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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's daughter Anita sitting on grass beside lake with five mastiff dogs. What appears to be a workman stands at left. Anita would be age eleven in this photo.

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Date: March 3, 1887

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Date: March 3, 1887

Subjects: Baldwin, Anita

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w hard board professional photo taken by Shaffner Studio, 500 Sixth St., Los Angeles, CA, also 2 prints

ID: 112

Collection: Photographs

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Four administrators from Taiwan's Ming Tao High School visited the Arcadia High School on November 3 as part of their tour of American schools. They praised the school's independent students, lack of fences and extensive computer system.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 12, 1898

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 12, 1898

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2997AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Volume I no. 1 issue of first Arcadia newspaper, THE ARCADIA BULLETIN. Paper included an article on the opening of Clara Villa which opened May 3, 1904. The paper has photos of five members of the Board of Trustees (now City Council) and also one of Arcadia's first City Marshall, Elmer Anderson and his brother, Charles Anderson, City Treasurer.

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Date: May 7, 1904

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Date: May 7, 1904

Subjects: Newspapers-Arcadia Bulletin; Anderson, Elmer; Anderson, Charles

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1084

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of first diploma issued by Arcadia school. It was made out to first graduate, Ellison Leake and signed by George Ethel Wayne, Principal.

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Date: June 3, 1905

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Date: June 3, 1905

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 712

Collection: Photographs

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Lovely lane lined on both sides with tall Lombardy Poplars. Man in light buggy is seen driving on the lane, away from camera. From the magazine Outing. According to Sandy Snider from the Arboretum, this lane was to the east of Old Ranch Road in early days of Ranch under Baldwin ownership.

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Date: 1906

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Date: 1906

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Baldwin Ranch

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 913

Collection: Photographs

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Photo ad for White City-Arcadia. Sign on wall calls it a resort. Photo shows lady and child in light carriage with fourteen people standing nearby. Beneath photo it reads: BALDWIN MUSIC HALL-THE BEST MUSICAL COMEDY AND VAUDEVILLE-EVERY EVENING. Banner between trees reads BIG BARBEQUE ----(not clear) BAND AND ORCHESTRA ----(not clear). (Barbecue?)

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Date: 1906

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Date: 1906

Subjects: Restaurants-White City

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 929

Collection: Photographs

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E.J."Lucky" Baldwin thoroughbred horse, LOS ANGELES is shown being held by a black trainer while a man in top hat watches. There is another horse seen at left. Caption underneath reads: Los Angeles, with additional info on Santa Anita Handicap.

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Date: December 8, 1907

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Date: December 8, 1907

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 922

Collection: Photographs

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Copy of 1 1/2 pages from the racing program for Santa Anita Park, April 13, 1909. Right hand page is an ad for Pacific Electric.

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Date: 1909

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Date: 1909

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-1907-1912; Railroads-Pacific Electric Railway

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1169

Collection: Photographs

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Leo Bertolina (on left) and Jim Newton standing under a clump of pine trees drinking from bottles. There is a horse standing beyond trees. Back of card says:"area is just north of Foothill near First Avenue."

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Date: 1909

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Date: 1909

Subjects: Bertolina, Leo; Newton, Jim; Police Department

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w postcard

ID: 536

Collection: Photographs

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Cast of moving picture, THE HEART OF A RACE TOUT, the first moving picture made ENTIRELY in California. It was made by Selig Polyscope Co.of Chicago who had opened a studio in downtown Los Angeles. The movie was made to take advantage of the Racetrack built in Arcadia by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin which opened in 1907.

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Date: 1909

1 image

Date: 1909

Subjects: Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 852

Collection: Photographs

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Page from Los Angeles Times of March 21, 1909 telling of the coming end of racing at Santa Anita Park when State of California will close it with the ban on horse racing, April 20, 1909. See legible copy in VF Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and Horse Racing.

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Date: March 21, 1909

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Date: March 21, 1909

Subjects: Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing; Santa Anita Park-1907-1912

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 554

Collection: Photographs

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Three people are standing in front of stable area of Elias J."Lucky" Baldwin's Santa Anita Race Track. L-R: Mrs. John (Ella) Ott; eldest son, Donald; and City Marshall, John Ott. (Their daughter told us in 1980 that everyone called her father Jack.) Mrs. Ott is wearing a lavishly feathered hat and a tailored suit. Marshall Ott is wearing a dark double-breasted suit with his badge.

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Date: March 31, 1909

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Date: March 31, 1909

Subjects: Ott, John; Ott, Ella; Ott, Donald; Santa Anita Park-1907-1912

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1054

Collection: Photographs

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Students at Arcadia Grammar School, where present First Avenue Middle School is now. Built in 1907, this building replaced the packing shed school provided earlier by E.J. Baldwin. This school was located at the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street. No identification of teachers or students.

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Date: Feb. 1911

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Date: Feb. 1911

Subjects: Schools-History-1880s-1950

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 563

Collection: Photographs

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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bertolina. It was originally located on California (a street which at this time was 3 blocks south of Duarte Road). It washed off its foundation and was then moved to NW corner of 2nd and Alta. There are broad front steps and stone foundation seen in photo.

