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Aerial view. Looking east. Street along right edge of photo which is lined with trees is Duarte Road. Santa Anita Avenue cuts across photo from right to left and up into the San Gabriel Mountains. Huntington Drive can be seen in center of photo with young trees planted on north side of it. Santa Anita Race Track is one furthest from camera. The next small track is a training track belonging to Santa Anita. There is a VERY small round track across the street from the training track, which was part of a private horse stables. The incompleted oval was part of work done in 1933 by Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin in their effort to develop the Jockey Club Track. This photo belongs to the Huntington Library. It is shown here for research only.

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Date: c. 1935

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Date: c. 1935

Subjects: Duarte Road; Huntington Drive; Los Angeles Jockey Club; San Gabriel Mountains; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 623

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking west across Santa Anita Park from a position about Santa Anita Avenue just north of Huntington Drive. In the upper right portion of the photo can be seen the extensive earthwork done for the track Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot planned to build. That vast area now is entirely built with homes and apartments and is called Santa Anita Village. Present-day Baldwin Avenue would follow the line shown by the Ranch Road bisecting the photo from right to left just east of the track abandoned by Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot.

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Date: c.1934

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Date: c.1934

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942; Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 977

Collection: Photographs

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Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot, developer of Hilejea Park, Florida, prepare to turn ceremonial spadeful of soil for their projected race track. Anita has white hat and dress; Smoot is in double breasted suit.

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Date: 1932

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Date: 1932

Subjects: Baldwin, Anita; Smoot, Joseph M; Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 906

Collection: Photographs

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Another view of "Smoot Hole" before cleaning up and just before subdividing for El Rancho Village. The name Smoot Hole came from aborted effort of Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin to get race track built in about this location.

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Date: c.1938

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Date: c.1938

Subjects: Smoot Hole

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 376

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia motorcycle officer Jack Miller is shown standing next to his motorcycle. He is in uniform. In the background is a woodframe house. This photo is an enlargement of a section of photo #429.

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Date: c.1921

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Date: c.1921

Subjects: Miller, Jack; Police Department

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 894

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library Board meeting. Left to right: Mrs. Herman Snider, Chair; Mr. J.L. Young; Mr. Dexter Jones; Mrs. Herbert Opel; and Mrs. Gene Gregg. Standing is Grace Clark, City Librarian.

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Date: c.1956

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Date: c.1956

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Board of Trustees; Snider, Mrs. Herman; Young, J.L.; Jones, Dexter; Opel, Mrs. Herbert; Gregg, Gene; Clark, Grace

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 345

Collection: Photographs

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Arcadia Public Library Board photographed at meeting. Left to right: Dexter Jones, Mrs. Herman Snider, Gene Gregg (standing), Chairman J.L. Young, City Councilman Conrad Reibold (standing), Helen Kinnison, City Librarian Grace Clark.

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Date: c.1959

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Date: c.1959

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library Board of Trustees; Jones, Dexter; Snider, Mrs. Herman; Young, J.L.; Kinnison, Helen; Clark, Grace; Reibold, Conrad

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 346

Collection: Photographs

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Assistant Fire Chief Mr. L.C. Bertolina.

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Date: 1917?

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Date: 1917?

Subjects: Fire Department; Bertolina, Leo

Physical Description: 3x5 oval b&w

ID: 247

Collection: Photographs

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Baldwin Ranch entry in 1914 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Entered by Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Peacock of white roses and lilies-of-the-valley, mounted in an oak tree at the front of a decorated car. B.R. Marsh rode in the car.

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Date: January 1914

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Date: January 1914

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1914

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1279

Collection: Photographs

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Baldwin Ranch Store. A large two story building with cupola atop. On wooden siding is painted: Dry Goods Fancy Goods Groceries and Provisions Brandies Wines. It stands under tall eucalyptus trees. Joe Buck, resident, locates it at gate on what is now Old Ranch Road.

