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1. Bibliography on Baldwin's horses, race horses and racing.

2. "Baldwin's racers: a good season for Santa Anita Stable." News clip, October 9, 1890.

3. "Cruzados is a crack colt." San Francisco Examiner, December 22, 1901.

4. Catalog of thoroughbred yearlings ... property of E.J. Baldwin, Auction 1897. 32 page booklet copied at the Bancroft Library, acquired April 1982.

5. Jockey license of Richard Herman Schierske signed by E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Copy of original loaned by his son, R. Schierske.

6. Marriage license for Herman Schierske, jockey for E.J. Baldwin, February, 1908. Copy of original.

7. "Rider killed at Santa Anita; no racing today on account of death of E.J. Baldwin." San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 1909.

8. "Baldwin horses were record makers." San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 1909.

9. "Breeder's meet opens a triumph." Oakland, CA Tribune, August 22, 1915.

10. "Ed Cerbin secures fine stock of horses." San Francisco Bulletin, February 25, 1916.

11. "Four American Derby winners buried under Maltese Cross." Arcadia News Forecast, December 7, 1934.

12. "Lucky Baldwin days at Santa Anita." Westways, December 1935, Page 26-27.

13. Copies from 'The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America' by W.H.P. Robertson regarding Baldwin horses and horse racing. 798.4 R.

14. "E.J. Baldwin, Esq." From 'The Builders of the Commonwealth' by H.H. Bancroft.

15. "Races fulfill Lucky's dream." Arcadia Tribune, April 13, 1978.

16. "A history of the thoroughbred in California, Part II." The Thoroughbred of California, December 1978.

17. "What Rey El Santa Anita did for California racing." Los Angeles Times, June 16, 1939.

18. "Pioneer horseman not forgotten in valley." Pasadena Star News, October 18, 1939.

19. "Lucky Baldwin's old colors in national racing museum." Press release from Santa Anita Park.

20. "The thing I guess I'm most proud of happened in 1967 at Lexington, Kentucky." New Yorker, April 13, 1981. Article about relocating the grave of Isaac Murphy to Lexington.

21. Typed information on Baldwin jockeys.

22. "Lucky Baldwin's racing school." The Thoroughbred of California, June 1994, pages 38-46. Article on school; jockey Isaac Murphy; and nationally famous farrier, John Isaac Wesley Fisher.

23. Article on E.J. Baldwin's famous horse, Volante. Monrovia Planet, March 12, 1887, page 2.

24. "Baldwin's stables." Monrovia Planet, April 30, 1887, page 1.

25. "The Santa Anita Stables." Monrovia Messenger, April 18, 1889, page 6.

26. "Santa Anita Stables." Monrovia Messenger, January 1, 1891, page 2.

27. "The golden age of the California horse." The Thoroughbred of California, February 1947. John Hervey article includes Lucky Baldwin.

28. Article on thoroughbred industry by Carleton F. Burke. The Thoroughbred of California, May 1947.

29. "Rey El Santa Anita is dead." Los Angeles Daily Times, July 2, 1919.

30. Burke, Carleton, "Pastime of Millions," The Thoroughbred, Volume IV, Number 6, page 10+.

31. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 8, page 16+.

32 Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 10, page 14+.

33. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 11, page 8+.

34. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 12-13, Page 16+.

35. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 14, page 26+.

36. Lucky Baldwin's Flyers: Volante and the others to leave Santa Anita. New York Times, April 16, 1877.

37. Will please racegoers: Lucky Baldwin's horses barred from all race tracks. May not be able to race abroad. Santa Anita horses have long been under suspicion. New York Times, October 21, 1895.

38. Stewards reply to Baldwin: decline to reconsider their decision to reject his entries. New York Times, October 23, 1895.

39. Santa Anita Track has no prospects (tells of the coming end of racing at Baldwin's Santa Anita Park when State of California will close it with the ban on horse racing, effective April 20, 1909). Los Angeles Times, March 21, 1909. One copy is article itself, one copy is of the whole page view.

40. Fortunes are lost or won at Arcadia. Newspaper page from sports section of Los Angeles Sunday Times reporting opening of Santa Anita Park, built by "Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 1907. Dated December 8, 1907. These are more legible copies of photo 551.

41. Biography and images of Alexander MacMillan Allan, the architect of Lucky Baldwin's original Santa Anita Race Track. Image of race track in 1907. He lived at Point Lobos in Monterey County, California.

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Baldwin, Elias J.- Horses and Horse Racing

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1. "Arcadia honors historical aide (Lenz)." News clip, March 1, 1968.

2. "Edna Lenz will exhibit." News clip, no date.

3. "Third annual Arcadia spring flower show and art festival." News photo, April 14, 1967.

4. "Arcadia woodcrafter Kenneth Rucker." News clip, February 22, 1969.

