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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

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

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

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 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 on Derby Day at Santa Anita, 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

Spectators on Derby Day at Santa Anita, 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 on Derby Day at Santa Anita, 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 on Derby Day at Santa Anita, February 22, 1937.

Description:: 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 on Derby Day at Santa Anita, 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 on Derby Day at Santa Anita, 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 in the grandstand at the Santa Anita Handicap race, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: Spectators in the grandstand at Santa Anita Park. Four cameras, one with a flash bulb attached, are on a ledge in front of the fence.
Date:: February 22, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Snyder, Bill
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Spectators in the grandstand at Santa Anita Park the month it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

Spectators in the grandstand at Santa Anita Park the month it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

Spectators in the grandstand at Santa Anita Park on Christmas, the first day it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

Spectators in the grandstand at Santa Anita Park on Christmas, the first day it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

Spectators in the grandstand at Santa Anita Park on Christmas, the first day it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

Spectators in the grandstand at Santa Anita Park on Christmas Day, Arcadia, 1935

Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: December 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Spectators at the Santa Anita Handicap Race, Arcadia, 1939

Description:: The crowd at the Santa Anita New Year Handicap race was estimated at 45,000 people.
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Spectator reads the paper at the Santa Anita racetrack, February 22, 1937.

Description:: Man reading a newspaper 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

Santa Anita Park, view towards the paddock and grandstand entrance, 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

Santa Anita Park under construction, Arcadia, 1934

Description:: View across the turf area and main track toward the grand stand at Santa Anita Park when it was under construction. Sprinklers are on in the middle ground next to a stand of 3 palm trees.
Date:: 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Santa Anita Park seen from north of the main track, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: View towards Santa Anita Park from north of the main track with the grandstand in the distance. In the foreground is a fenced-off area bordered by a hedge.
Date:: January 3, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Santa Anita Park seen from a field behind the far turn, 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

Santa Anita Park seen from a field behind the far turn, 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

Santa Anita Park seen from a field behind the backstretch, 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

Santa Anita Park seen from a field behind the backstretch, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: Santa Anita Park seen from a field behind the backstretch area of the track. There is a narrow path leading back from the foreground and the grandstand is in the distance on the right.
Date:: January 3, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Race horse "Whopper" wins the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap race at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: View of race horse, "Whopper," winning the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap race. "Whopper" is seen passing the tote board (totalisator) and crossing the finish line with 7 other horses following. The sign at the finish line reads "6. Feb. 29, 1936." the San Gabriel Mountains are in the distance.
Date:: February 29, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Race horse "Top Row" wins the Santa Anita Handicap race, Arcadia, 1936

Description:: View of race horse, "Top Row," winning the Santa Anita Handicap race. Top Row is seen passing the tote board (totalisator) and crossing the finish line with 4 other horses following. The sign at the finish line reads "6. Feb. 22, 1936."
Date:: February 22, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Race horses being led to the track at Santa Anita park on Christmas Day, Arcadia, 1935

Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: December 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Paddock in front of the grandstand 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

Paddock at the Santa Anita racetrack on Derby Day, February 22, 1937.

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

"Osculate," "The Marker," "Anahuac" and "Upper Berth" rounding the far turn at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1938

Description:: "Osculate," "The Marker," "Anahuac" and "Upper Berth" rounding the far turn at Santa Anita Park with trees and and the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance.
Date:: December 31, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

New Year Handicap Race at the Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia, 1939

Description:: A similar photograph appears with the article, “Main Man Surprise Winner in New Year Handicap,” Los Angeles Times, 03 Jan 1939: A13.
Date:: January 2, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Horses rounding the curve at the quarter pole on Christmas Day at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, 1935

Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: December 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Horses racing at Santa Anita Park the year it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

Horses racing at Santa Anita Park the year it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

Horses racing at Santa Anita Park the month it opened, Arcadia, 1934

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

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