U.S. Army personnel looking through periodicals in front of wagering windows at Santa Anita Race Track during years it was used as Camp Santa Anita, a U.S. Army Ordnance training camp.
Photo of top half of the cover of a tabloid-sized souvenir program given by the Army Ordnance, at an open house held in September 1943 at the Los Angeles Collesium. Writing across front reads: ORDNANCE IN ACTION Man O'War Ordnance Training Center Camp Santa Anita, Arcadia, California.
A platoon of U.S. Army Ordnance soldiers is seen drilling on a wet day at Camp Santa Anita. The barracks, that just a few months earlier had been housing for the Japanese evacuees, is seen in background.
A single military tank stuck in mud with soldier with helmet working on it. Seen in right background under oak tree is a single car. This is north of Foothill Blvd. in Arcadia.
Eight civic minded men armed with shovels have apparently just installed sign reading: Give the Boys a Lift. This would have been during World War II when thousands of Army personnel were stationed in Arcadia and the sign designed to encourage residents to give the soldiers rides into Pasadena or other locations.
A large group is pictured sitting or standing near entrance to Sturtevant Camp dining room. (Camp was one of many in San Gabriel Mountains; it was up Big Santa Anita Canyon.) In back row, on left, man in dark shirt and tie next to pillar, is John C. Juvinall of Monrovia.
Three women, two holding babies, and two small children are seen standing in front of what appears to be a wash room area at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Clothes hang on a line behind them.
View almost due west from Santa Anita Race track Clubhouse roof over portion of housing put up for the evacuees at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Note training track in the center of photo. Beyond it can be seen houses in Santa Anita Village. This entire area became part of Fashion Park later. This photo, together with photos #655 and 656, form a panorama.
View of part of dishwashing operation at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Five staff members are involved stacking metal plates and using dishwashing machine.
Small boy is receiving inoculation from a nurse, while another nurse reassures him; small girl awaits her turn at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.
View of part of dining area at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese showing more than 74 people seated at long tables, eating. Dining room waiters can be seen throughout the room.
Lone army sentry patrolling outside fence of Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. White fencing encloses training track which was located alongside Baldwin Avenue, approximately where west parking area for Fashion Park (now Westfield Santa Anita mall) is now. Palm trees seen on left side, would be on grounds of present Arboretum.
Young man at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese with broom at left, and young lady hanging up a sweater which she has just brushed. There is a bed in the room also.
Two women stand inside a small room at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese; the one on the right is hanging clothes on a line, the other stands with her arms folded. There is a parasol on the floor.
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'
Young lady seen in door of room of new quarters at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese holding a suitcase in her hand and riding boots under her arm. There are suitcases on left side of photo.