5. "Artist gains inspiration from study (Grippa)." News clip, October 6, 1974.

6. "Meyer Piet, manufacturer." Newsclip, February 4, 1969.

7. "Elsie Porri exhibits." News clip, January 26, 1967.

8. "Arcadia painter of horse portraits." Typed handout, no date.

9. "Arcadia metalsmith (Roysher)." News clip, September 19, 1974.

10. "He goes beyond the surface (Portanova)." News clip, March 12, 1967.

11. "Exhibition of horse photography at Arcadia Library (Bert Thayer)." Typed publicity handout, no date.

12. "Welder discovers new art medium (UHL)." News clip, February, 1, 1968.

13. "Local artist makes his living (Houbein)." News clip, July 9, 1973.

14. "The portrait sculpture of Joseph Portanova." Reprint from American Artist, January 1965. Original and acid-free copy.

15. "Portanova creates Kennedy portrait." News clip, no date.

16. "Inspiration is sought (Grippa)." News clip, May 12, 1974.

17. Grippa publicity. Handout, no date.

18. "H.R. etched in silver - Royser." News clip, February 12, 1967.

19. "Arcadia artist brings her flair (Kaffy Reinhardt)." News clip, January 5, 1978.

20. "Clarence Fawcett's adventuresome life." News clip, September 16, 1974?

21. "Edna Lenz, artist, buried." Pasadena Star News, October 17, 1981, p.B-7.

22. "Woodcarving gives Arcadian pleasure, relaxation (Meyer Piet)." News clip and photo, News-Post, March 17, 1970.

23. Letter from Deloris Harris, February 25, 1993, to Arcadia Library, regarding local artist Muriel Josef George (known as Josef). Enclosed, a copy of an article on Josef from the Antique Trader Weekly, Dubuque, Iowa, April 8, 1992.

24. "Edna Lenz, exponent of living." Arcadia News-Post, no date.

25. "Huristone Fairchild painting brilliant desert oils in Double Drive studio." Arcadia Tribune, April 3, 1947, p.1.

26. "Desert painter returns to his Arcadia studio (Huristone Fairchild)." Arcadia Tribune, August 28, 1947, p.1.

27. "Louise S. Lewis will exhibit paintings in women's clubhouse" Arcadia Tribune, May 15, 1947.

28. Information from Social Security Death Index re: Justine Wishek, taken from Internet August, 1997.

29. Information from Social Security Death Index re: Edna Lenz, taken from Internet August, 1997.

30. E-mail regarding George Lowell Young and his black and white linoleum block reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's canvas, "The Last Supper."

31. Arcadia artist paints nature in realistic light. (Ruo Li) Pasadena Star News CHEERS! section December 29, 2000.

32. Biographical brief of Ben Abril, written by Jerome Selmer. 2000.

33. Maynard Dixon, 71, muralist in the West. NY Times November 15, 1946 p. 23:2.

34. Noted artist Maynard Dixon dies. LA Times November 15, 1946 pt.I p.2:2.

35. "Artwork by local artist Ben Abril on display." Jerry and Doris Selmer presented the Arcadia Public Library a poster-print of the "Queen Anne Cottage" by artist Ben Abril. Article includes biographical information. Arcadia Weekly, November 11-17, 1999, p. 21.

36. Mid Valley Arts League has presented the award winning painting from its recent Anniversary Show to the Arcadia Public Library. The painting was created by Jack Sheppard, well-known San Gabriel Valley artist. Photo of Assistant Librarian Kent Ross accepting painting from Jack Sheppard. News clip, no date or source given.

37. Bookmark with painting by Rosemary Reuter of the Arcadia City Library, 1924, shown on it.

38. Information compiled by the MCLS Reference Service on the artist/sculptor Preston Prescott and his work on the Hugo Reid Family statue. May 22, 2003. (Sculpture moved in 2003 from Arcadia County Park to the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.)

39. Obituary for Preston Prescott, sculptor of the Hugo Reid Family statue. Santa Cruz Sentinel. January 4, 1988, p. A-10.

40. List from the Tobey C. Moss Gallery of exhibitions, murals for public buildings, corporate collections and published works by Jay Rivkin, designer of the tile mosaics (tile murals) at City Hall depicting Arcadia's history and the "Blind Justice" mosaic located next to the front entrance of the Arcadia Police Department. June 12, 2003. Images of the "Blind Justice" mosaic and artist Jay Rivkin. August 21, 2003. (See also photo-documentation notebook in Arcadia History Room : R 363.2 A City of Arcadia A.P.D. Tile Mural)

41. Great Moments in the Theatre. Three programs: Forty-Fourth Year, 2001-2002 Season, Forty-Fifth Year, 2002-2003 Season, and Forty-Sixth Year, 2003-2004 Season. Includes biographical information on page 11 for Arcadia actor Allan Gruener.

