Skip to main content
Home
Browse Collection
William H. Hannon Library
Log in
|
Help
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Search by date
Search by date:
from
after
before
on
from:
to
to:
Searching collections:
Changing Face of Southern California
Add or remove collections
Home
Changing Face of Southern California
Scene in the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles, California
Reference URL
Share
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
Scene in the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles, California
View Description
Loading content ...
Description
Identifier
post_00179
Title
Scene
in the
California
Alligator
Farm
,
Los
Angeles
,
California
Creator
unknown
Date Published
circa
1910
Subject (Topic)
Alligator
farming--California--Los
Angeles
;
Alligators
;
Tourists
;
Subject (Name)
California
Alligator
Farm
(Los
Angeles
,
Calif.)
;
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
US
Copyright Status
public
domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
Cardinell-Vicent
Co
.
Place of Publication
San
Francisco
,
Los
Angeles
Language
eng
Description
A
uniformed
handler
holds
the
lower
jaw
of a
large
alligator
. The
alligator's
mouth
is
open
and the
animal's
sharp
teeth
are
visible
. A
pond
bordered
by
flowers
and
bushes
is
on the
left
side
of the
image
.
Spectators
dressed
in
early
20th
century
style
clothing
watch
the
handler
and
alligator
from
behind
a
wooden
railing
.
Behind
the
spectators
a
high
wooden
fence
is
visible
. A
ramada
appears
on the
left
side
of the
image
. The
hills
of
Lincoln
Heights
are
visible
in the
background
.
Historical Background
The
California
Alligator
Farm
,
located
at
3627
Mission
Road
adjacent
to
Lincoln
Park
, was
owned
by
Francis
Earnest
and his
partner
Joe
Campbell
.
Visitors
were
given
a
tour
of the
farm
, an
opportunity
to
see
trained
alligators
perform
tricks
, and, if they were
brave
, to
touch
the
alligators
. In
1941
, the
farm
was
advertised
as
owning
1,000
alligators
. The
farm
operated
in
Lincoln
Park
from
1907
to
1953
,
when
the
Alligator
Farm
was
moved
to
Buena
Park
.
After
low
attendance
in the
early
1980s
, the
farm
in
Buena
Park
closed
.
Additional Printed Matter
On back: "On the road of a thousand wonders"
Publisher's Identifier
Series number: 6326
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
A
America's West
B
Big Pine Citizen Newspaper Collection
C
Catholicism in L.A.
Changing Face of Southern California
D
Del Rey Players Collection
Dockweiler Family Papers
H
Holiday Postcards
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection
J
J. D. Black Papers
Jesuit Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
John W. Boyle Film Stills and Photograph Collection
L
Loyola Marymount University Historical Manuscripts Collection
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection
S
Sacred Heart Chapel
V
Venegas Family Papers
W
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel