US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934. The photographer, Bill Snyder, may be the same person as William E. Snyder (1901–1984) a cinematographer. View of the entrance to the grandstand, with its equestrian-themed frieze visible through the tree branch, at Santa Anita Park with the club house in the distance on the right. The frieze was created by Chester "Chet" R. Phillips, an architect and designer for Gordon B. Kaufmann (architect of the race track). The steps are flanked by planting beds. Text from negative sleeve: Santa Anita Club house. 2-28-36. 3054. by Bill Snyder. Feb. 1st, 1936. [Stamped:] FEB 28 1936.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10836 ark:/21198/zz002h9z3d
Subject
Horse racetracks Friezes (Ornamental bands)--California--Arcadia Clubhouses--California--Arcadia Grandstands--California--Arcadia Horse racing--California--Arcadia Art deco (Architecture)--California--Arcadia Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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