42. Digital photo of peacock statue placed on fountain at Arcadia County Park and biographical information with portfolio booklet on David Chapple, the sculptor of the peacock. August 5, 2003.

43. Internationally known artist, Jia Lu, sets up shop in Arcadia. Sunday Star, January 5, 2003, page 1.

44. Obituary for Justine Wishek. Arcadia Tribune, December 13, 1984, p. C8.

45. Staff report memorandum to Mayor and City Council from William R. Kelly, City Manager regarding Peacock Corner--Phase II. Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement in the amount of $30,000 with Chapple Design Studio for the creation of Peacock Corner--Phase II Peacock Sculpture. Artist is David Chapple. Memo dated January 7, 2003.

46. Postcard promoting book Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody by Karen S. Davis, a photographer from Burbank, CA. (2 copies).

47. Memo from Don Penman to Mayor and City Council dated December 21, 1999. Subject: Report and recommendation to authorize the city manager to enter into a professional services agreement in the amount of $16,500 with Paul Tzanetopoulos for public art work on the rail bridge at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue.

48. "Library group will present watercolors: $3,600 spent to purchase and prepare art depicting landmarks in Valley (by Lenz and Wishek)" Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1967.

49. California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Number 63, Summer 1998. Features articles about the Maynard Dixon murals formerly at Anoakia, later installed at California State Library. With correspondence from Gary F. Kurutz, Curator of Special Collections at the California State Library.

50.The Capitol Extension Group by Dorothy Regnery, an article from the California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Issue #69, Fall 2000/Winter 2001 with pictures of Maynard Dixon murals at the California State Library.

51. History on the Walls: the Maynard Dixon and Frank Van Sloun Murals in the California State Library by Donald J. Hagerty. An article from the California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Issue #69, Fall 2000/Winter 2001.

52. Photocopy of a crayon sketch drawing of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin by Maynard Dixon. Excerpt appeared in the publication Standard Oil Bulletin, June, 1919. See also VF "Elias J. Lucky Baldwin" for entire article.

53. Biography of Greg Spalenka, printed March 28, 2008 from Website at http://www.spalenka.com. He was born in Arcadia and illustrated the book The Eyes of the Unicorn by Teresa Bateman. This book is in our Arcadia Authors section under S.

54. Terry Miller, photographer, image files. Finding aid to digital photos on DVD and CD-R for READ posters and other images. Disks are stored in black Arcadia History Room Media Box.

55. Holiday notecard designed and painted by Rosemary Reuter, 2008.

56."From Packhorse to packard: Maynard Dixon's paintings chronicle transportation in the American West," by John Ott, Westways, January/February 2009.

57. J + K Gallery: Artistic Process on display at gallery at 524 South First Avenue in Arcadia, featuring art by Andy Carey, Dilara Arin, Eunice San Miguel, Frances Muenzer, Hollis Hart, Jolene Lai, Kenny Harris, Nigel Sanders, Nikki Mull, Orion Fisher and Yasemin Baran. Ophelia Lee and Eunice San Miguel in photograph. The Weekly Star, September 16, 2010.

58. "Home" a documentary about the importance of the public library in the homeless community in Downtown Los Angeles, 29 minutes. A film by Emily-Rose Wagner, an Arcadia resident. This item is a DVD in the black Arcadia History Room Media Box.

59. Biography of Jay Rivkin, 1916-2006. She is the artist who created the murals at Arcadia City Hall (restored in 2013) and the "Blind Justice" tile mosaic that used to be at Arcadia Police Department (torn down). From the Tobey C. Moss Gallery website at www.tobeycmossgallery.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

60. Brochure from the historic tour of the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building at 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814. Page 6 has information about Maynard Dixon's Plains Indian murals that were given to the State Library in 1996 by the last owner of the Anoakia mansion.

61. Assorted blank notecards with silkscreened artwork depicting Arcadia places by Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, 1950s, signed by artist.

62. Artist Lannea G. Melzian, painted "Arboretum Peacock" (in memory of J. Lyle Cunningham) and "Santa Anita Depot," both stored in flat files in History Room. Obituary from San Gabriel Valley Tribune, August 10, 2016.

63. Artist Mr. Zhuang Liwei wrote out the poem The River Journey from White King City (by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai) in calligraphy and it is part of the Gilb Museum collection. This is the English translation of the poem. January 25, 2018.

64. Photographer Craig P. Barrows, Arcadia High School class of 2007 page from yearbook and 7-page copy of pictorial article "Flowers in a new light," proof from National Geographic, October 2018.

65. John F. Martin exhibited Arcadia Eats: Then & Now in the library exhibit hall during October 2022 for our Arcadia Eats program. Three items: Gallery Guide, which includes artist statement and biography. Postcard "Recalling the day: old school Arcadia." Postcard art classes at John Martin's Pasadena Atelier art studio.

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Artists

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