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Cedar Walk on Ranch. Hugo Reid Adobe appears to be directly at the end of this walk. Note bell from San Gabriel Mission hanging in shelter made for it. Framed photos are of Baldwin's three hotels: Tallac at Lake Tahoe, Baldwin Hotel & Theater, San Francisco, and the Oakwood, Arcadia.

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Date: February 12, 1894

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Date: February 12, 1894

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin Ranch

Physical Description: 8x20 b&w

ID: 128

Collection: Photographs

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Close up of ad in first Arcadia newspaper, Arcadia Bulletin. The ad is for the Bonita Hotel. Ben Newman is listed as proprietor.

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Date: May 7, 1904

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Date: May 7, 1904

Subjects: Bonita Hotel; Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1086

Collection: Photographs

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Close up of five Board of Trustees for City of Arcadia (now, City Council). Upper left, Hiram Unruh; upper right, Melville Lawrence (manager of Oakwood Hotel). Lower left, Harold Stocker; lower right, George Lowen Tucker; center, E.J.Baldwin. This was from first issue of Arcadia Bulletin.

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Date: May 7, 1904

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Date: May 7, 1904

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Lawrence, Melville; Stocker, Harold; Tucker, George Lowen; Unruh, Hiram Augustus; Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1087

Collection: Photographs

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Horse, with just hand of handler showing. Horse is NAVARRO. Caption underneath reads: Navarro B.H. foaled 1904. By Emperor Norfolk - La Plata.

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Date: 1907

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Date: 1907

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 926

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of article in newspaper (probably LA Times) on auto accident at the unbridged Santa Anita Wash just east of Arcadia.

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Date: December 15, 1907

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Date: December 15, 1907

Subjects: Santa Anita Wash

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 589

Collection: Photographs

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Photo reduction of p.13 pt. I of November 28, 1911 Los Angeles Times newspaper. Contains photo with caption describing fire which totally destroyed Oakwood Hotel on November 26, 1911, a Sunday night.

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Date: 1911

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Date: 1911

Subjects: Oakwood Hotel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 390

Collection: Photographs

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Another view of Oakwood Hotel just after being destroyed by fire. Standing beside structure are an older and younger sister of Vesta Tucker Reeves. Their father was Lowen Tucker, ranch foreman for Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

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Date: Nov. 12, 1911

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Date: Nov. 12, 1911

Subjects: Oakwood Hotel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1079

Collection: Photographs

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Photo taken looking north from possibly Duarte Road, of 120 acres of tomatoes being grown on Baldwin Ranch land. In photo, highest mountain on right side of photo is Monrovia Peak. Big Santa Anita Canyon comes down to the left of it. Oversized.

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Date: 1914

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Date: 1914

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita; Baldwin Ranch; San Gabriel Mountains

Physical Description: 3x15 b&w

ID: 124

Collection: Photographs

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A large group is pictured sitting or standing near entrance to Sturtevant Camp dining room. (Camp was one of many in San Gabriel Mountains; it was up Big Santa Anita Canyon.) In back row, on left, man in dark shirt and tie next to pillar, is John C. Juvinall of Monrovia.

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Date: July 3, 1916

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Date: July 3, 1916

Subjects: San Gabriel Mountains; Sturtevant Camp; Juvinall, John C

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 968

Collection: Photographs

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Aerial view looking west over Santa Anita Park. Photo was taken from about over intersection of Colorado Place and Huntington Drive. Note area that was to become Los Angeles County Arboretum across top of photo. Note an open Grandstand has been added to the west of original covered one. There is a small dirigible in lower right corner carrying a sign that seems to read:modern motel. Present Baldwin Avenue would run where road in this photo is seen parallel to top of photo.

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Date: December 28, 1935

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Date: December 28, 1935

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 975

Collection: Photographs

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Early corn stand run by Carl Kophamer and his family on Las Tunas. L-R;Carl; his wife, Estella; and Morry, his son. A Chevrolet flat bed truck is on right.

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Date: 1939

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Date: 1939

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn; Kophamer, Carl; Kophamer, Estella; Kophamer, Morry

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 884

Collection: Photographs

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"On the Air," a combined Arcadia-Monrovia float entry in the 1940 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, featured a floral radio. Ten people rode on the float.

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Date: January 1940

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Date: January 1940

Subjects: Tournament of Roses-Floats-1940

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1291

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of half of front page of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School paper, the WILDCAT for November 5, 1943.

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Date: November 5,1943

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Date: November 5,1943

Subjects: Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 1099

Collection: Photographs

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Wendell Chapman is seen on horseback with a battery operated radio. He was a member of the Civil Defense Amateur Radio Operators group that was assisting with communication in cases of emergency, such as floods, etc.

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Date: 1952

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Date: 1952

Subjects: Organizations-Civil Defense Amateur Radio Operators; Chapman, Wendell S.

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1127

Collection: Photographs

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Looking north from Las Tunas near intersection of Santa Anita Ave. (NW corner) is Carl's Sweet Corn stand. Many customers and their cars are in view. Behind the stand can be seen corn growing in field. Owner was Carl Kophamer.

