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Six men standing in front of a tent. One is holding a shotgun. E.J.Baldwin (in black hat and suit) is pictured in center of photo. The tall man in the far left is Hiram Augustus Unruh, Baldwin's business manager and, later, executor of the Baldwin estate. The other men are unidentified.

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Date
c.1905

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Date
c.1905
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1163
Collection
Photographs
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Unruh, Hiram Augustus

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Contents
1. Original personal check signed by Hiram A. Unruh to Los Angeles County Bank (N & Co.) dated Aug. 8, 1887. Gift to Library from Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Walker in 1980. 2. Hiram Augustus Unruh. Los Angeles Daily Times. Jan. 1, 1914. 3. Hiram A. Unruh - the man behind Lucky Baldwin. Compiled …
Contents
1. Original personal check signed by Hiram A. Unruh to Los Angeles County Bank (N & Co.) dated Aug. 8, 1887. Gift to Library from Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Walker in 1980.
2. Hiram Augustus Unruh. Los Angeles Daily Times. Jan. 1, 1914.
3. Hiram A. Unruh - the man behind Lucky Baldwin. Compiled by D.H. Crandall 1999. Copied from files of Arcadia Historical Society.
4. Marriage certificate of H.A. Unruh and Jennie Dunn. Copied from certified copy belonging to Ann Archer.
Subjects
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Item ID
249AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Clara Baldwin Stocker on left wearing striped bathing suit with striped legs; behind her, also wearing bathing suit, is probably her husband, Harold Stocker. Two other women on right are unidentified.

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Date
c.1914-1915

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Date
c.1914-1915
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
Stocker, Harold
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1545
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker seated on the far right at a table with seven other adults. Man seated on far left is probably Clara's husband, Harold Stocker. No further identification. Handwriting on bottom of photo reads "Oaks Barbecue May 14th 1915." There are a number of small American flags visible behind the group.

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Date
May 14, 1915

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Date
May 14, 1915
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
Stocker, Harold
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1564
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker is seated at the head of a table on the extreme right. Three women and one man are seated at the table, facing the camera. A man is standing at the left head of the table, arm raised with a knife in his hand. This man is possibly Harold Stocker. Clara's butler is seen to the right of the floral centerpiece. Handwritten note along bottom of the photo reads "Oaks Barbecue May 14 1915." The "Oaks" was the name for Clara's home.

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Date
May 14, 1915

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Date
May 14, 1915
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
Stocker, Harold
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1547
Collection
Photographs
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Mack's Chevron Service at SE corner of First Ave. and Huntington Drive. Former site of home of Hiram Unruh.

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Date
1979

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Date
1979
Subjects
Mack's Chevron Service
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Physical Description
4x5 color
ID
1233
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker is seated in the back of a motor car, wearing a hat. The man behind the steering wheel is probably her husband, Harold Stocker. There are two other unidentified people at the rear of the vehicle and one unidentified woman seated on the running board in the front right corner of the photo. Handwriting on the bottom of the photo reads, "August 11th 1914."

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Date
August 11, 1914

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Date
August 11, 1914
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
Stocker, Harold
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1568
Collection
Photographs
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Large group of people seated at tables outdoors. Overhead are paper lanterns. Group is at Japanese "community" in Arcadia which apparently was near Holly Avenue below Huntington, for a performance of the MIKADO. Man directly in front (center, no hat) is Ed Ryan, caretaker at Baldwin racetrack. On his lap is his daughter, whom Vesta Tucker Reeves and her sister did not like so they scratched over her photo with a pin. Girl seen over his left shoulder, is Vesta Tucker. The lady next to her is not identified. The girl with the long necklace sitting on the lap of the unidentified lady near Mr. Ryan, is Dextra Baldwin. Small boy on left on Japanese man's lap, is Baldwin M. Baldwin. The man, three figures away from camera in row Dextra is in, is her grandfather, Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Large man in light suit just to right of Mr. Ryan, is Mr. Johnson, who owned Johnson's Inn. Seen on extreme right, man with mustache and white hair, is Blas Cuellar, the wine maker.

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Date
c.1907 or 1908

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The Hiram Unruh home located on SE corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive. This view is looking SE from center of Huntington Drive. Overhead is highway sign (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign) which hung over this intersection reading: ARCADIA.

