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 bathing in the Los Angeles River on a pigeon ranch just past the Riverside bridge at the junction of Verdugo Road and San Fernando Boulevard, ca.1900. 20,000 pigeons are daily fed 1,500 pounds of grain under the care of a superintendant and three helpers who also dress 300 to 500 squabs each day for market. Shrubs and bushes choke the shore. Beyond (at right) a few buildings are visible. Mountains are visible in the distance.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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