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Date: 1912

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Date: 1912

Subjects: Houses; Bertolina, Leo

Physical Description: 4x6 b&w

ID: 274

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin Stocker's home on the north side of Foothill Blvd. between Baldwin and Santa Anita. Two stone pillars with light fixtures on top are visible on either side of the driveway. Handwritten note on bottom left of photo reads, "Oaks 1915".

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Date: 1915

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Date: 1915

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara; Historic houses

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1549

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin Stocker on left with an unidentified woman appear to be feeding sea gulls near the beach. Handwriting on bottom of photo states, "Clara & (?) Venise(sic) 1915."

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Date: 1915

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Date: 1915

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1555

Collection: Photographs

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Interior of Clara Baldwin Stocker's home on Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. There is an arrangement of flowers on the table and a large amount of flowers along the top of the photo. Handwriting along the bottom of the photo reads, "Oaks 1915 dinner table."

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Date: 1915

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Date: 1915

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1561

Collection: Photographs

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View north toward mountains and Chantry Flats Road. From vicinity just east of Santa Anita, where present Orange Grove intersects, showing orange groves. An open field apparently planted to grain and having a large oak tree, would be present site of Highland Oaks School. Eucalyptus trees lining Santa Anita are on left in photo, this property belonged to Harry and Hattie Ainsworth.

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Date: 1916

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Date: 1916

Subjects: Ainsworth, Harry; Ainsworth, Hattie; Highland Oaks Elementary School

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 366

Collection: Photographs

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Clara Baldwin Stocker is standing on the left wearing a hat, Walter McGinley is standing in the middle wearing a suit with hat and an unidentified woman is standing to the right, also wearing a hat. All three are standing on a mock railroad car with the words "RENO SPECIAL" on the left where Clara is standing. Handwriting on the photo appears to say, "May 20th 1916."

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Date: May 1916

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Date: May 1916

Subjects: Baldwin Stocker, Clara; McGinley, Walter

Physical Description: 5x7 b&w

ID: 1554

Collection: Photographs

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Only photo in Library Collection showing Free balloon training at Ross Field (all other are fixed). Balloon is some distance off the ground and displays an American flag on the right side.

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Date: 1918

1 image

Date: 1918

Subjects: Balloon School

Physical Description: 7x8 b&w

ID: 1154

Collection: Photographs

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's daughter Anita sitting on grass beside lake with five mastiff dogs. What appears to be a workman stands at left. Anita would be age eleven in this photo.

Images

Four administrators from Taiwan's Ming Tao High School visited the Arcadia High School on November 3 as part of their tour of American schools. They praised the school's independent students, lack of fences and extensive computer system.

Images

Photo of first diploma issued by Arcadia school. It was made out to first graduate, Ellison Leake and signed by George Ethel Wayne, Principal.

Images

Lovely lane lined on both sides with tall Lombardy Poplars. Man in light buggy is seen driving on the lane, away from camera. From the magazine Outing. According to Sandy Snider from the Arboretum, this lane was to the east of Old Ranch Road in early days of Ranch under Baldwin ownership.

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E.J."Lucky" Baldwin thoroughbred horse, LOS ANGELES is shown being held by a black trainer while a man in top hat watches. There is another horse seen at left. Caption underneath reads: Los Angeles, with additional info on Santa Anita Handicap.

Images

Copy of 1 1/2 pages from the racing program for Santa Anita Park, April 13, 1909. Right hand page is an ad for Pacific Electric.

Images

Leo Bertolina (on left) and Jim Newton standing under a clump of pine trees drinking from bottles. There is a horse standing beyond trees. Back of card says:"area is just north of Foothill near First Avenue."

Images

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Page from Los Angeles Times of March 21, 1909 telling of the coming end of racing at Santa Anita Park when State of California will close it with the ban on horse racing, April 20, 1909. See legible copy in VF Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and Horse Racing.

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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bertolina. It was originally located on California (a street which at this time was 3 blocks south of Duarte Road). It washed off its foundation and was then moved to NW corner of 2nd and Alta. There are broad front steps and stone foundation seen in photo.

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Clara Baldwin Stocker's home on the north side of Foothill Blvd. between Baldwin and Santa Anita. Two stone pillars with light fixtures on top are visible on either side of the driveway. Handwritten note on bottom left of photo reads, "Oaks 1915".

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Clara Baldwin Stocker on left with an unidentified woman appear to be feeding sea gulls near the beach. Handwriting on bottom of photo states, "Clara & (?) Venise(sic) 1915."

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Interior of Clara Baldwin Stocker's home on Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. There is an arrangement of flowers on the table and a large amount of flowers along the top of the photo. Handwriting along the bottom of the photo reads, "Oaks 1915 dinner table."

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Only photo in Library Collection showing Free balloon training at Ross Field (all other are fixed). Balloon is some distance off the ground and displays an American flag on the right side.

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