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Description
Eleven views of the Selig Zoo (later Luna Park), 3800 Mission Road in East Los Angeles, plus one descriptive leaf of text; images show building entrance, exotic animals, men and women trainers in costume and performance scenes. Los Angeles; ca. 1915. Printed text on leaf: "Selig Zoo" about 1915 / a "Wild Animal Farm" open to the public. Owned by Selig Polyscope Productions, it provided a habitat for exotic animals used in motion pictures produced by Selig. It was headquartered in the old Indian Exposition Bldg. (note emblem over doorway of front entrance) in Lincoln Park, off Mission Road in East Los Angeles. "Selig Place" still intersects Mission Road today. This area later became "Luna Park," a popular amusement area and zoo..." View 1 (2005-0036) zoo entrance -- View 2 (2005-0037) elephant at zoo entrance -- View 3 (2005-0038) Olga Celeste, woman trainer with Chimpanzee -- View 4 (2005-0039) two cheetahs in cages -- View 5 (2005-0040) Olga Celeste, woman trainer in performance cage with cheetah -- View 6 (2005-0041) man trainer in ring with three ponies -- View 7 (2005-0042) two women (one in middle is Olga Celeste) and one man trainer pose behind bars of tall fence -- View 8-9 (2005-0043, 2005-0044) woman trainer and three ponies in performance cage -- View 10 (2005-0045) three ponies and woman trainer in ring -- View 11 (2005-0046) early (1910) location of Selig Polyscope Productions, 1845 Allesandro St. -- View of printed descriptive text (2005-0047). Olga Celeste (Princess Olga, Lady Leopard Trainer) was born in Sweden in 1888. Worked vaudeville, circuses, motion pictures. Died in 1969.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
11 photographic prints + 1 text ; 5 x 7 in. + 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. text leaf.
Identifier
(C)001386264CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVV-9541
Language
English
Subject
Celeste, Olga,, 1888-1969--Photographs Swedish Americans--California--Los Angeles Selig Polyscope Company--Photographs Women animal trainers--California--Los Angeles Zoos--California--Los Angeles Animals--California--Los Angeles Cheetahs--California--Los Angeles Elephants--California--Los Angeles Men--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles Women--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles Trained animals--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.)--Photographs East Los Angeles (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Portraits Group portraits
Place
California Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.) East Los Angeles (Calif.)
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