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Date: unknown

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Date: unknown

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Stores

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 117

Collection: Photographs

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Charles Francis Earl is seen standing next to a tractor, holding his young son, William Earl. Behind the Earl's is the vacant lot Mr. Earl purchased in the mid 1930s when it was a hayfield. The vacant lot as seen in this photo is shortly before construction began on their home in late 1951 and early 1952. When constructed, the address was 1050 Paloma Drive. See also Photo #1634.

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Date: Late 1951

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Date: Late 1951

Subjects: Streets - Paloma Drive; Earl, Charles Francis; Earl, William

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1633

Collection: Photographs

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Charles Shugert, proprietor of Shugert's House of Toys is pointing out boundaries of First parking district to other merchants who would profit from it. Others in photo, L-R: Merry Clark, dress shop proprietor, located on N. First Avenue, called Merry's; Marge Becker, who had Arcadia Candies on Huntington Drive; Ed Beaty; and on extreme right next to Mr. Shugert is Bill Suhm, at that time owner of Arcadia Stationers.

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Date: c.1956

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Date: c.1956

Subjects: Shugert, Charles; Suhm, Bill; Becker, Marge; Clark, Merry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 737

Collection: Photographs

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City of Arcadia management employees and others standing in front of City Council Chambers holding a banner which reads, "Merry Christmas Charles," probably referring to Charles Gilb. Standing L-R: Kent Ross, Jim Dale, George Watts, Rick Sandona, Neil Johnson, unknown, Dave Hinig, Jerry Collins, Bob Harbicht, Cindy Rowe, Eldon Davidson, Joe Lopez, Bill Woolard, Pete Kinnahan, Mike Miller, Jerry Gardner, Alex McIntyre.

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Date: 1991

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Date: 1991

Subjects: Ross, Kent; Dale, Jim; Watts, George; Sandona, Richard; Johnson, Neil; Hinig, Dave; Collins, Jerry; Harbicht, Bob; Rowe, Cindy; Davidson, Eldon; Lopez, Joe; Woolard, Bill; Kinnahan, Pete; Miller, Mike; Gardner, Jerry; McIntyre, Alex

Physical Description: 8x10 color

ID: 1437

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin Stocker is seated second from the right, with her left hand resting on the shoulder of Melville Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence's wife, Emma Lawrence, is standing behind the group. Seen L-R: Unidentified woman sitting; Emma Lawrence standing; Walter McGinley; Clara Baldwin Stocker; Melville Lawrence. The group is on a boat excursion at Lake Tahoe.

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Date: c.1915-1918

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Date: c.1915-1918

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara; Lawrence, Emma; Lawrence, Melville; McGinley, Walter

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1571

Collection: Photographs

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Councilman Charles Gilb, on left, at the microphone during Diamond Jubilee Ball. He is introducing Sheriff Peter Pitchess and Mrs. Pitchess to guests.

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Date: September 30, 1978

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Date: September 30, 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball; City Council-1970-1979-Gilb, Charles; Pitchess, Peter; Pitchess, Athena

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 754

Collection: Photographs

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Dark, tree-lined street completely bisecting photo from west to east just above, is Duarte Road. Santa Anita Park Race Track is at upper right edge of photo. Smaller oval nearby is a training track. The incomplete oval in upper left is the race track that Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot attempted to build in 1933 but abandoned the project. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place form a "y" just east of Santa Anita Park Race Track. Note grove of olive trees on land where City Hall is located today (240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia). Baseball diamond in upper right corner of photo, just below the convergence of the "y" is at Arcadia County Park. Corrected description as of 11/04/2008.

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Date: June 5, 1938

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Date: June 5, 1938

Subjects: Aerial Photo Collection; Aerial views; Colorado Place; Duarte Road; Los Angeles Jockey Club; Santa Anita Park-1934-1942

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 617

Collection: Photographs

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Dorothy Cunningham, born 1919, is a long-time Arcadia resident. She wrote the social column in the Arcadia Tribune for about 20 years. In this photo, she is probably about age 95. Dorothy was from Whidbey Island, WA and lived in Arcadia for at least 55 years. She worked as a nurse practitioner. Then, she wrote a column for the Arcadia Tribune for 22 years after a council person asked her to write it. She quit the column at age 90.

