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Building at 53 E. Huntington Drive built in early 1930's as a newspaper plant for the Arcadia News Journal (Arcadia Tribune).

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Date: c.1975

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Date: c.1975

Subjects: Newspapers; Arcadia News Journal; Arcadia Tribune

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 216

Collection: Photographs

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Page 7 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring photograph and biography of Colonel Anita Baldwin, in Red Star Society uniform. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_113 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date: September 1918

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Date: September 1918

Subjects: Balloon School; Baldwin, Anita; Red Star Society

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1857

Collection: Photographs

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Fourteen officers on duty in Washington D.C. Only one identified is Capt. Thomas A. Grant, Quartermaster at Ross Field Balloon School in 1919 (on extreme left, front). Identification on back of photo is reversed, given as from within the photo.

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Date: c.1917-1919

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Date: c.1917-1919

Subjects: Balloon School; Grant, Thomas A

Physical Description: 6x8 b&w

ID: 1153

Collection: Photographs

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Two men in front wearing white, carrying poles with garlands and a red star in the middle. Float with red star visible in background. This entry was designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1254

Collection: Photographs

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Three men in white walking with leashed dogs who are wearing white waist band with red star. Part of Rancho Santa Anita float entry in the Pasadena Rose Parade, designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1255

Collection: Photographs

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Close-up of float with large red star in front and three smaller red stars on side. Designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1256

Collection: Photographs

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for the Rose Parade. Large red stars visible on front, three smaller stars on side. Dogs and horses with white waistband and red star visible. Designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1257

Collection: Photographs

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Float with large red star visible in background. Men in white with red star arm bands, dogs with red star waist bands. Two men holding poles covered with garlands and large red star. Designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1258

Collection: Photographs

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Large red star in front, three smaller red stars on side. Close up of float. Designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1259

Collection: Photographs

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Horse drawn wagon covered with flowers. Two people riding in front dressed in white. Part of float designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1260

Collection: Photographs

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Horsedrawn wagon covered with flowers and red star on side. Part of entry designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Date: 1918

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Date: 1918

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1918; Baldwin, Anita-Red Star Society

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1261

Collection: Photographs

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United States Army C-2 Balloon at Ross Field, Arcadia. This was more recent design than the large, floppy ones seen in many of the photos.

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Date: c.1920 or 1921

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Date: c.1920 or 1921

Subjects: Balloon School; Ross Field see Balloon School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 158

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Reverend George W. Thomas, minister of the Arcadia Community Church from September 1919-April 1924. He is seen from the chest up, wearing a suit, tie and glasses.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Thomas, George W.; Arcadia Community Church

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 1433

Collection: Photographs

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Officer Thomas G. Bednark, in uniform (hat, badge, necktie, patch).

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Date: 1950s

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Date: 1950s

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Bednark, Thomas G.

Physical Description: 4x5 b&w

ID: 2099

Collection: Photographs

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View north east across Huntington Drive to Carpenter's Santa Anitan, a drive-in restaurant located at 125 W. Huntington Drive. It opened on Nov. 11, 1939 and remained a popular eating and gathering place for many years.

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Date: Dec. 1939

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Date: Dec. 1939

Subjects: Carpenter's Drive-in see Restaurants-Carpenter's Drive-in; Restaurants-Carpenter's Drive-in

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 871

Collection: Photographs

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View toward west at front of a thatched-roof fruit and refreshment stand. On right is painted: THE WIGWAM, ARCADIA,CALIF. There are rattan chairs about and an automobile. There is a sycamore tree seen behind the building. The eucalyptus trees of Santa Anita Avenue can be seen beyond.

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Date: c.1929-1930

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Date: c.1929-1930

Subjects: Slemons' Fruit Stand; Slemons, James B.; The Wigwam see Slemons' Fruit Stand

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 822

Collection: Photographs

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Children's Librarian Eva Swedstedt, shown giving books to young girl while boy watches. Eva Swedstedt was Children's Librarian from about 1972-1977. Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road.

