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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs557

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

Images

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

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs408

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

Images

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs409

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

Images

Breeders' Cup Banner

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/subject498

Start Date: November 1, 2019

End Date: November 2, 2019

Contents: Purple vinyl banner side 1 shows "The City of Arcadia welcomes Breeders' Cup November 1, 2019 and November 2, 2019 Santa Anita." Side 2 shows a jockey on a horse with flags from many countries on the right edge.

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Start Date: November 1, 2019

End Date: November 2, 2019

Contents: Purple vinyl banner side 1 shows "The City of Arcadia welcomes Breeders' Cup November 1, 2019 and November 2, 2019 Santa Anita." Side 2 shows a jockey on a horse with flags from many countries on the right edge.

Subjects: Breeders' Cup; Horses and horse racing; Santa Anita Park-2011-2020

Location: Basement

Box Number: Box 133

Shelf Number: Shelf H17

Item ID: 499AF

Collection: Subject Files

Images

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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs130

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

Images

Man in dark suit holding harness on head of race horse with jockey mounted. We have no identification.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs554

Date: c.1907

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Date: c.1907

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 550

Collection: Photographs

Images

Fire Chief Chen Suen. He became the first Asian-American fire chief in the Arcadia Fire Department in November 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2438

Date: 2022

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Date: 2022

Subjects: Arcadia Fire Department-Fire chiefs; Asian Americans; Suen, Chen

Physical Description: color printout, born digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2294

Collection: Photographs

Images

Black horsehandler standing in white shirt and dark pants holding harness of race horse with jockey mounted. Young man in suit and hat (possibly the trainer) standing to the right of these. None are identified.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs556

Date: c.1907

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Date: c.1907

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

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 552

Collection: Photographs

Images

Young unidentified jockey mounted on race horse. Handler holding part of harness and a third man stands on right side of photo dressed in business suit and hat. These men are also unidentified.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs129

Date: c.1908

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Date: c.1908

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 129

Collection: Photographs

Images

Anita Baldwin congratulating jockey Richards and trainer Handlen probably in 1935 or 1936. Floral piece appears to be in the shape of a peacock. Note the Maltese cross on front of jockey's trousers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs938

Date: c.1935

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Date: c.1935

Subjects: Baldwin, Anita; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 932

Collection: Photographs

Images

Gene Glasco, City Clerk 2012-2024. Retired in 2024. This photo c. 2020. Gene Glasco is a native Californian and long time resident of Arcadia. Gene attended Highland Oaks Elementary school, First Avenue Junior High School, and is a graduate of Arcadia High School where he lettered in Football and played second chair trombone in the award-winning AHS Marching Band. Gene is Arcadia’s first elected City Clerk that is a graduate of Arcadia High School. Gene served six years in the United States Navy. He spent fourteen months in Vietnam as a Radioman in support of US Navy riverboat activities in the Mekong Delta and is a service-connected disabled Veteran. Gene is an Honor Role graduate of Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. He attended San Jose State University where he majored in Public Relations with a minor in Asian American History. After thirty years in the foodservice industry, Gene retired from Glasco and Associates, Inc. He also has practiced real estate in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2437

Date: 2020

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Date: 2020

Subjects: Arcadia High School alumni; City Clerks; Glasco, Gene; Veterans

Physical Description: color printout, digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2293

Collection: Photographs

Images

John McCoy in Spanish American War uniform.(He was a Rough Rider.) Identified for Library by his son, George McCoy, in 1978.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs423

Date: 1898

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Date: 1898

Subjects: McCoy, John

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w vertical

ID: 421

Collection: Photographs

Images

American Savings building at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave. Former location of first school, a converted packing house.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1239

Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: American Savings and Loan; Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1230

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo and caption of A.M. Allen, architect for Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's first race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1345

Date: c.1906

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Date: c.1906

Subjects: Allen, A.M.; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1336

Collection: Photographs

Images

The plaque designating Arcadia Woman's Club Clubhouse the City of Arcadia Historic Landmark No. 1, at 324 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA. This is the first City of Arcadia Historical Landmark. The clubhouse is about 90 years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2409

Date: October 5, 2022

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Date: October 5, 2022

Subjects: Arcadia City Council-2020-2029; Arcadia Woman's Club; City of Arcadia Historic Landmarks

Physical Description: digital, see i:images

ID: 2269A

Collection: Photographs

Images

Cheryl Alberg (left) and Mayor Tom Beck (right) in front of plaque designating Arcadia Woman's Club Clubhouse the City of Arcadia Historic Landmark No. 1, at 324 S. First Avenue, Arcadia, CA. First Historic Landmark in the City of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2407

Date: October 5, 2022

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Date: October 5, 2022

Subjects: Alberg, Cheryl; Arcadia City Council-2020-2029; Arcadia Woman's Club; Beck, Tom; City of Arcadia Historic Landmarks

Physical Description: digital, see i:images

ID: 2268

Collection: Photographs

Images

Chief Roy Nakamura became Arcadia’s 30th Police Chief and its first of Asian-American descent on January 9, 2021. Captain Nakamura began his career with the Arcadia Police Department in 1992 as a Police Officer. As an Officer, he was assigned to Patrol and worked as a Field Training Officer, as well as being assigned to the Detective Bureau. As Detective, he was assigned to the Forgery and Fraud Unit and completed his Detective Bureau assignment in the Crimes Against Persons Unit. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2002 and worked as a Field Supervisor until he was transferred to Personnel and Training. In 2009, Captain Nakamura was promoted to Lieutenant, working various assignments under the Operations and Administration Divisions within the Department, including Watch Commander, Detective Bureau Commander, Field Training Officers Program Commander, and Force Training Unit Commander. In 2019, he was promoted to Captain. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly Pomona.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2436

Date: 2021

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Date: 2021

Subjects: Arcadia Police Department; Nakamura, Roy; Police chiefs

Physical Description: color printout, digital, see P:\Library Photos\images

ID: 2292

Collection: Photographs

Images

Statue of a soldier at Arcadia County Park. He is standing, wearing boots and hat, belt of ammunition, canteen across his body, holding a rifle. It is known as "The Hiker," one of 52 casts of the Spanish American War Memorial made between 1921 and 1956 to commemorate the 1898 Spanish American War. Photograph by Terry Miller.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs2260

Date: April 2001

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Date: April 2001

Subjects: Arcadia County Park; Statuary

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 2228

Collection: Photographs

Images

"The First Americans," Arcadia's float entry in the 1975 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. A bust of an unnamed American Indian dominates this tribute. Surrounding the sculpture is a copy of an Indian belt. The Indian head was the largest facial sculpture in Rose Parade history at that time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs1337

Date: January 1975

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Date: January 1975

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1975

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1328

Collection: Photographs

Images

Large stone Maltese Cross erected on the Baldwin Ranch by Anita Baldwin, marking graves of the four American Derby winners owned by her father, Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin. The cross and horse's graves are now situated at the Santa Anita Race Track. There is a sign with all details of horses' names and races won.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs143

Date: c.1930's

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Date: c.1930's

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 142

Collection: Photographs

Images

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