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North side of Hugo Reid Adobe facing Baldwin Lake.

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Date
circa 1939
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Date
circa 1939
Subjects
Arboretum
Hugo Reid Adobe
Reid, Hugo
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ID
1713
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Hugo Reid Adobe showing free-flowing (Artesian) fountain in foreground.

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Date
circa 1939
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Date
circa 1939
Subjects
Arboretum
Hugo Reid Adobe
Reid, Hugo
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ID
1714
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Southeast corner of Baldwin Lake with a boat by the shore. Part of Hugo Reid Adobe is visible.

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Date
circa 1939
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Date
circa 1939
Subjects
Arboretum
Hugo Reid Adobe
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ID
1712
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Baldwin Adobe (see also Hugo Reid Adobe)

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1. Baldwin Adobe Restoration program "Lucky Lives Again," October 4, 2009. Committee includes Carol Libby, Jean Parrille, Joe Eisele, Lauragene Swenson, Mitchell Hearns Bishop, Sandy Snider, Scott Hettrick, Sho Tay. Front photo is Baldwin Home Place Courtyard. With insert Elias Jackson "Lucky" Bal…
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1. Baldwin Adobe Restoration program "Lucky Lives Again," October 4, 2009. Committee includes Carol Libby, Jean Parrille, Joe Eisele, Lauragene Swenson, Mitchell Hearns Bishop, Sandy Snider, Scott Hettrick, Sho Tay. Front photo is Baldwin Home Place Courtyard. With insert Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin, 1828-1909, facts and newspaper article excerpts about his life. He lived in the adobe for 34 years and died there.
2. Arboretum's shocking revelation: it isn't the Hugo Reid Adobe! by Bill Peters, Arcadia Weekly, October 8, 2009. Article about the Baldwin Adobe Restoration Project at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
3. Room-by-room inventory of the Baldwin Home Place a.k.a. the Baldwin Adobe (all 8 rooms) just after Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's death in 1909.
4. Invitation to Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee event, "Lucky Lives Again," October 4, 2009.
5. The historical section of the Los Angeles County Arboretum described. It includes the Coach Barn, the Hugo Reid Adobe, and Queen Anne Cottage.
6. History of structure and ranch under various owners: report on the historic background of the "Hugo Reid" Adobe, Los Angeles County Arboretum. 4 pages by William W. Ellinger III, Historic Architect, Pasadena, CA. Copyright 2007.
7. "A tale of two adobes: searching for the real Hugo Reid Adobe" by Gary Cowles, from Westerners, The Branding Iron, Los Angeles Corral, Summer 2011. 6 pages.
Subjects
Baldwin Adobe (see also Hugo Reid Adobe)
Item ID
288AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The Arcadia Rotary Club was recognized for its work in the renovation of the Queen Anne Cottage Garden at the Arboretum.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Rotary Club
Arboretum
Item ID
26511AN
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Newspaper Index
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Bali House through the jungle in the north shore at lake at the Arboretum. Part of set for the filming of "A Honeymoon in Bali," starring Madelene Carrol and Fred McMurray. Originally it was to be named "Are Husbands Necessary." Directed by F.H. Griffith, June-July, 1939. Gate shows in front of photo with house in rear. Part of house on right side of photo is draped with what looks like a black cloth.

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Date
1939
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Date
1939
Subjects
Arboretum
Film industry
Motion pictures
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1362
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A building is being constructed at the Arboretum as part of a set for an upcoming feature film named "Matilda" starring Danny DeVito.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
July 20, 1995
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p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
July 20, 1995
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
4447AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 90-foot crane used for a movie shoot at the Arboretum toppled arm-first into Baldwin lake, which is being used as the set for the upcoming Columbia Pictures movie "Anaconda."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
5905AN
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Village street scene from set of "On the Road to Singapore," filmed at the Arboretum in 1940. Film starred Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

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Date
c.1940
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Date
c.1940
Subjects
Arboretum
Film industry
Motion pictures
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1361
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Photographs
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The possibility of a fee for admission to both the Arboretum and Descanso Gardens is being considered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. At a hearing, Hal Roach, a member of the Board of Governors expressed the hope that the Supervisors would not resort to charging a fee. The fee would NOT be used to keep up the Arboretum, but would go into the County General Fund.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
442AN
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Actor Johnny Sheffield is seen in costume for filming at the Arboretum. He is looking up and holding onto a tree limb with his left hand. Photo probably taken during filming of a Tarzan movie.

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Date
c.1936-1939
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Date
c.1936-1939
Subjects
Motion pictures
Arboretum
Sheffield, Johnny
Physical Description
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ID
1531
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One of the houses on the north cove of the lake at the Arboretum which was built for the filming of the movie "Road to Singapore," starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope. The house is up on stilts in the lake. The movie was filmed in 1940.

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Date
c.1940
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Date
c.1940
Subjects
Arboretum
Film industry
Motion pictures
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1360
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Photographs
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Man is riding bicycle on a path inside Rancho Santa Anita Park and Lake (later, the Arboretum), with many palm trees. Sign reads "Open to the Public Daily until 7PM, private property" and "Curves, drive slowly through park." The following information is from Sandy Snider: This is indeed, today’s Arboretum, but at the time the property was owned by a real estate syndicate named Rancho Santa Anita Inc. The enterprise was headed by the Chandler family (Harry until he died), and they bought the land from Anita Baldwin in 1936 for purposes of residential development. About 1939 they opened “the park” to visitors in hopes of encouraging land sales. About 30 acres surrounding the lake was sort of set aside as Santa Anita Park and Lake, that was roughly the area made available for movie location rentals and clearly for bicyclists, etc. 1939 is the circa date for this photograph, but it could have been anytime between 1936 and 1947 (when the land was sold to State and County for use as an Arboretum). The granite boulders lining roadways were typical Baldwin Ranch landscape features, and the pillars seen in the photo are also from Baldwin times. In the background you can see more boulders in a circular sort of shape – likely the old Baldwin Lily Pond.

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Date
c.1939
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Date
c.1939
Subjects
Arboretum
Rancho Santa Anita
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ID
2170
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Sunset Magazine's new demonstration garden at the Arboretum is finally about to open to the public.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 1998
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p. D1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 1998
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
16608AN
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Sunset Magazine's demonstration gardens have been completely revamped, with an eye toward environmentally friendly products and native plants.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. E4 w/photos
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Los Angeles Times
Date
November 5, 1998
Pages
p. E4 w/photos
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
16723AN
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Story about Insect Fair at Los Angeles County Arboretum.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
14 April, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
14 April, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
23296AN
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The California Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation have reached an agreement that the foundation and parks and recreation will co-manage and be equally involved in decisions on the use of the Arboretum. An executive director will be hired.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
26617AN
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Administration Building at the Arboretum. A flag pole with two flags is in the center of the photo. No one is visible.

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unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Arboretum
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ID
1439
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The variety of scenery at the Arboretum had made it a popular spot as a film location since the 1930's.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
July 26, 2000
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p. 1
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Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
July 26, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
19498AN
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Los Voluntarios, a group of about 300 men and women, contribute more than 30,000 hours of service to the Arboretum.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
June 21, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
June 21, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
19502AN
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