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Where 16,000 Pigeons Live in Constant Peace, Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
[California Stereoview Photograph]. Johnson, J. Y. - Farm founder. Singley, B. L. - Image copyright holder
Published by Keystone View Company, Meadville, PA, 1903
- Hardcover
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: A VG+ example. Descriptive text to card verso. Stereo image of the Los Angeles Pigeon farm, "located four miles north of the city." Domed images, concave cardstock. Oblong format: 3-1/2" x 7-1/16" "The Los Angeles Pigeon Farm was located between the Los Angeles River and Verdugo Mountains, in Los Angeles, California.…Situated on 8 acres in the Cypress Park and Glassell Park districts, it was centered near the junction of San Fernando Road and Verdugo Road. The farm was established in 1898 by J. Y. Johnson for the production of Squab meat, and in operation until a Los Angeles River flood destroyed it in 1914." [Wiki]. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve.
More imagesPublished by (n. p.), 1918
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller1st printing, ca 1918. 22 images, 11 per side of one long sheet [43-3/4" x 6"], folded accordion style. All images in color, captions. Envelope pack: 4-3/8" x 6-1/8" The cards portray 22 US ships of the era. Side one: Alabama [BB-8], Kansas [BB-21], Virginia [BB-13], Vermont [BB-20], Idaho [BB-24], Rhode Island [BB-17], Missouri… [BB-11], South Carolina [BB-26], Massachusetts [BB-2], Indiana [BB-1], Connecticut [BB-18]; Side two: North Dakota [BB-29], Mississippi [BB-23], Delaware [BB-28], Kentucky [BB-6], Minnesota [BB-22], Michigan [BB-27], New Hampshire [BB-25], Louisiana [BB-19], Oregon [BB-3], New Jersey [BB-16], Georgia [BB-15]. No copies on the market at the time of cataloguing, and not recorded by OCLC. Rare. Unused [i.e., not addressed nor mailed], though with modest edgewear. Very Good. In a mailable, wallet-style envelope pack. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve.
