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"The Oaks" in the days of Lucky Baldwin

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 23, 1950
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita - 1875 - 1909
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Item ID
3950AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin in buggy hitched to a dark horse. Baldwin is figure on left. Seated next to him is W. McClelland who was Baldwin's horse trainer at this time. Standing beside buggy is an unidentified young man. Other mounted horsemen, black as well as white, are shown on track. This was taken at Baldwin's training track which was adjacent to present Michillinda near Colorado Boulevard. Etched on photo is: "E.J. Baldwin and J. McClelland on the track - Santa Anieta." (Anieta is misspelled and should be Anita.)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs110
Date
March 4, 1887

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Date
March 4, 1887
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
McClelland, W.
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing
Physical Description
8x10 b&w original hard board professional photograph, also 2 prints
ID
110
Collection
Photographs
Images
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E.J."Lucky" Baldwin with hand at back of hat. This is a close-up of photo #933.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs941
Date
1907

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Date
1907
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
935
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Photo of painting by H.H. Cross showing Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, seated on bench by lake and daughter Anita standing by one of five mastiffs (dogs) in photo. Queen Anne Cottage is seen across lake.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs114
Date
c.1887-1888

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Date
c.1887-1888
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909
Baldwin, Anita
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Queen Anne Cottage
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
114
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Formal portrait of four persons. The two seated women are not identified. The man on the left is Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin and the one on the right is his uncle, Jack Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs977
Date
c.1870

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Date
c.1870
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin, Jack
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
969
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin on the back of the joker of his specially designed playing cards. It is done as a montage with faces of black youngsters showing, as is a foot, and a hand. Across the card is printed Jolly Joker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs505
Date
unknown

  1 image

Date
unknown
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
501
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin on the right and his uncle, Jack Baldwin, on the left.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs978
Date
c.1890

  1 image

Date
c.1890
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin, Jack
Baldwin family
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
970
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin at age close to 70. His hair is almost completely white as is his goatee. His mustache is still dark.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs506
Date
c.1898

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Date
c.1898
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin family
Physical Description
8x10 b&w vertical
ID
502
Collection
Photographs
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Portrait left to right: E.J."Lucky" Baldwin, Dextra Baldwin (daughter of Anita M. Baldwin), Baldwin M. Baldwin (son of Anita M. Baldwin), Anita M. Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs98
Date
c.1908

  1 image

Date
c.1908
Subjects
Baldwin family
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin, Baldwin M.
Baldwin, Dextra
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
98
Collection
Photographs
Images
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1086
Date
c.1907 or 1908

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin sitting in his box at his Santa Anita Race Track. The box has curved railing and side. There appear to be five women in box with him and also two men. Baldwin wears his familiar black slouch hat.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs944
Date
c.1907

  1 image

Date
c.1907
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
938
Collection
Photographs
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Photo of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Shown with large black hat. He is facing to the left.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs508
Date
c.1905

  1 image

Date
c.1905
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Physical Description
8x10 b&w vertical
ID
504
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin standing on porch of Hugo Reid Adobe holding hand of granddaughter Dextra Baldwin, who appears to be about 5 years old. Grandson Baldwin M. Baldwin is in wicker baby carriage and is about 1 1/2 or 2 years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs104
Date
c.1906

  1 image

Date
c.1906
Subjects
Baldwin family
Baldwin, Baldwin M.
Baldwin, Dextra
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Hugo Reid Adobe
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
104
Collection
Photographs
Images
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E.J."Lucky" Baldwin surrounded by bevy of ladies. Ten women are seen surrounding him. A large United States flag is seen on the right side. Occasion is not known. Probably taken at Baldwin Ranch, Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs942
Date
c.1900

  1 image

Date
c.1900
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
936
Collection
Photographs
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Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin seated in a chair surrounded by four women and two children. None of these people is identified. (Sandy Snider of the Arboretum believes it was at a time when Baldwin needed nurses.) Baldwin is in black with his slouch hat on. One of the women is holding a small dog (terrier) with markings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs979
Date
c.1903

  1 image

Date
c.1903
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
971
Collection
Photographs
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Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky"Baldwin. He is shown in black hat and facing to the right. Portions of photo look touched up.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs509
Date
1907

  1 image

Date
1907
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin family
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
505
Collection
Photographs
Images
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The library does not have a print of this negative. A print appears on p.65 of WHERE RANCH AND CITY MEET. Elias J."Lucky " Baldwin is pictured, circ 1903. It appears that he is playing poker. The hands of two other people are at either side and someone's foot is propped on the table in the front of the photo. Lucky is looking to one side and smiling.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1401
Date
c.1903

  1 image

Date
c.1903
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Physical Description
4x5 negative
ID
1388
Collection
Photographs
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Formal portrait: four generations of Baldwins: left to right: Rosebudd Mullender, with hand on shoulder of her son, Joseph Mullender, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin (seated), and Clara Baldwin. Rosebudd was Clara's daughter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs108
Date
unknown

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Date
unknown
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin family
Baldwin, Clara
Mullender, Rosebudd Doble
Mullender, Joseph
Physical Description
8x10 b&w vertical
ID
108
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs507
Date
c.1889

  1 image

Date
c.1889
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Baldwin family
Physical Description
8x10 b&w vertical
ID
503
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Portrait of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin

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Date
unknown

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Date
unknown
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1244
Collection
Photographs
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