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 a man "hypnotizing" an alligator at an alligator farm (possibly the California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles), ca.1900. A man in what appears to be casual dress and a brimmed hat bends on one knee and extends his left arm above the body of an overturned alligator. His sleeves are rolled up to his elbows. Other alligators are visible on the bank in the background. Foliage from a tree hangs in from above.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 8 x 10 in. 1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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