A. E. White gives his attention to meat rabbits as hobby
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Valley Times Photo Collection
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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
Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 2, 1949 reads, "Here he points out special features of his all metal cages which he designed himself." The article partially reads, "Because she would rather clip than kill rabbits, Mrs. A. E. White of 10387 Sharp Ave., Pacoima, selected Angora ones for a hobby. Today she boasts a herd of more than 300 Angoras. After clipping the wool from her pets, she has it carded, and with spools, cones and spinning equipment built by her husband, a retired mechanical engineer, she spins the wool into yarn...Her husband not to be outdone has a herd of more than 200 meat rabbits."; See images #00117560 through #00117562 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Hobbies Rabbit meat industry--California--Los Angeles Rabbits--California--Los Angeles Animal products--California--Los Angeles Animal owners--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Animal cages--California--Los Angeles Rabbits--Housing--California--Los Angeles Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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