William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, was kidnapped from the grounds of his Arcadia ranch home during a housewarming party on the eve of May 9th. The kidnapping attracted a great deal of attention in the community, with Mrs. Gettle even addressing the kidnappers through the pages of the Los Angeles Times. The kidnappers demanded a $60,000 ransom for the return of Gettle, which Mrs. Gettle agreed to pay. However, before the ransom was paid, two detectives of the LAPD, Chester Burris and H.P. Gearhardt, broke the case after installing a dictaphone in the home of a bank robbery suspect. Information from the dictaphone led them to a La Crescenta home where Gettle was held. He was returned, unharmed, to his family on the eve of May 14th.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, March 27, 1938, Rancho Santa Anita, A Los Angeles County Beauty Spot. For many years closed to the public, the thirty-acre Rancho Santa Anita Park, with its lake, fifty-one varieties of shrubs and trees, some of them the largest in Southern California, and its historic buildings of the late E.J. (Lucky) Baldwin occupancy, now is open …
Related Los Angeles Times article, March 2, 1932, “Ross Field Wrecking Rushed, Site Soon Will Be Clear of Buildings.” In less than ninety days, Ross Field, headquarters in California of training for army balloon school pilots during the World War, and in the halycon days of “Lucky” Baldwin, the center of activity for the Los Angeles Racing Association, will again be a pleasant rolling plain, dotted with trees, much as it was in the earliest days of the Santa Anita Rancho. ...
At center, Bob Erickson stands in profile facing left. He smiles widely as he holds a turtle in front of him and tries to pose the animal towards camera. Houses stand in the background.
L to R: "Brass Bottle," first, "Count Dean" third, and "Jack O'Spades, second finish the 2nd race at Santa Anita Park. The tote board and San Gabriel Mountains are visible in the background.
Bugle player on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Bugle player on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Captain H. C. Gray stands in front of a dispatch board, arm outstretched to move a tag with the other arm on his hip. The board is titled "Observation Office - Student Flight" across the top. Another man sits inside the Chart Room. He is seated, and looks at the camera as he patches wires to circuits. This image appears in the photo page "Arcadia Balloon School," Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 1921: X16.
Construction on the grandstand at Santa Anita Park. This addition was built at the west end of grandstand and would enlarge the capacity by 3000-5000 seats. The construction was part of a $150,000 plan to improve the park, which also included tunnels built under the track, infield landscaping, and installation of new betting facilities. The improvement plan was announced by Dr. Charles H. Strub, general manager of the Los Angeles Jockey Club on March 5, 1935.
Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
"Dear Diary," "Morning Breeze" and "Hasten Henry" cross the finish line in the California Breeders' Stakes race at Santa Anita Park. Grandstand spectators watch in the foreground with cameramen in front of the white railing as the horses pass the tote board (totalisator) in the background.
A cropped version of this image appears in the photo spread titled, "Smart Set of Southland Turns Out for Opening Day of Races at Santa Anita," Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 1935: A13
Viscount Allenby shovels soil around the olive tree sapling, with a crowd of spectators behind him. Dudley S. Corbett stands to the Viscount's left, watching with hat in hand. Reported in "Honors Mark Allenby Visit: Britain's Holy Land Hero and Wife Welcomed," Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 1928: A1.
Viscount Allenby tamps down the soil surrounding the olive tree sapling with his foot, while a crowd of spectators stands behind him. Reported in "Honors Mark Allenby Visit: Britain's Holy Land Hero and Wife Welcomed," Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 1928: A1.
Viscount Allenby shovels soil around the olive tree sapling, as the crowd of spectators behind him grow visibly disinterested. Reported in "Honors Mark Allenby Visit: Britain's Holy Land Hero and Wife Welcomed," Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 1928: A1.
Viscount Allenby shovels soil around the olive tree sapling, with a crowd of spectators behind him. The shovel Allenby wields glints in the sun. Dudley S. Corbett stands to the Viscount's left, watching with hat in hand. Reported in "Honors Mark Allenby Visit: Britain's Holy Land Hero and Wife Welcomed," Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 1928: A1.