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Date: c. 2015

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Date: c. 2015

Subjects: Cunningham, Dorothy; Journalists; Writers

Physical Description: 8x10color

ID: 2169B

Collection: Photographs

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Dr. Ed Ryan, Superintendent of Arcadia Schools and Mrs. Ruth Ryan, on the left, are being greeted at Diamond Jubliee Ball.

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Date: September 30, 1978

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Date: September 30, 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball; Schools-Superintendent-Ryan, Edward; Ryan, Ruth

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 753

Collection: Photographs

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Ed Harver, Principal of First Avenue Jr. High School, is shown talking to Mr. and Mrs. Kel Mason (backs to camera) at Diamond Jubilee Ball.

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Date: September 30, 1978

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Date: September 30, 1978

Subjects: Centennial celebrations,etc.-Diamond Jubilee,1978-Ball; Schools-Employees-Harver, Ed; Mason, Della; Mason, Kel

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 750

Collection: Photographs

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Family photo of elderly couple Leander Eldridge and Caroline Amelia McKnight. Handwritten on the back of photo: Leander Eldridge born September 13, 1853, died March 12, 1942, age 89; Caroline Amelia McKnight, born October 25, 1861, died May 5, 1941, age 80.

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Date: c. late 1930s or early 1940s.

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Date: c. late 1930s or early 1940s.

Subjects: Eldridge, Leander; McKnight, Caroline Amelia

Physical Description: 4 1/2 x 3 1/4" b&w

ID: 2167

Collection: Photographs

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Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot, developer of Hilejea Park, Florida, prepare to turn ceremonial spadeful of soil for their projected race track. Anita has white hat and dress; Smoot is in double breasted suit.

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Another view of "Smoot Hole" before cleaning up and just before subdividing for El Rancho Village. The name Smoot Hole came from aborted effort of Joe Smoot and Anita Baldwin to get race track built in about this location.

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Arcadia motorcycle officer Jack Miller is shown standing next to his motorcycle. He is in uniform. In the background is a woodframe house. This photo is an enlargement of a section of photo #429.

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Arcadia Public Library Board meeting. Left to right: Mrs. Herman Snider, Chair; Mr. J.L. Young; Mr. Dexter Jones; Mrs. Herbert Opel; and Mrs. Gene Gregg. Standing is Grace Clark, City Librarian.

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Arcadia Public Library Board photographed at meeting. Left to right: Dexter Jones, Mrs. Herman Snider, Gene Gregg (standing), Chairman J.L. Young, City Councilman Conrad Reibold (standing), Helen Kinnison, City Librarian Grace Clark.

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Assistant Fire Chief Mr. L.C. Bertolina.

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Baldwin Ranch entry in 1914 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Entered by Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Peacock of white roses and lilies-of-the-valley, mounted in an oak tree at the front of a decorated car. B.R. Marsh rode in the car.

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Baldwin Ranch Store. A large two story building with cupola atop. On wooden siding is painted: Dry Goods Fancy Goods Groceries and Provisions Brandies Wines. It stands under tall eucalyptus trees. Joe Buck, resident, locates it at gate on what is now Old Ranch Road.

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Councilman Charles Gilb, on left, at the microphone during Diamond Jubilee Ball. He is introducing Sheriff Peter Pitchess and Mrs. Pitchess to guests.

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Dr. Ed Ryan, Superintendent of Arcadia Schools and Mrs. Ruth Ryan, on the left, are being greeted at Diamond Jubliee Ball.

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Ed Harver, Principal of First Avenue Jr. High School, is shown talking to Mr. and Mrs. Kel Mason (backs to camera) at Diamond Jubilee Ball.

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Family photo of elderly couple Leander Eldridge and Caroline Amelia McKnight. Handwritten on the back of photo: Leander Eldridge born September 13, 1853, died March 12, 1942, age 89; Caroline Amelia McKnight, born October 25, 1861, died May 5, 1941, age 80.

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