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Panorama of Santa Anita Race Track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 7, 1907. Main club house with three cupolos atop is on left. There are about 8 jockeys and their mounts on track and the grandstand is filled.

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Date: c. December 1907

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Date: c. December 1907

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

Physical Description: 5x16 b&w

ID: 548

Collection: Photographs

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Grandstand and portion of track at Ascot Park, a racetrack built near the center of Los Angeles that offered racing from 1903-1907. It was closed due to a city ordinance forbidding gambling. Baldwin's track, Santa Anita Park, which opened in December 1907 was designed and built by the same architect that built Ascot Park: A.M. Allen. The two tracks are similar in style and are occasionally mistaken for each other. In this photo the stands are full and there are eight horses with jockeys on the track.

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Date: c.1905

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Date: c.1905

Subjects: Ascot Park; Horse racing

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 547

Collection: Photographs

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Looking east over barracks and main building at Ross Field. Tree-lined street cutting across photo at far side of field is Santa Anita Avenue. The oval of the race track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and which opened in 1907 can clearly be seen on right. Broad E/W street seen on far left is Huntington Drive.

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Date: c.1928

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Date: c.1928

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Balloon School; Santa Anita Avenue

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 861

Collection: Photographs

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Four elephants shown walking under large eucalyptus trees at Arboretum while shooting for motion picture "Moon Over Burma" was taking place.

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Date: 1941

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Date: 1941

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 388

Collection: Photographs

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Publicity photo from Paramount Pictures shows two young women in Polynesian style costume standing beside the lagoon at Arboretum. Actresses from 1937 Paramount picture. Fine print reads "Copyright 1937, Paramount Pictures Inc. Permission granted for Newspaper and Magazine reproduction. Made in U.S.A." This photograph belongs to Paramount Pictures. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: 1937

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Date: 1937

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 387

Collection: Photographs

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Newspaper page from sports section of L.A. Sunday Times reporting opening of Santa Anita Park, built by "Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 1907. See more legible hard copy in VF Baldwin, Elias J.-Horses and horse racing.

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Date: December 8, 1907

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Date: December 8, 1907

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 551

Collection: Photographs

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Huntington Drive looking west from near intersection of First Avenue. On NW corner is vine-covered City Hall. Open roadster has just made a left turn and is going south on First. There is a moving picture theater mid-way along street on south side with large banner advertising Charles Laughton Film. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: 1938

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Date: 1938

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Arcadia Drive-In Market; Markets; Paul Miller Appliances; City Hall

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 590

Collection: Photographs

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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

Collection: Photographs

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Students at Arcadia Grammar School, where present First Avenue Middle School is now. Built in 1907, this building replaced the packing shed school provided earlier by E.J. Baldwin. This school was located at the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street. No identification of teachers or students.

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Date: Feb. 1911

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Date: Feb. 1911

Subjects: Schools-History-1880s-1950

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 563

Collection: Photographs

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View west on Huntington Drive clearly showing Drive-In Markets which were located around service station on SW corner of First and Huntington Drive. Moving picture theater is mid-way in block on south side of street. Church with tower on NE corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue was moved to South First Avenue about 1935.

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Date: c.1934

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Date: c.1934

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Gas stations; Restaurants-The Pines Cafe; Arcadia Community Church; John C. Baldwin Gas Station; City Hall

Physical Description: 32x9 panorama on 2 pieces

ID: 596

Collection: Photographs

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Scene shows airplane crashed into "snow" with about 14 motion picture company employees nearby. Printed on side of plane is: PIERCE+RONDELLE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. This was at Arcadia County Park area and according to Ray Ramuz at Arcadia Nursery who was a small boy at the time, "snow" was bleached corn flakes.

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Date: Sept. 1930

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Date: Sept. 1930

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 865

Collection: Photographs

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Group of 30 students and one teacher standing by the "little red schoolhouse." It was on corner of California and Santa Anita Avenue and had been converted out of a vacant saloon. It was pressed into service when students outgrew new building that opened in 1907. We believe African-American boy in second row is Julian Fisher.

