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Photo titled "Leave taking" has been copied from the deck of cards Baldwin had made. This is on the eight of Diamonds. It shows Elias J. Baldwin apparently getting ready to get into a light carriage. There appear to be two young girls bidding him farewell. In background are 3 women dressed for travel as well as one man. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1893 (dated by falling leg-o-mutton sleeve on girls coat)

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Date: c.1893 (dated by falling leg-o-mutton sleeve on girls coat)

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 804

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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Mission bell from San Gabriel Mission hanging in rustic shelter built for it. Just how Baldwin acquired this bell is unclear. It was returned to the Mission in the 1930's. This is another of the Baldwin playing cards.

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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 vertical

ID: 132

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of boat landing built at southwest end of lake. This is another of the Baldwin playing cards. It bears the title along the bottom: the boar landing. One person is in the boat, one is seated on the landing.

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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: 133

Collection: Photographs

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This is another of the backs of the Baldwin playing cards. Shows the winery. Also in photo, two horses hitched to a wagon. People in wagon and also sitting and standing nearby.

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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 vertical

ID: 133A

Collection: Photographs

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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.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 501

Collection: Photographs

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The library does not have a print of this negative. A print appears on p.35 of WHERE RANCH AND CITY MEET. The negative was reproduced from a deck of Baldwin playing cards. This one portrays the Baldwin Winery. Printed along the bottom are the words THE WINERY.

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Date: original print c.1890

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Date: original print c.1890

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Wines and winemaking; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards

Physical Description: 2x3 b&w negative

ID: 1133

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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Elderly Indian shown only from waist up. It is not possible to tell whether person is a man or woman. The photo is from Ace of Diamonds in the E.J."Lucky" Baldwin playing cards. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1890's

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Date: c.1890's

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Playing cards; Native-Americans

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 733

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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Photo of NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT of Pacific Electric Line service.

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Date: Sept. 30, 1951

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Date: Sept. 30, 1951

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1125

Collection: Photographs

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Thirty six students from First Avenue School (probably 5th graders) are pictured. We do not know which students in photo belong to which name. Some have not been named at all.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: First Avenue School; Ackerman, Carita; Anderson, Donna Lee; Anderson, Walter; Barrios, Gloria; Bell, Ed Allen; Bishop, Wanda; Bowie, Virginia; Carnell, Stewart; Clark, Ellamay; Corpe, Sidney; Cuellar, Laura; Eickinhoven, Herman; Emerson, Ralph; Flint, Kenneth; Gilmour, Joyce; Graves, Betty Jean; Hartley, Leota; Knisley, Earlene; Leeper, Roberta; Lockwood, Patty; Maxwell, Lucina; Moore, Jane; Mora, Ophelia; Morones, Charles; Moto, Toshiko; Mountjoy, Dorothy; Nelson, Jack; O'Haro, Florence; Spencer, Ronald; Strevant, Edward; Stubbs, Buddy; Walters, Billy; Wrede, Walter

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1157

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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Lower Arcadia City Hall walkway that leads to the upper part of City Hall. Notice no murals on the walls, they have not been uncovered yet. 240 West Huntington Drive. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Date: 2001

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Date: 2001

Subjects: Arcadia City Hall; Civic buildings

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2244C

Collection: Photographs

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Car #331 of Pacific Electric pictured very close-up. It is close enough to notice the advertising cards inside car above seats. Car appears to be very early one. This photo belongs to the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c.1930

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Date: c.1930

Subjects: Pacific Electric Railway; Railroads

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 396

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of stock certificate for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin/Bob Johnston Death Valley Mining and Milling Co.

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Date: no date on certificate

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Date: no date on certificate

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Mines and mining; Johnston, Bob

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 937

Collection: Photographs

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View east on Huntington Drive mid-way in block between Santa Anita and First Avenue during holiday season. Notice the Arcadia sign that had for many years hung over intersection at First Avenue has been removed (also referred to as a "Welcome" sign). Santa Fe Railroad overpass in view crossing over Huntington Drive.

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Date: November 13, 1959

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Date: November 13, 1959

Subjects: Huntington Drive; Bank of America; Arcadia Drugs; Arcadia Bootery

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 601

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of front page of the Los Angeles Times of April 3, 1909 with picture of Lily Bennett Baldwin and article about estate she inherited on death of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Date: April 3, 1909

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Date: April 3, 1909

Subjects: Howard, Lily Baldwin; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 506

Collection: Photographs

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Group of people facing front of Arcadia City Hall at First Street and Huntington Drive for a 4th of July celebration. There is a speaker addressing the crowd of people in front and one can notice soldiers in uniform and dignitaries seated behind the speaker. Flags displayed on the second story. Ivy covers the walls. Four columns in the front. The address of City Hall was 3 N. First Avenue, as listed in the city directory.

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Date: c.1924

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Date: c.1924

Subjects: Arcadia City Hall; City Hall; Fourth of July; Holidays

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w 1 poster size sepia in Reference Office

ID: 485

Collection: Photographs

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Looking SW from mountains north of Arcadia. Major tree-lined street running from mountains south is Santa Anita Avenue. Southernmost tree-lined street cutting across entire middle of photo is Duarte Road. Barracks at the Balloon School can be seen just below Huntington Drive. Notice that Huntington Drive stops just west of the Balloon School, at the Baldwin Ranch. Much of Foothill area was planted to citrus.

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Date: c.1927

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Date: c.1927

Subjects: Aerial views; Arcadia(City)-History-1920-1929; Balloon School; Santa Anita Avenue; Santa Anita Highlands

Physical Description: 10 x 14 b&w

ID: 1105

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.

Images

Mission bell from San Gabriel Mission hanging in rustic shelter built for it. Just how Baldwin acquired this bell is unclear. It was returned to the Mission in the 1930's. This is another of the Baldwin playing cards.

Images

Photo of boat landing built at southwest end of lake. This is another of the Baldwin playing cards. It bears the title along the bottom: the boar landing. One person is in the boat, one is seated on the landing.

Images

This is another of the backs of the Baldwin playing cards. Shows the winery. Also in photo, two horses hitched to a wagon. People in wagon and also sitting and standing nearby.

Images

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.

Images

The library does not have a print of this negative. A print appears on p.35 of WHERE RANCH AND CITY MEET. The negative was reproduced from a deck of Baldwin playing cards. This one portrays the Baldwin Winery. Printed along the bottom are the words THE WINERY.

Images

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Elderly Indian shown only from waist up. It is not possible to tell whether person is a man or woman. The photo is from Ace of Diamonds in the E.J."Lucky" Baldwin playing cards. This photograph belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Photo of NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT of Pacific Electric Line service.

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Thirty six students from First Avenue School (probably 5th graders) are pictured. We do not know which students in photo belong to which name. Some have not been named at all.

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).

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Lower Arcadia City Hall walkway that leads to the upper part of City Hall. Notice no murals on the walls, they have not been uncovered yet. 240 West Huntington Drive. Photograph by Terry Miller.

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Car #331 of Pacific Electric pictured very close-up. It is close enough to notice the advertising cards inside car above seats. Car appears to be very early one. This photo belongs to the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It is shown here for research only.

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Photo of stock certificate for E.J."Lucky" Baldwin/Bob Johnston Death Valley Mining and Milling Co.

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Photo of front page of the Los Angeles Times of April 3, 1909 with picture of Lily Bennett Baldwin and article about estate she inherited on death of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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