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Date
c.1927 or 1928 or 1933 (see VF Historic Houses Item #6)

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Date
c.1927 or 1928 or 1933 (see VF Historic Houses Item #6)
Subjects
Historic houses
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
First Avenue
Huntington Drive
Welcome signs
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
956
Collection
Photographs
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Photo from a page of the 1907 Los Angeles Racing Association Souvenir Booklet showing a portrait of H.A. Unruh and a short biography. Mr. Unruh is wearing a three-piece suit and tie and is seated behind a desk.

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Date
1907 season

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Date
1907 season
Subjects
Unruh, Hiram Augustus
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1354
Collection
Photographs
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Close up of ad in first Arcadia newspaper, Arcadia Bulletin. The ad is for the Bonita Hotel. Ben Newman is listed as proprietor.

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Date
May 7, 1904

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Date
May 7, 1904
Subjects
Bonita Hotel
Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1086
Collection
Photographs
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Another view of Oakwood Hotel just after being destroyed by fire. Standing beside structure are an older and younger sister of Vesta Tucker Reeves. Their father was Lowen Tucker, ranch foreman for Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Date
Nov. 12, 1911

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Date
Nov. 12, 1911
Subjects
Oakwood Hotel
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1079
Collection
Photographs
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Photographer David Unruh, son of Baldwin's business manager, Hiram Unruh, is standing on SE corner of First Avenue and Huntington Drive in front of his family's home. Two men standing to left are not identified. Auto on First Avenue is approaching intersection with Huntington Drive. Part of panorama, ID#s 916-921.

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Date
1927

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Date
1927
Subjects
Unruh, David
Physical Description
7x10 b&w part of panorama
ID
919
Collection
Photographs
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Rowing on the lake in a boat named CLARA are Clara Baldwin Stocker (second from right), Lucky Baldwin's elder daughter; Clara's fourth husband, Harold Stocker (rowing); and several friends. A copy of this photo appears in the March 2, 1909 Los Angeles Daily Times pt.II p.8 with the following identification: FAMILY GROUP ON THE LAKE AT SANTA ANITA. Left to right, in boat - Mr. Mathews, Mrs. F.D. Black, Mr. Stocker ("Lucky's son-in-law), Mrs. H.C. Wyatt, in white; Mrs. Stocker (Lucky's daughter) and Mrs. Scott. There are seven people seated in the boat, but only six names are identified in the newspaper article. Article is in Arcadia History file Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky", number 58 ("His greatest race run, 'Lucky' loses.)

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Date
1894

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Date
1894
Subjects
Baldwin, Clara
Stocker, Harold
Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909
Mathews, Mr.
Black, Mrs. F.D.
Wyatt, Mrs. H.C.
Scott, Mrs.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1162
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker wearing an elaborate fur coat on right, with Walter McGinley in full formal attire standing in the middle holding a cane. Woman on the left is unidentified.

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Date
c.1914-1915

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Date
c.1914-1915
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
McGinley, Walter
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1550
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker's personal railroad car, "The California," with two men standing in the center of the photo. Man on the left appears to be Walter McGinley. Man on right is unidentified.

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Date
c.1915?

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Date
c.1915?
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
McGinley, Walter
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1565
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker is standing with two men on her right and two women on her left. She is wearing a light colored dress with an elaborate pattern on the skirt. None of the other adults are identified. They are standing in front of Clara's railroad car, "The California."

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Date
c.1915?

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Date
c.1915?
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1566
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker standing on the right, holding onto a chair in which Walter McGinley is seated. McGinley is wearing a white suit with a black bowtie and is holding a white hat with dark trim. Woman standing on the left is unidentified.

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Date
c.1914-1915

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Date
c.1914-1915
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
McGinley, Walter
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1551
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Clara Baldwin Stocker is standing on the left wearing a hat, Walter McGinley is standing in the middle wearing a suit with hat and an unidentified woman is standing to the right, also wearing a hat. All three are standing on a mock railroad car with the words "RENO SPECIAL" on the left where Clara is standing. Handwriting on the photo appears to say, "May 20th 1916."

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Date
May 1916

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Date
May 1916
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
McGinley, Walter
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1554
Collection
Photographs
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Clara Baldwin Stocker is standing on the right, wearing a hat and a coat with fur trim. She is holding a small purse in her left hand. Walter McGinley stands in the middle, wearing a dark dress coat and hat, holding a cane. Woman on the left, wearing fur-trimmed coat with her hands held up at her waist holding something, is unidentified.

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Date
c.1914-1915

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Date
c.1914-1915
Subjects
Baldwin Stocker, Clara
McGinley, Walter
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1552
Collection
Photographs
Images
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