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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/#d.en.3004
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