View northeast over Pacific Electric Railroad. Ross Field Balloon School occupies portion on right side of photo over to the railroad tracks. The street marking its northern boundary would be Huntington Drive. The large rectangle just north of this street was Rancho Resevoir, converted into a swimming pool. The principal street marking east boundary of Balloon School property running north to south across this photo about at middle, is Santa Anita Avenue.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs634
- Date
- November, 1929
1 image
- Date
- November, 1929
- Subjects
- Aerial Photo Collection
- Aerial views
- Balloon School
- Pacific Electric Railway
- Railroads
- Ross Field
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 630
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Aerial view toward the east taken from about over present Club House at Santa Anita Park Race Track. The main street running North/South is Santa Anita Avenue. View shows the oval of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's race track in what is currently Arcadia County Park. The buildings would be barracks of Ross Field U.S. Army Balloon School. Duarte Road can be seen coming into photo at right edge of photo near intersection with Santa Anita Avenue. The broad street along left side would be Huntington Drive. Railroad tracks can be seen in lower left corner.
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- Date
- November 1929
1 image
- Date
- November 1929
- Subjects
- Aerial Photo Collection
- Aerial views
- Balloon School
- Huntington Drive
- Race tracks
- Railroads
- Santa Anita Avenue
- Physical Description
- 6x10 b&w
- ID
- 631
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Studio portrait of Anita Baldwin. She is wearing a dress which appears to be voile with coin-sized dots. Photographers name is on portrait but it is not legible.
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- Date
- c.1929
1 image
- Date
- c.1929
- Subjects
- Baldwin, Anita
- Physical Description
- 12x17 b&w mounted
- ID
- 723
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Studio portrait of Anita M.Baldwin looking to the right. It has been inscribed in Anita's hand: To Coombsie from Lady Ann.
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- Date
- 1927
1 image
- Date
- 1927
- Subjects
- Baldwin, Anita
- Physical Description
- 9x13 b&w
- ID
- 724
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Photographically reproduced copy of an old newspaper photo taken in 1936 which is an aerial view looking north west over original race track built by Baldwin. In lower right corner can be seen Santa Anita Ave lined with Eucalyptus. On lower left, one can see present Campus Drive. Across top third of photo, one can see Huntington Drive. Note how small the trees are that line the street.
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- Date
- 1936
1 image
- Date
- 1936
- Subjects
- Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"-Horses and horse racing
- Huntington Drive
- Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
- Balloon School
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 858
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Looking east over barracks and main building at Ross Field. Tree-lined street cutting across photo at far side of field is Santa Anita Avenue. The oval of the race track built by E.J."Lucky" Baldwin and which opened in 1907 can clearly be seen on right. Broad E/W street seen on far left is Huntington Drive.
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- Date
- c.1928
1 image
Goodyear blimp VOLUNTEER is seen stopping at Ross Field Balloon School in 1929. Five automobiles are seen parked and interested spectators are standing nearby. The two large hangars at the extreme west portion of the Balloon School land are seen in background.
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- Date
- 1929
1 image
- Date
- 1929
- Subjects
- Balloon School
- Aeronautics
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 862
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
View (we do not known which direction camera is looking) of Goodyear blimp VOLUNTEER when it stopped at Ross Field Balloon School. About 11 people seen to be gathered near it. On right side of photo is a long barracks-like building.
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- Date
- 1929
1 image
- Date
- 1929
- Subjects
- Balloon School
- Aeronautics
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 863
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Anita Baldwin and Joe Smoot, developer of Hilejea Park, Florida, prepare to turn ceremonial spadeful of soil for their projected race track. Anita has white hat and dress; Smoot is in double breasted suit.
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- Date
- 1932
1 image
- Date
- 1932
- Subjects
- Baldwin, Anita
- Smoot, Joseph M
- Smoot Hole
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 906
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Anita Baldwin congratulating jockey Richards and trainer Handlen probably in 1935 or 1936. Floral piece appears to be in the shape of a peacock. Note the Maltese cross on front of jockey's trousers.
