. English: Feeding time at a pigeon ranch near the Los Angeles River Photograph of feeding time at the Los Angeles Pigeon Farm near the Los Angeles River. Just past the Riverside Bridge at the junction of Verdugo Street and San Fernando Road, in Cypress Park area, Los Angeles, ca. 1900. Two men and a horse-drawn wagon full of bags of feed for the 20,000 pigeons visible in the background completely covering the ground and a large coop/dovecoat. Under the care of a superintendent and three helpers 300 to 500 squabs are dressed for market each day. The pigeons consume 1,500 pounds of grain each d
. English: Feeding time at a pigeon ranch near the Los Angeles River Photograph of feeding time at the Los Angeles Pigeon Farm near the Los Angeles River. Just past the Riverside Bridge at the junction of Verdugo Street and San Fernando Road, in Cypress Park area, Los Angeles, ca. 1900. Two men and a horse-drawn wagon full of bags of feed for the 20,000 pigeons visible in the background completely covering the ground and a large coop/dovecoat. Under the care of a superintendent and three helpers 300 to 500 squabs are dressed for market each day. The pigeons consume 1,500 pounds of grain each day. Call number: CHS-1317 Filename: CHS-1317 Coverage date: circa 1900 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Format: glass plate negatives Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Los Angeles Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 1317 Microfiche number: 1-88-2 Archival file: chs Volume69 Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): agricultural sites Project: USC Repository email: Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1900 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs Geographic subject (state): California Subject (file heading): Agriculture -- Ranching -- Livestock -- Pigeons Legacy record ID: chs-m9597; USC-1-1-1-9736 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): 64
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