Location: Arcadia (Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

W. Parker Lyon leans over the wishing well at the Pony Express Museum, Arcadia, 1939

Description:: Mr. Lyon leans over one side of the wishing well peering into a bucket attached to a rope. It is a large wooden structure that is several feet taller than him and displays a sign that says "TOSSING A COIN OVER LEFT SHOULDER INTO WELL WILL MAKE A WISH COME TRUE MABE".
Date:: January 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Workmen at Santa Anita Park construction site, Arcadia, ca. 1934

Description:: Five construction workers finish base for an awning at the Santa Anita race track.
Date:: [circa November, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Workers sweep race track at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, ca. 1934

Description:: Four unidentified workers sweep debris off the race track.
Date:: [circa November, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Workers painting interior wall of Santa Anita race track, Arcadia, ca. 1934

Description:: Two workers in overalls paint the concrete wall of one of the entrances to the Santa Anita race track.
Date:: [circa November, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Welders working on finishing construction at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, ca. 1934

Description:: Two welders on rafters during the final days of construction at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, ca. 1934
Date:: [circa November, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Watchtower at the Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia, 1939

Description:: An unidentified man stands in a tower adjacent to the race track. The sign next to him displays the date as "Jan. 2 1939"
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

View toward the main track from the clubhouse at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: January 3, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

View of the infield at Santa Anita race track, Arcadia, ca, 1934

Description:: A view of palm trees in the infield, taken from the race track.
Date:: [circa November, 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

View from grand stands of crowd watching close finish at Santa Anita racetrack with mountains in background, Arcadia, 1935

Date:: December 26, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Veterans of Spanish-American War carrying flags and banners in parade in Arcadia, Calif., 1948

Date:: April 26, 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Type "R" observation balloon in air at Arcadia Balloon School, Arcadia, 1921

Description:: This image appears on the photo page "Arcadia Balloon School," Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 1921: X16.
Date:: December, 1921
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Two young women watch the races on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Two women under an umbrella on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, February 22, 1940

Description:: Spectators holding umbrellas on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park. 33,000 spectators came out to watch California-bred Sweepida win the $50,000 Derby.
Date:: February 22, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Two women on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, February 22, 1940

Description:: Spectators holding umbrellas on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park. 33,000 spectators came out to watch California-bred Sweepida win the $50,000 Derby.
Date:: February 22, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Two men reading the race listings on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, February 22, 1940

Description:: Two men crouched on the ground reading the race listings on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park. 33,000 spectators came out to watch California-bred Sweepida win the $50,000 Derby.
Date:: February 22, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Trainer Lloyd Gentry and "Crofter" prepare for the Canadian's first race on American soil, Arcadia, 1935

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Head Plays Checks In," Los Angeles Times, 05 Dec 1935: 15.
Date:: December 5, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Tote board on the day of the Santa Anita Handicap horse race at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: February 22, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Tote board at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: View towards the tote board (totalisator) fronted by flower beds at Santa Anita Park. The San Gabriel Mountains are in the background on the right.
Date:: January 3, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Tom Gwynee, sportswriter for Copley Press Newspapers, at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Tom Gwynee, sports writer for Copley Press Newspapers. Copley Press was a privately held newspaper business based in La Jolla, California.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Time Supply" winning the San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: Related to the article: Paul Lowry, "Pompey's Pillar Second and Ariel Cross Third. Time Supply Runs Off With $7500 San Antonio Handicap by Six-Length Margin." Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 1936: A9.
Date:: February 8, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Arnott, Andrew Hugh, 1905-1985
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Three balloons landing or taking off at Arcadia Balloon School, Arcadia, 1921

Date:: [circa 1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

The crowd at Derby Day at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Crowd 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.
Date:: February 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Strike meeting of grooms and stable hands at Santa Anita Race Track, Calif., 1941

Date:: February 7, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Start of a horse race at Santa Anita track, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:: Start of a horse race at Santa Anita track.
Date:: December 25, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Stablemaster Malcolm Roger Mortimer at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1934

Description:: The host of horses at the Santa Anita track and former trainer of heavyweight champion Primo Carnera is described as "a versatile soldier of fortune".
Date:: December 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Sportswriters Lee Owen, Bob Herbert and Oscar Otis at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Sportswriters Lee Owen, Bob Herbert from the Los Angeles Evening News and Oscar Otis from the Los Angeles Times at Santa Anita Racetrack
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sportswriters J.J. Murphy, Maurice Bernard and Bill Amis at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Sportswriters J.J. Murphy, Maurice Bernard from the Los Angeles Examiner and Bil Amis from the Pasadena Star News at Santa Anita Racetrack
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sportswriters Jack McDonald, Paul Lowry and Tom Laird at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Sportswriters Jack McDonald from the Herald Examiner and the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Paul Lowry from the Los Angeles Times and Tom Laird from San Francisco News at Santa Anita Racetrack
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sportswriters Jack James, Bob Meyer and Howard Durham at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Sportswriters Jack James from the Los Angeles Examiner, Bob Meyer from the Associated Press and Howard Durham from the Los Angeles Evening News at Santa Anita Racetrack
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sportswriters Duke Linderman and Daniel Lauder at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Sportswriters Duke Linderman and Daniel Lauder at Santa Anita Racetrack
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sportswriters Chuck Egan, Abe Kemp and Moody Karper at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Sportswriters Chuck Egan from the Washington Star, Abe Kemp from the San Francisco Examiner and Moody Karper from the Pacific Coast Daily Racing Form at Santa Anita Racetrack.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sportswriters Bryan Field, Bill Corum and Arthur Siegel at Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, 1930s

Description:: Sportswriters Bryan Field from the New York Times, Bill Corum from the New York Evening Journal and Arthur Siegel from the Boston Traveler at Santa Anita Racetrack
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectator taking a break between races at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, March 2, 1940

Description:: Spectator taking a nap on a staircase at Santa Anita Park. On this day, race horse Seabiscuit won the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap and set a new track record for the mile and a quarter race. The Los Angeles Times called it “the most popular victory in the history of western racing.” Seabiscuit’s victory received a rousing ovation from the 74,000 spectators
Date:: March 2, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectator taking a break between races at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, March 2, 1940

Description:: Spectator taking a nap on a staircase at Santa Anita Park. On this day, race horse Seabiscuit won the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap and set a new track record for the mile and a quarter race. The Los Angeles Times called it “the most popular victory in the history of western racing.” Seabiscuit’s victory received a rousing ovation from the 74,000 spectators
Date:: March 2, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators watching the Santa Anita Handicap race from behind a fence, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: Spectators watching ahorse race from behind a metal fence at Santa Anita Park with 3 palm trees in the distance.
Date:: February 22, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators watch a horse race at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: Throngs of spectators watch a horse race at Santa Anita Park. Photographed at ground level with the track's grandstand seen in the background.
Date:: January 18, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Spectators take a break on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators take a break on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators take a break on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators read the paper at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Spectators 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.
Date:: February 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators read the paper at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Spectators 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.
Date:: February 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators read the paper at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Spectators 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.
Date:: February 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators read the paper at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

Date:: February 22, 1937.
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Spectators place their bets on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: 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.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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