch
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Four part biographical series.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1976, p. 1; May 23, 1976, p. 1; May 27, 1976, p. 1; June 3, 1976, p. 1.
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1976, p. 1; May 23, 1976, p. 1; May 27, 1976, p. 1; June 3, 1976, p. 1.
Subjects
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
589AN
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The City Council will hold a meeting on January 29 to provide citizens with information on the city's proposed participation in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
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The need for a new Hall of Environmental Education has become paramount. Plans are to build one to hold 1000 people plus 340 student classrooms.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1975
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p. A-3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1975
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
443AN
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Article on Joy Wilt, author of a new book entitled "Happily Ever After; Loving Your Child Toward Emotional Maturity."

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 4, 1977
Pages
p. A-6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 4, 1977
Pages
p. A-6
Subjects
Arcadia authors - Wilt, Joy
Item ID
577AN
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The School Board has begun discussions on a proposed tax increase election to cope with galloping inflation. The Board hopes to hold the election on April 15, 1975 in conjunction with the election for Board members.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 24, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2913AN
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