At an event to plant an olive tree sapling, four people are gathered around the tree, (L-R) Captain Dudley S. Corlett, the Viscountess Allenby, an unidentified man, and Viscount Allenby, who holds a shovel. There is a small crowd of spectators clustered behind them. Reported in "Honors Mark Allenby Visit: Britain's Holy Land Hero and Wife Welcomed," Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 1928: A1.
Related to 2 articles: (1) "Nab Four For Bank Robbery, Mexicans Are Taken After One Hour’s Chase, First National of Arcadia Out Five Thousand, Cashier Saves Institution from Greater Loss." Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 1922. Print. The article states: "… That the four men are members of the band that held up and robbed the Bank of Alhambra Tuesday afternoon and escaped with $700 in cash was asserted by the arresting officers …" (2) "Outlaws Raid Alhambra Bank, Armed Men Grab Cash and Escape to City, Seven Hundred Dollars is Taken from Cage, Robbers Force Autoists to Help Their Flight." Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 1922. Print.
Related to 2 articles: (1) "Nab Four For Bank Robbery, Mexicans Are Taken After One Hour’s Chase, First National of Arcadia Out Five Thousand, Cashier Saves Institution from Greater Loss." Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 1922. Print. The article states: "… That the four men are members of the band that held up and robbed the Bank of Alhambra Tuesday afternoon and escaped with $700 in cash was asserted by the arresting officers …" (2) "Outlaws Raid Alhambra Bank, Armed Men Grab Cash and Escape to City, Seven Hundred Dollars is Taken from Cage, Robbers Force Autoists to Help Their Flight." Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 1922. Print.
Photograph of race horse "Foolem" rearing and nearly tossing jockey Johnny Adams at the starting gate at the start of the 2nd race at Santa Anita Park. His groom tries to steady him.
Four men smile in a grounded balloon. Two others stand behind the balloon to the left. There is another cluster of men further behind to the right. A hill can be seen in the distance.
View of the grandstand entrance with its equestrian-themed frieze of galloping horses at Santa Anita Park. The frieze was created by Chester "Chet" R. Phillips, an architect and designer for Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect of the race track). The two flights of steps 2 the entrance are flanked by planting beds. A sign at the top of the steps reads "Cashiers" and 4 attendants stand on either side.
Photograph captures the rider-less horse, "Ima Count" (No. 3) running neck and neck with "Great Lover" at the finish line. Numbers 4 and 12 trail behind with an unidentified horse.
View from the grandstand of four horses approaching the finish line on the main track at Santa Anita Park on Christmas Day. The horse numbers are, L to R: 7, 6, 2, and 3 A sign at the finish line reads "1. Dec. 25, 1935."
Horses race during a $50,000 Derby day at the Santa Anita racetrack on February 22, 1937. The crowd in attendance was estimated at 45,000 spectators. Twenty-three horses raced that day, beating out the Kentucky Derby's record of twenty-two starting horses at that time. The $50,000 purse was won by the horse Fairy Hill.
Horses race out of the gate at a $50,000 Derby day at the Santa Anita racetrack on February 22, 1937. The crowd in attendance was estimated at 45,000 spectators. Twenty-three horses raced that day, beating out the Kentucky Derby's record of twenty-two starting horses at that time. The $50,000 purse was won by the horse Fairy Hill.
At the time the photograph was taken, the adoabe was the residence of Elias J. ("Lucky") Baldwin. Originally a ranch of the Mission San Gabriel Archangel, founded in 1771, the Rancho Santa Anita had many owners after the secularization of the the missions in 1833. The photograph shows a view of a walkway bordered by Eucalyptus trees that were planted by owner William Wolfskill in 1865. To the left a wall of the 1839 adobe house of first post 1833 owner, Hugo Reid, can be seen, with the wood framed wing added by owner Elias Jackson Baldwin in 1879 visible in the background. Also visible is a "mission" bell hanging from a small, wooden structure at the end of the walkway.
This photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, March 27, 1938, Rancho Santa Anita, A Los Angeles County Beauty Spot. For many years closed to the public, the thirty-acre Rancho Santa Anita Park, with its lake, fifty-one varieties of shrubs and trees, some of them the largest in Southern California, and its historic buildings of the late E.J. (Lucky) Baldwin occupancy, now is open …