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Page 3 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Reads: Colonel W. N. Hensley Jr. Commanding. 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_111 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date
September 1918

  1 image

Date
September 1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Hensley, W. N., Jr.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1859
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
May 4, 1918 p. 3 Engagement
May 11, 1918 p. 1 Date to be May 14.
May 18, 1918 p. 5 Ceremony
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
May 4, 1918 p. 3 Engagement
May 11, 1918 p. 1 Date to be May 14.
May 18, 1918 p. 5 Ceremony
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Schwartz, Katherine
Sherman, Lt. Cecil K.
Balloon School
Item ID
4555AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
August 31, 1918
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
August 31, 1918
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Seilreaux, Lile
Brant, Harry W.
Balloon School
Item ID
4557AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
October 12, 1918
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
October 12, 1918
Pages
p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Ledyard, Helen D.
Whistler, Lt. Geo.
Balloon School
Item ID
4558AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
March 12, 1921 p. 6
March 19, 1921 p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
March 12, 1921 p. 6
March 19, 1921 p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Jacobs, Dorothy
Mooney, Lt. Horace W.
Balloon School
Item ID
4591AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
March 12, 1921 p. 6
March 19, 1921 p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
March 12, 1921 p. 6
March 19, 1921 p. 1
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Preston, Opal
Reeves, Lt. Dache
Balloon School
Item ID
4592AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
March 19, 1921 p. 1
March26, 1921 p. 5
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
March 19, 1921 p. 1
March26, 1921 p. 5
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Krowe, Constance
Gates, Lt. Warner B.
Balloon School
Item ID
4593AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Aerial view looking northeast across Santa Anita Park toward mountains. Note training track called Anita Chiquita has been added (lower left corner), open grandstand has been added to west of covered stand. Note, too, that work has begun to change Balloon School site to Arcadia County Park. Santa Anita Avenue is tree-lined street running entire width of photo about middle of print.

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Date
1937

  1 image

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

  1 image

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
Images
Less detail

These two long buildings appear to be buildings at the Balloon School. They have been left from the time that "Lucky" Baldwin's Santa Anita Race Track was on this site. There is considerable snow on San Gabriel Mountains behind.

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Date
c.1927 or 1928

  1 image

Date
c.1927 or 1928
Subjects
Balloon School
Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
952
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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

  1 image

Date
September 1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Baldwin, Anita
Red Star Society
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1857
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Looking east over barracks and main building at Ross Field. Tree-lined street cutting across photo at far side of field is Santa Anita Avenue. The oval of the race track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and which opened in 1907 can clearly be seen on right. Broad E/W street seen on far left is Huntington Drive.

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Date
c.1928

  1 image

Date
c.1928
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
861
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Marriage (article badly damaged. Cannot determine name of bride.)

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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
June 4, 1921
Announcement Type
Marriage
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
June 4, 1921
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Welch, St. C. H.
Balloon School
Item ID
4595AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Aerial view toward the east taken from about over present Club House at Santa Anita Park Race Track. The main street running North/South is Santa Anita Avenue. View shows the oval of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's race track in what is currently Arcadia County Park. The buildings would be barracks of Ross Field U.S. Army Balloon School. Duarte Road can be seen coming into photo at right edge of photo near intersection with Santa Anita Avenue. The broad street along left side would be Huntington Drive. Railroad tracks can be seen in lower left corner.

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Date
November 1929

  1 image

Date
November 1929
Subjects
Aerial Photo Collection
Aerial views
Balloon School
Huntington Drive
Race tracks
Railroads
Santa Anita Avenue
Physical Description
6x10 b&w
ID
631
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

Photographically reproduced copy of an old newspaper photo taken in 1936 which is an aerial view looking north west over original race track built by Baldwin. In lower right corner can be seen Santa Anita Ave lined with Eucalyptus. On lower left, one can see present Campus Drive. Across top third of photo, one can see Huntington Drive. Note how small the trees are that line the street.

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Date
1936

  1 image

Date
1936
Subjects
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing
Huntington Drive
Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
Balloon School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
858
Collection
Photographs
Images
Less detail

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