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Two young men playing cards at a table in a room. Man with cap is Richard Herman Shierske, who was a jockey for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin. He was licensed under the name of Richard Herman. Other young man is Charles McIver.

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Date: 1909

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Date: 1909

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing; Shierske, Herman; McIver, Charles

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 407

Collection: Photographs

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Bulldozer doing earth work for beginning of Foothill Freeway through Arcadia. One can notice the Fireman's Training Tower in the background (this was formerly located near 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara).

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Date: c.1966 or 1967

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Date: c.1966 or 1967

Subjects: Foothill Freeway

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 953

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Shown with large black hat. He is facing to the left.

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Date: c.1905

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Date: c.1905

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 504

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of an unidentified jockey who rode for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Date: c.1902

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Date: c.1902

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 406

Collection: Photographs

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A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event, featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks atop a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.

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Date: c. 1950s (?)

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Date: c. 1950s (?)

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Cowboys; Horseman; Rodeo

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1881

Collection: Photographs

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A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks with both hands, and a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration, on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.

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Date: c. 1950s (?)

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Date: c. 1950s (?)

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Cowboys; Horseman; Rodeo

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1880

Collection: Photographs

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Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.

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Date: c.1907

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Date: c.1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 121

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.

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Date: 1907

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Date: 1907

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Baldwin family

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 505

Collection: Photographs

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Photo taken from Arcadia Tribune issue of August 3, 1950 that shows Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin standing in front of Queen Anne Cottage with H.H. Cross, an artist who painted a number of important pictures of the Baldwin Ranch. Hal Roach, editor of Arcadia Tribune at this time, does not remember who brought original photo to them.

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Date: c.1885-88

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Date: c.1885-88

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Cross, H.H.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1051

Collection: Photographs

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Young jockey standing with his hands on his hips. He is wearing light trousers and dark shirt and is aside a light colored barn. Identity unknown.

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Date: c.1905-1906

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Date: c.1905-1906

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horseracing

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 553

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of General John J. Pershing mingling with a group at Ross Field Balloon School. He is accompanied by other officers and there are a number of young boys eager to greet him. Across photo had been written "Balloon School Training" and "1920" and "General Pershing at Arcadia."

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Date: 1920

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Date: 1920

Subjects: Balloon School; Pershing, John J.

Physical Description: 9x11 b&w

ID: 222

Collection: Photographs

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Unidentified young man with dark glasses, a beard and facial decorations applied by paint. He is one of a large number of people who were in attendance at a love-in at Arcadia County Park.

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Date: June 4, 1967

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Date: June 4, 1967

Subjects: Social life and customs; Arcadia(City)-History-1960-1969; Arcadia County Park

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 1020

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1903

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Date: c.1903

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 4x5 negative

ID: 1388

Collection: Photographs

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E.J."Lucky" Baldwin pictured in light buggy pulled by two horses. Baldwin is talking to a man who is shown with hand on his hip. Caption reads: "Lucky" Baldwin driving over his estate.

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Date: 1906

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Date: 1906

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Baldwin Ranch; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 908

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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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.)

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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

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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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John McCoy (who was station agent at Arcadia Santa Fe Station) pictured on bicycle with device for riding it along rail of railroad so he could inspect rails. His young son George is pictured beside him on a tricycle. Locomotive is on tracks.

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Date: c.1900

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Date: c.1900

Subjects: McCoy, John; McCoy, George; Railroads-Arcadia Santa Fe Station; Railroads-Arcadia Railroad Station

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 511

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: c.1906

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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

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Paul and Selma Backert, who operated a dry goods store at 221 N. First Avenue from at least 1928 to approximately 1940. They came to Los Angeles area in about 1890 and operated general merchandise stores in Newhall and Lancaster. They lived at 212 N. Myrtle in Monrovia.

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Date: c.1898

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Date: c.1898

Subjects: Arcadia Department Store; Business & industry; Stores

Physical Description: 3x5 oval original

ID: 409

Collection: Photographs

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Two young men playing cards at a table in a room. Man with cap is Richard Herman Shierske, who was a jockey for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin. He was licensed under the name of Richard Herman. Other young man is Charles McIver.

Images

Bulldozer doing earth work for beginning of Foothill Freeway through Arcadia. One can notice the Fireman's Training Tower in the background (this was formerly located near 2nd Avenue and Santa Clara).

Images

Photo of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. Shown with large black hat. He is facing to the left.

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Photo of an unidentified jockey who rode for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin.

Images

A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event, featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks atop a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.

Images

A crowd, mostly of children, looks on from bleachers at Arcadia Recreation Department event featuring a cowboy doing rope tricks with both hands, and a horse, perhaps a rodeo demonstration, on a baseball field. Photograph by Paul Kennedy Studios, Arcadia, CA.

Images

Apparently photo of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin taken beside lake on Baldwin Ranch when he was quite elderly. Printing across photo reads: Baldwins Ranch.

Images

Formal portrait of Elias J."Lucky"Baldwin. He is shown in black hat and facing to the right. Portions of photo look touched up.

Images

Images

Young jockey standing with his hands on his hips. He is wearing light trousers and dark shirt and is aside a light colored barn. Identity unknown.

Images

Photo of General John J. Pershing mingling with a group at Ross Field Balloon School. He is accompanied by other officers and there are a number of young boys eager to greet him. Across photo had been written "Balloon School Training" and "1920" and "General Pershing at Arcadia."

Images

Unidentified young man with dark glasses, a beard and facial decorations applied by paint. He is one of a large number of people who were in attendance at a love-in at Arcadia County Park.

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Images

E.J."Lucky" Baldwin pictured in light buggy pulled by two horses. Baldwin is talking to a man who is shown with hand on his hip. Caption reads: "Lucky" Baldwin driving over his estate.

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Images

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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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John McCoy (who was station agent at Arcadia Santa Fe Station) pictured on bicycle with device for riding it along rail of railroad so he could inspect rails. His young son George is pictured beside him on a tricycle. Locomotive is on tracks.

Images

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.

Images

Paul and Selma Backert, who operated a dry goods store at 221 N. First Avenue from at least 1928 to approximately 1940. They came to Los Angeles area in about 1890 and operated general merchandise stores in Newhall and Lancaster. They lived at 212 N. Myrtle in Monrovia.

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