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Date: c.1907 or 1908

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Date: c.1907 or 1908

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950; Fisher, Julian

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w postcard

ID: 562

Collection: Photographs

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A two-engined plane is seen crashed nose down into "snow". There are about 11 motion picture employees working about. One can see expanses of "snowy" terraine, with San Gabriel Mountains showing above sets. Printed on plane are words: PIERCE+RONDELLE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Ray Ramuz, who lived across from Arcadia County Park area where this was filmed, said that the "snow" was bleached corn flakes.

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Date: September 1930

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Date: September 1930

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 866

Collection: Photographs

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Studio portrait of Jack Richards in Arcadia Police uniform. Picture is inscribed across it. Back of photo indicates he was chief from 1927-1939. Insignia on cap reads Chief.

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Date: c.1934

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Date: c.1934

Subjects: Richards, Louis Jack; Police Department

Physical Description: 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 sepia vertical

ID: 433

Collection: Photographs

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View toward east at Eaton's Restaurant which was located at 1130 W. Colorado Blvd. (almost at border of Pasadena). In addition to a sit-down dining room, it had an extensive drive-in area, as well as motel accommodations. It opened in 1939.

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Date: c. 1940

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Date: c. 1940

Subjects: Restaurants-Eaton's Santa Anita Hotel and Restaurant

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 872

Collection: Photographs

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View north toward San Gabriel Mountains showing Arcadia Santa Fe Railroad Station. This is one of playing cards made by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, each showing a different scene of the Ranch or Arcadia area. This is the three of hearts. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1890

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Date: c.1890

Subjects: Railroads-Arcadia Railroad Station; Railroads-Arcadia Santa Fe Station; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 535

Collection: Photographs

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Group of youngsters pulling a large picture depicting the original school house built in Arcadia. It is being pulled along on wheels in Arcadia's Diamond Jubilee.

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Date: September 1978

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Date: September 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Parade

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 950

Collection: Photographs

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Horse, held by hand of groom who is off picture to the left, standing by horse stables on E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Ranch. About 5 men can be seen down the corridor in front of stalls. White rail fencing is seen on extreme right with eucalyptus trees shading area. Picture is on Queen of Diamonds and is labeled Lady Diamond. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1895

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Date: c.1895

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 214

Collection: Photographs

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Hugo Reid Adobe showing addition of wood made by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, and original adobe with tile roof on right side of photo.

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Date: 1937

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Date: 1937

Subjects: Hugo Reid Adobe

Physical Description: 6x10 b&w

ID: 293

Collection: Photographs

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Home of '49 is printed across bottom of this, one of backs of playing cards Baldwin had made with photos from around the ranch. This shows small log cabin which Baldwin purportedly had brought here from his father's farm in Hamilton, Indiana, to remind him of his beginnings.

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Date: c.1880's

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Date: c.1880's

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin, Elias J."Lucky"-Playing cards

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 131

Collection: Photographs

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Panorama of Santa Anita Race Track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 7, 1907. Main club house with three cupolos atop is on left. There are about 8 jockeys and their mounts on track and the grandstand is filled.

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Four elephants shown walking under large eucalyptus trees at Arboretum while shooting for motion picture "Moon Over Burma" was taking place.

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Newspaper page from sports section of L.A. Sunday Times reporting opening of Santa Anita Park, built by "Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 1907. See more legible hard copy in VF Baldwin, Elias J.-Horses and horse racing.

Images

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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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Studio portrait of Jack Richards in Arcadia Police uniform. Picture is inscribed across it. Back of photo indicates he was chief from 1927-1939. Insignia on cap reads Chief.

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View toward east at Eaton's Restaurant which was located at 1130 W. Colorado Blvd. (almost at border of Pasadena). In addition to a sit-down dining room, it had an extensive drive-in area, as well as motel accommodations. It opened in 1939.

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Group of youngsters pulling a large picture depicting the original school house built in Arcadia. It is being pulled along on wheels in Arcadia's Diamond Jubilee.

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Hugo Reid Adobe showing addition of wood made by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, and original adobe with tile roof on right side of photo.

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Home of '49 is printed across bottom of this, one of backs of playing cards Baldwin had made with photos from around the ranch. This shows small log cabin which Baldwin purportedly had brought here from his father's farm in Hamilton, Indiana, to remind him of his beginnings.

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