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One of the houses on the north cove of the lake at the Arboretum which was built for the filming of the movie "Road to Singapore," starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope. The house is up on stilts in the lake. The movie was filmed in 1940.

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Date: c.1940

1 image

Date: c.1940

Subjects: Arboretum; Film industry; Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1360

Collection: Photographs

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View across lake on the Baldwin Ranch toward Queen Anne Cottage. Writing on bottom of photo reads: view on the Baldwin Ranch.

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Date: c.1898

1 image

Date: c.1898

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 113

Collection: Photographs

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Photo of painting by H.H. Cross showing Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, seated on bench by lake and daughter Anita standing by one of five mastiffs (dogs) in photo. Queen Anne Cottage is seen across lake.

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Date: c.1887-1888

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Date: c.1887-1888

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Baldwin, Anita; Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"; Queen Anne Cottage

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 114

Collection: Photographs

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Baldwin Lake at the Arboretum is seen with ducks swimming to the left of the photo. The Queen Anne Cottage is not visible.

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Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Arboretum; Baldwin Lake

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1440

Collection: Photographs

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Queen Anne Cottage with red trim at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Palm trees and Queen Anne Cottage are reflected in Baldwin Lake. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

1 image

Date: 1990?

Subjects: Baldwin Lake; David Stevens Collection; Historic houses; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden; Queen Anne Cottage

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2284

Collection: Photographs

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These Baldwin Ranch gates marked the entrance to the homesite. Today the iron gates stand at the south entrance to the restored Santa Anita Depot on Arboretum grounds. The man and woman standing in front of the gates are unidentified.

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Date: c.1903

1 image

Date: c.1903

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1167

Collection: Photographs

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Village street scene from set of "On the Road to Singapore," filmed at the Arboretum in 1940. Film starred Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

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Date: c.1940

1 image

Date: c.1940

Subjects: Arboretum; Film industry; Motion pictures

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1361

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

1 image

Date: 1906

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

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 913

Collection: Photographs

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Baldwin Ranch greenhouse located south of the Adobe.

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Date: c.1905

1 image

Date: c.1905

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1164

Collection: Photographs

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Similar to photo #1537 with less of Queen Anne Cottage visible and more of the tules and vegetation along the Baldwin Lake visible. Stamped on back is, "Assistance League - Film Location Bureau." No further identification.

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Date: c.1938-1945

1 image

Date: c.1938-1945

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita Inc.; Assistance League Film Location Bureau; Queen Anne Cottage; Baldwin Lake

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1537

Collection: Photographs

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Baldwin Ranch greenhouse located south of the Adobe, is pictured behind a row of whitewashed granite boulders. By 1905, these boulders lined all interior ranch roads. Baldwin's initials, E.J.B., are lettered in stone in front of the greenhouse.

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Date: c.1905

1 image

Date: c.1905

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

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1166

Collection: Photographs

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Spring plowing on Baldwin Ranch. Shows 6 men, 8 mules or horses, ploughs. Same as Photo ID 125.

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Date: unknown

1 image

Date: unknown

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909; Agriculture

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 11

Collection: Photographs

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View looking east toward wing of Hugo Reid adobe added by Baldwin. Lake is on left. In foreground is a rustic shelter built to house bell which came from San Gabriel Mission under peculiar circumstances (and that was in later years returned to Mission by Anita Baldwin). There is also one of Baldwin's mastiffs (dog) standing in left foreground and unidentified man in background.

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Date: c.1893

1 image

Date: c.1893

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 879

Collection: Photographs

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Man and lady (not identified) standing by small log cabin referred to as "Home of the 49er" on Baldwin's Ranch. It is said that Baldwin had it built to remind him of his background.

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Date: c.1893

1 image

Date: c.1893

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

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 880

Collection: Photographs

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Unidentified man standing beside what is here referred to as Baldwin's Old Mining Home. It was a small log cabin built on the ranch.

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Date: c.1893

1 image

Date: c.1893

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

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 883

Collection: Photographs

Images

The Queen Anne Cottage is seen from across the lake, with a reflection of the cottage in the lake. Cottage was used by Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Currently on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Original fiberboard print. Caption reads "Views of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, E. A. Bonine, Photo., Lamanda Park, Los Angeles Co., Cal."

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Date: c.1900?

1 image

Date: c.1900?

Subjects: Queen Anne Cottage; Arboretum

Physical Description: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 b&w

ID: 1694

Collection: Photographs

Images

Queen Anne Cottage is seen from across the lake. The lake has significant growth of tules and appears generally overgrown. Stamped on back is, "Assistance League - Film Location Bureau." No further identification.

