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Son of Ortello arrives in Los Angeles

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Order Number	00094586
Title	Son of Ortello arrives in Los Angeles
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 89
Date	1948
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Description	Photograph caption dated April 12, 1948 reads, "Niccolo d'Arezzo, brilliant young son of Ortello, Italy's greatest race horse who died last year in California, arrived yesterday to stand at stud at Conejo Ranch near Camarillo. The stakes winning stallion was purchased and imported by Richard Hamilton and Ed Janss, Jr., Los Angeles breeders. The Italian importation is half brother to England's sensational sire, Nearco, current leading sire of the British turf. Shown in photograph is Edward Le Baron, well known band leader and close friend of Hamilton, and George Thomas Every, a leading European jockey who accompanied the stallion to America."
Subject	LeBaron, Edward. Emery, George T. Race horses--United States. Musicians--United States. Race horses--Italy. Jockeys--Europe. Horses--California--Conejo Valley. Stables--California--Conejo Valley. Conejo Valley (Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection