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Nine visitors to the Arboretum were injured when a large eucalyptus branch fell on them. They were taken to Arcadia Methodist Hospital where all but two were treated and released. The more seriously injured had a broken right arm and spinal damage.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1977
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
445AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has extended the summer concert series at the Arboretum for an additional five years. The California Philharmonic is under the direction of Victor Vener.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 1998
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
California Philharmonic
Item ID
26618AN
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Newspaper Index
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Three youngsters are seen admiring the new man-made waterfall installed on Tallac Knoll at the Arboretum. None are identified.

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Date
c.1974
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Date
c.1974
Subjects
Arboretum
Children
Physical Description
5x6 b&w
ID
217
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Photographs
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Three men are standing on a small boat during filming of a movie at the Arboretum. Handwritten note states,"John Payne in Enchanted Voyage - July, 1945 - Rancho Santa Anita."

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Date
July, 1945
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Date
July, 1945
Subjects
Motion pictures
Arboretum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1522
Collection
Photographs
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The south lake of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum has dropped from three acres in surface area to about two acres. In 1958, the center depth was nine feet. Now it is two feet.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
464AN
Collection
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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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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8x10 b&w
ID
2170
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