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Los Angeles Ostrich Farm, opposite East Lake Park
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Los Angeles Ostrich Farm, opposite East Lake Park
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Identifier
clloy_044
Title
Los
Angeles
Ostrich
Farm
,
opposite
East
Lake
Park
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
1909
Subject (Topic)
Ostrich
farms--California--Los
Angeles
;
Ostrich
Farming--California--Los
Angeles
;
Subject (Name)
Los
Angeles
Ostrich
Farm
;
Subject (Place)
Lincoln
Park
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
;
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1
postcard
:
Color
;
9
x
14
cm
.
Institution
Department
of
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
William
H
.
Hannon
Library
,
Loyola
Marymount
University
Country of Creation
DE
Copyright Status
public
domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
M
.
Rieder
Place of Publication
Los
Angeles
,
Cal
.
Language
eng
Description
A
view
of the
Los
Angeles
Ostrich
Farm
'
main
entrance
,
which
consists
of a
two-story
building
with a
small
arbor
in
front
and
two
flagpoles
with
American
flags
on the
roof
. The
building
is
flanked
on
either
side
by a
fence
painted
with
scenes
of the
Ostrich
Farm
.
Historical Background
The
Los
Angeles
Ostrich
Farm
was
built
in
1906
by
proprietor
Francis
Earnest
and was
located
adjacent
from
Lincoln
Park
(once
known
as
East
Lake
Park)
at
3609
Mission
Road
. The
farm
sold
ostrich
eggs
and
feathers
, and
tours
were
given
daily
of the
grounds
.
Ostriches
were
bred
for
exhibition
and
trained
to
pull
visitors
in
carts
or to be
ridden
astride
. The
farm
also
put
on
ostrich
races
for
spectators
. The
Ostrich
Farm
closed
sometime
after
1972
.
Publisher's Identifier
Publisher's serial number: 59344; Series number: No. 4872
Additional Notes
Made
in
Germany
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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