Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. At right, Gerry Cooke, a Western Union messenger, stands, facing left, in Pershing Square. He holds a bag in one hand and drops seed onto the ground with the other. He looks down towards the few pigeons on the ground at left. Behind Gerry Cooke, a line of benches stretches across the image. A few people sit on the benches with their backs to camera and passersby look towards the messenger. Buildings surrounding the square rise in the distance. This photograph appears in the photospread, “’Call a Messenger!,’” Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8 Text from newspaper caption: "Send messenger No. 61 Gerry Cooke, to Pershing Square-- feed pigeons 2:30 p.m. daily until further notice." [Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 1938: F8]
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14843 ark:/21198/zz002j8hc7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Messengers--California--Los Angeles Pigeons--California Pershing Square (Los Angeles, Calif.) Animal feeding--California--Los Angeles Western Union Telegraph Company Cooke, Gerry
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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