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Identifier	clloy_045
Title	Ostrich pulling a cart at the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1919
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 : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Language	eng
Description	A man is seated in a four-wheeled cart harnessed to an ostrich; the man holds the reins in his left hand. The side of the cart reads: "Los Angeles Ostrich Farm, opposite East Lake Park." Trees and corrals are in the background.
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."Real Photo" postcards were a popular purchase at the farm--visitors could have their picture taken with the ostriches and the photographs were printed on paper with pre-printed postcard backs. The Ostrich Farm closed sometime after 1972.
Additional Notes	Real photo postcard printed on AZO paper; Title supplied by cataloger.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection