SANTA ANITA PRESS FILE, 1941-1942 SEASON - SUMMER EDITION

[California]

Published by Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc, Arcadia, California, 1941

About this Item

Quarto: 83 p. with numerous photographic illustrations on tabbed leaves. Spiral bound in the original printed paper wrappers. A bit of wear along the fore-edge. The wrappers are unevenly toned, with some minor soiling to the front panel and a series of pencil notations to the rear. Scarce, OCLC locates no holdings. An elaborate and completely intact press kit created by Fred A. Pruner, the head of Santa Anita's publicity department, for its eighth annual season, originally scheduled to begin December 31, 1941 and run through March 16, 1942. Instead, opening day - three weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor - was cancelled at the request of U.S. Army officials. On January 5, Santa Anita general manager Charles H. Strub announced the cancellation of entire season. Four months later, the first 587 imprisoned Japanese Americans arrived at what had become known as the Santa Anita Assembly Center, the largest and longest-occupied of the 17 prison camps created by the Wartime Civil Control Administration. More than 8,500 Japanese Americans lived in converted horse stalls at the race track until they were transferred to other camps. Seller Inventory # 77047

Bibliographic Details

Title: SANTA ANITA PRESS FILE, 1941-1942 SEASON - ...

Publisher: Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc, Arcadia, California

Publication Date: 1941

Binding: Soft cover