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Title
Lame duck leads lazy life as pet
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1957
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated December 31, 1957 reads, "Pet Mallard enjoys dip - Crippled duck adopted by North Hollywood teenage boys paddles about gleefully during his daily dip in galvanized tub while his white bantam hen companion peers in to find out what all the splashing is for. Duck has taken to his new backyard home and shows no desire to leave. He is favorite with neighborhood children who stop by to feed him tidbits."; See image #00119668 for additional photo in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;12 x 15 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00119669
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d023_f17_i12
CARL0005385182
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/52925
Subject
Ducks as pets--California--Los Angeles
Bantam chickens--California--Los Angeles
Ducks--California--Los Angeles
Birds--California--Los Angeles
Pets--California--Los Angeles
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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