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Date: February 8, 1972

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Date: February 8, 1972

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library-1960-1989; Swedstedt, Eva; Long, Eva-see Swedstedt, Eva

Physical Description: 6x6 b&w

ID: 365

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view south of Balloon School and surrounding part of valley. Large tree-lined street running from center of photo toward lower left edge of photo is Santa Anita. Tree-lined street coming in on right edge of photo about two inches from bottom of photo and intersecting Santa Anita, is Duarte Road. Note wash that at present is just west of Arcadia High School. Rio Hondo Wash runs east to west across middle of photo.

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Date: c.1918

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Date: c.1918

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; U.S. Army Balloon School see Balloon School; Balloon School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 152

Collection: Photographs

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Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker and W.T. McGinley, her business manager, pictured probably about 1890. Article this was copied from related to son of Clara, Albert E. Snyder and daughter, Rosebudd Mullender, accusing McGinley in September of 1929, of getting thousands of dollars in gifts and property from their mother through fraud.

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Date: c.1890 or 1895

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Date: c.1890 or 1895

Subjects: Baldwin, Clara; McGinley, Walter T.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 934

Collection: Photographs

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Two jockeys on two horses, each horse being held by a handler. Jockey on left is Richard Herman Shierske, who raced under the name Richard Herman and had a jockey license signed by Baldwin, dated 1909.

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Date: c.1909

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Date: c.1909

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing; Herman, Richard; Shierske, Richard Herman see Herman, Richard

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 130

Collection: Photographs

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Building at 53 E. Huntington Drive built in early 1930's as a newspaper plant for the Arcadia News Journal (Arcadia Tribune).

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Fourteen officers on duty in Washington D.C. Only one identified is Capt. Thomas A. Grant, Quartermaster at Ross Field Balloon School in 1919 (on extreme left, front). Identification on back of photo is reversed, given as from within the photo.

Images

Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Two men in front wearing white, carrying poles with garlands and a red star in the middle. Float with red star visible in background. This entry was designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

Images

Three men in white walking with leashed dogs who are wearing white waist band with red star. Part of Rancho Santa Anita float entry in the Pasadena Rose Parade, designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Close-up of float with large red star in front and three smaller red stars on side. Designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for the Rose Parade. Large red stars visible on front, three smaller stars on side. Dogs and horses with white waistband and red star visible. Designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Large red star in front, three smaller red stars on side. Close up of float. Designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Horse drawn wagon covered with flowers. Two people riding in front dressed in white. Part of float designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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Rancho Santa Anita float entry for Rose Parade. Horsedrawn wagon covered with flowers and red star on side. Part of entry designed by Anita Baldwin to reflect her involvement with the Red Star Society.

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United States Army C-2 Balloon at Ross Field, Arcadia. This was more recent design than the large, floppy ones seen in many of the photos.

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Portrait of Reverend George W. Thomas, minister of the Arcadia Community Church from September 1919-April 1924. He is seen from the chest up, wearing a suit, tie and glasses.

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Portrait of Arcadia Police Officer Thomas G. Bednark, in uniform (hat, badge, necktie, patch).

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View north east across Huntington Drive to Carpenter's Santa Anitan, a drive-in restaurant located at 125 W. Huntington Drive. It opened on Nov. 11, 1939 and remained a popular eating and gathering place for many years.

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View toward west at front of a thatched-roof fruit and refreshment stand. On right is painted: THE WIGWAM, ARCADIA,CALIF. There are rattan chairs about and an automobile. There is a sycamore tree seen behind the building. The eucalyptus trees of Santa Anita Avenue can be seen beyond.

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Children's Librarian Eva Swedstedt, shown giving books to young girl while boy watches. Eva Swedstedt was Children's Librarian from about 1972-1977. Arcadia Public Library, 20 W. Duarte Road.

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Two jockeys on two horses, each horse being held by a handler. Jockey on left is Richard Herman Shierske, who raced under the name Richard Herman and had a jockey license signed by Baldwin, dated 1909.

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