- Title
- The largest pigeon ranch in the world at Los Angeles, California
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- Description
- View of numerous doves and pigeons flying, and perching on the ground and on the roof of a pigeon cote.
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- Format Extent
- 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- Subject
- Pigeons; Pigeon farming--California--Los Angeles; Dovecotes--California--Los Angeles; Aviculture--California--Los Angeles
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- Note
- 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.
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- Collection
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.); Los Angeles River (Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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The largest pigeon ranch in the world at Los Angeles, California
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