Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of hundreds of pigeons flocking about a large coop on a pigeon ranch near the Los Angeles River. Located just past the Riverside bridge at the junction of Verdugo Street and San Fernando Boulevard. The slope of a hill is in the left background. 20,000 pigeons under the care of a superintendant and three helpers (no one in image). About 300 to 500 squabs would be dressed each day for market. The pigeons consume 1,500 pounds of grain each day.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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