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Date: July 1953

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Date: July 1953

Subjects: Carl's Sweet Corn

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 888

Collection: Photographs

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Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.

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Date: December 27, 1953

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Date: December 27, 1953

Subjects: Forest fires

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 895

Collection: Photographs

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Flames from Monrovia Peak fire seen at night coming down canyon right behind home in northern Arcadia.

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Date: December 27, 1953

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Date: December 27, 1953

Subjects: Forest fires

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 896

Collection: Photographs

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A girl crosses the finish line in an apparent relay race. She is running barefoot, wearing shorts and a striped shirt, holding a baton. This photograph was in the Arcadia Bulletin, p. 3, August 20, 1956. The caption read, "Bringing home the bacon for the Holly Avenue playground in the recent City Recreation Department track meet is an unidentified young lady. Although her smile is one of victory, her team finished in fourth place behind Longley Way, Hugo Reid, Vista Park.

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Date: August 1956

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Date: August 1956

Subjects: Recreation Department Collection; Track meet

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

ID: 1911

Collection: Photographs

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Looking east toward front entrance and grounds of Westerner Motel. San Gabriel Mountains show very prominently in the background. There are two cars in the parking area.

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Date: September 10, 1959

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Date: September 10, 1959

Subjects: Westerner Motel

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1035

Collection: Photographs

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Nine sulkies and horses with drivers racing at Santa Anita Park. View is across track and racers into grandstand. Photo by photographer Milton Bell of Monrovia.

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Date: March 12, 1963

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Date: March 12, 1963

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1945-1980; Horse racing

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1031

Collection: Photographs

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Cedar Walk on Ranch. Hugo Reid Adobe appears to be directly at the end of this walk. Note bell from San Gabriel Mission hanging in shelter made for it. Framed photos are of Baldwin's three hotels: Tallac at Lake Tahoe, Baldwin Hotel & Theater, San Francisco, and the Oakwood, Arcadia.

Images

Close up of ad in first Arcadia newspaper, Arcadia Bulletin. The ad is for the Bonita Hotel. Ben Newman is listed as proprietor.

Images

Close up of five Board of Trustees for City of Arcadia (now, City Council). Upper left, Hiram Unruh; upper right, Melville Lawrence (manager of Oakwood Hotel). Lower left, Harold Stocker; lower right, George Lowen Tucker; center, E.J.Baldwin. This was from first issue of Arcadia Bulletin.

Images

Horse, with just hand of handler showing. Horse is NAVARRO. Caption underneath reads: Navarro B.H. foaled 1904. By Emperor Norfolk - La Plata.

Images

Photo of article in newspaper (probably LA Times) on auto accident at the unbridged Santa Anita Wash just east of Arcadia.

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Photo reduction of p.13 pt. I of November 28, 1911 Los Angeles Times newspaper. Contains photo with caption describing fire which totally destroyed Oakwood Hotel on November 26, 1911, a Sunday night.

Images

Another view of Oakwood Hotel just after being destroyed by fire. Standing beside structure are an older and younger sister of Vesta Tucker Reeves. Their father was Lowen Tucker, ranch foreman for Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin.

Images

Photo taken looking north from possibly Duarte Road, of 120 acres of tomatoes being grown on Baldwin Ranch land. In photo, highest mountain on right side of photo is Monrovia Peak. Big Santa Anita Canyon comes down to the left of it. Oversized.

Images

A large group is pictured sitting or standing near entrance to Sturtevant Camp dining room. (Camp was one of many in San Gabriel Mountains; it was up Big Santa Anita Canyon.) In back row, on left, man in dark shirt and tie next to pillar, is John C. Juvinall of Monrovia.

Images

Images

Early corn stand run by Carl Kophamer and his family on Las Tunas. L-R;Carl; his wife, Estella; and Morry, his son. A Chevrolet flat bed truck is on right.

Images

"On the Air," a combined Arcadia-Monrovia float entry in the 1940 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, featured a floral radio. Ten people rode on the float.

Images

Photo of half of front page of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School paper, the WILDCAT for November 5, 1943.

Images

Wendell Chapman is seen on horseback with a battery operated radio. He was a member of the Civil Defense Amateur Radio Operators group that was assisting with communication in cases of emergency, such as floods, etc.

Images

Looking north from Las Tunas near intersection of Santa Anita Ave. (NW corner) is Carl's Sweet Corn stand. Many customers and their cars are in view. Behind the stand can be seen corn growing in field. Owner was Carl Kophamer.

Images

Looking north toward San Gabriel Mountains at devastating Monrovia Peak fire on first night. It was to eventually burn more than 13,000 acres and be out of control for five days.

Images

Flames from Monrovia Peak fire seen at night coming down canyon right behind home in northern Arcadia.

Images

Images

Looking east toward front entrance and grounds of Westerner Motel. San Gabriel Mountains show very prominently in the background. There are two cars in the parking area.

Images

Nine sulkies and horses with drivers racing at Santa Anita Park. View is across track and racers into grandstand. Photo by photographer Milton Bell of Monrovia.

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