Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1975.58.104Description
Photo postcard of a young man identified as Edward "Ed" Leahy on an Indian motorcycle. Leahy worked for LADWP in a number of capacities. He lived in the Owens Valley for a number of years and during the tumultuous 1920s was one of the City's representatives in dealing with the thorny issue of land and water rights acquisitions.
Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Massachusetts, initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company but was renamed the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company in 1928. During the 1910s Indian became the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. Indian's most popular models were the Scout, made from 1920 to 1946, and the Chief, made from 1922 to 1953. The Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company went bankrupt in 1953.
Written in pencil on reverse: Ed Leahy on motorcycle.Collection
Florence Dyer Collection