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- Date
- c.1935
1 image
- Date
- c.1935
- Subjects
- Baldwin, Anita
- Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 932
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
These two long buildings appear to be buildings at the Balloon School. They have been left from the time that "Lucky" Baldwin's Santa Anita Race Track was on this site. There is considerable snow on San Gabriel Mountains behind.
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- Date
- c.1927 or 1928
1 image
- Date
- c.1927 or 1928
- Subjects
- Balloon School
- Santa Anita Park-1907-1912
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 952
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Anita Baldwin seated on a camel in front of the Great Sphinx and one of the pyramids in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. She is accompanied by Ray Knisley, her business manager, on another camel. They are assisted by three local camel handlers in native dress. Anita is dressed in black dress and black hat with veil.
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- Date
- c.1920-1926
1 image
- Date
- c.1920-1926
- Subjects
- Baldwin, Anita
- Knisley, Raymond Lewis
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 957
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Aerial view looking northeast across Santa Anita Park toward mountains. Note training track called Anita Chiquita has been added (lower left corner), open grandstand has been added to west of covered stand. Note, too, that work has begun to change Balloon School site to Arcadia County Park. Santa Anita Avenue is tree-lined street running entire width of photo about middle of print.
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- Date
- 1937
1 image
- Date
- 1937
- Subjects
- Aerial Photo Collection
- Aerial views
- Anita Chiquita training track
- Arcadia County Park
- Balloon School
- Santa Anita Avenue
- Santa Anita Park-1934-1942
- Physical Description
- 8x10 b&w
- ID
- 979
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.
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- Newspaper
- Arcadia Weekly
- Date
- October 7, 2021
- Pages
- p. 2
- Subjects
- Arcadia Historical Society
- Baldwin, Anita
- Gibson, Heather D.
- Gibson, Margaux L.
- Le Meridien Hotel
- Paredes, Alfred
- Public Art
- Statuary
- Statues
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Four part biographical series.
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- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- May 20, 1976, p. 1; May 23, 1976, p. 1; May 27, 1976, p. 1; June 3, 1976, p. 1.
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- May 20, 1976, p. 1; May 23, 1976, p. 1; May 27, 1976, p. 1; June 3, 1976, p. 1.
- Subjects
- Baldwin, Anita
- Item ID
- 589AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Rudolph C. Shosted, now 79, recalls his time spent at the Army's observation balloon school, located where the Los Angeles County Park golf course now is.
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- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- April 11, 1974
- Pages
- p. A-2
- Subjects
- Balloon School
- Item ID
- 594AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
John M. Huston, a World War I private in the Air Services Signal Corps unit that was here in Arcadia at the Balloon School, gives an account of those experiences.
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- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- July 1, 1976
- Pages
- p. 1
- Subjects
- Balloon School
- World War I
- Item ID
- 595AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Anoakia Oaks, LLC, developers of the Anoakia estate, are willing to give away the Anita Baldwin mansion or it will be demolished.
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- Newspaper
- Arcadia Weekly
- Date
- November 11, 1999
- Pages
- p. 1
- Subjects
- Anoakia
- Anoakia Oaks, LLC
- Baldwin, Anita
- Item ID
- 27353AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
The 1913 mansion, Anoakia, former home of Anita Baldwin, is about to be demolished.
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- Newspaper
- Arcadia Weekly
- Date
- December 2, 1999
- Pages
- p. 1
- Subjects
- Anoakia
- Baldwin, Anita
- Item ID
- 27355AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
The City Council voted to allow the developer, Anoakia Oaks, to proceed with the tearing down of Anoakia, the 1913 Anita Baldwin mansion, and to build 31 houses on the property.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27158
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Weekly
- Date
- December 9, 1999
- Pages
- p. 1
- Subjects
- Anoakia
- Anoakia Oaks
- Baldwin, Anita
- Item ID
- 27356AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index