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Date: c.1938-1945

1 image

Date: c.1938-1945

Subjects: Rancho Santa Anita Inc.; Assistance League Film Location Bureau; Queen Anne Cottage; Baldwin Lake

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 1535

Collection: Photographs

Images

Looking east toward Boat House and two ladies standing by fountain at Baldwin's Ranch. There appear to be lilies in pond and calla lilies planted along walk. Ladies have not been identified. For more information on the boat house, see photo #878A.

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Date: c.1893

1 image

Date: c.1893

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

Physical Description: 7x10 b&w

ID: 882

Collection: Photographs

Images

Man is riding bicycle on a path inside Rancho Santa Anita Park and Lake (later, the Arboretum), with many palm trees. Sign reads "Open to the Public Daily until 7PM, private property" and "Curves, drive slowly through park." The following information is from Sandy Snider: This is indeed, today’s Arboretum, but at the time the property was owned by a real estate syndicate named Rancho Santa Anita Inc. The enterprise was headed by the Chandler family (Harry until he died), and they bought the land from Anita Baldwin in 1936 for purposes of residential development. About 1939 they opened “the park” to visitors in hopes of encouraging land sales. About 30 acres surrounding the lake was sort of set aside as Santa Anita Park and Lake, that was roughly the area made available for movie location rentals and clearly for bicyclists, etc. 1939 is the circa date for this photograph, but it could have been anytime between 1936 and 1947 (when the land was sold to State and County for use as an Arboretum). The granite boulders lining roadways were typical Baldwin Ranch landscape features, and the pillars seen in the photo are also from Baldwin times. In the background you can see more boulders in a circular sort of shape – likely the old Baldwin Lily Pond.

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Date: c.1939

1 image

Date: c.1939

Subjects: Arboretum; Rancho Santa Anita

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 2170

Collection: Photographs

Images

Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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Date: 1990?

1 image

Date: 1990?

Subjects: Baldwin Lake; David Stevens Collection; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

Physical Description: color image, digital, see i:images

ID: 2285

Collection: Photographs

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One of the houses on the north cove of the lake at the Arboretum which was built for the filming of the movie "Road to Singapore," starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope. The house is up on stilts in the lake. The movie was filmed in 1940.

Images

View across lake on the Baldwin Ranch toward Queen Anne Cottage. Writing on bottom of photo reads: view on the Baldwin Ranch.

Images

Photo of painting by H.H. Cross showing Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, seated on bench by lake and daughter Anita standing by one of five mastiffs (dogs) in photo. Queen Anne Cottage is seen across lake.

Images

Baldwin Lake at the Arboretum is seen with ducks swimming to the left of the photo. The Queen Anne Cottage is not visible.

Images

Queen Anne Cottage with red trim at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Palm trees and Queen Anne Cottage are reflected in Baldwin Lake. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

Images

These Baldwin Ranch gates marked the entrance to the homesite. Today the iron gates stand at the south entrance to the restored Santa Anita Depot on Arboretum grounds. The man and woman standing in front of the gates are unidentified.

Images

Village street scene from set of "On the Road to Singapore," filmed at the Arboretum in 1940. Film starred Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

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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Baldwin Ranch greenhouse located south of the Adobe.

Images

Similar to photo #1537 with less of Queen Anne Cottage visible and more of the tules and vegetation along the Baldwin Lake visible. Stamped on back is, "Assistance League - Film Location Bureau." No further identification.

Images

Baldwin Ranch greenhouse located south of the Adobe, is pictured behind a row of whitewashed granite boulders. By 1905, these boulders lined all interior ranch roads. Baldwin's initials, E.J.B., are lettered in stone in front of the greenhouse.

Images

Spring plowing on Baldwin Ranch. Shows 6 men, 8 mules or horses, ploughs. Same as Photo ID 125.

Images

Images

Man and lady (not identified) standing by small log cabin referred to as "Home of the 49er" on Baldwin's Ranch. It is said that Baldwin had it built to remind him of his background.

Images

Unidentified man standing beside what is here referred to as Baldwin's Old Mining Home. It was a small log cabin built on the ranch.

Images

Images

Queen Anne Cottage is seen from across the lake. The lake has significant growth of tules and appears generally overgrown. Stamped on back is, "Assistance League - Film Location Bureau." No further identification.

Images

Looking east toward Boat House and two ladies standing by fountain at Baldwin's Ranch. There appear to be lilies in pond and calla lilies planted along walk. Ladies have not been identified. For more information on the boat house, see photo #878A.

Images

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Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. Arboretum address is 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."

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