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Identifier	clloy_153
Title	The Pigeon Farm, near Elysian Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1907-1914
Subject (Topic)	Pigeon farming--California--Los Angeles; Aviculture--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	California Pigeon Farm (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles River (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/#d.en.3004
Publisher	M. Rieder
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	View of the Los Angeles Pigeon Farm, overlooking the Los Angeles River and surrounded by fields. Several pigeon cotes can be seen, with hundreds of pigeons perched on top of them.
Historical Background	The California Pigeon Farm was established in 1898 by J. Y. Johnson. It was located alongside the Los Angeles River across from Elysian Park, near the intersection of West Dayton and Avenue 20, later renamed Figueroa and San Fernando Road, respectively. The farm benefited from its proximity to the railroad tracks, where the free-flying pigeons could scavenge for grain that dropped from the railroad cars. The farm's principal product was squab, but it also generated large quantities of fertilizer, which it sold to local orchards and farms. In February 1914, heavy rains caused the Los Angeles river to flood, and much of the farm was washed away. The Los Angeles Times reported that the loss was valued at $50,000.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: No. 3806
Additional Notes	Made in Germany.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection