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How Arcadia gained a rare piece of history. Riyo Sato was a developing artist by the time she was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center at Santa Anita Park, in 1942, before being transferred to Wyoming, to a different detention facility called “Heart Mountain.” She left behind sketches of Santa Anita Park which will be displayed at the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35350
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 13, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11

Lew Watanabe, 83, renowned landscape architect dies. He was a beloved "Goodwill Ambassador" and true friend of the Sierra Madre community.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Artists
Gardeners
Japanese Americans
Landscape architects
Watanabe, Lew
Item ID
34765AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Six men seen gathering grapes; others are seen in background. There are many heavy wooden boxes around. A row of eucalyptus are seen on the left. Caption (partially cut off) reads: Japanese gathering grapes in a vineyard planted by Spanish Fathers.

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Date
1906

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Date
1906
Subjects
Rancho Santa Anita-1875-1909
Baldwin Ranch-Japanese workers
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
909
Collection
Photographs
Images
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