Name/Title
"182. Five Months Chicks, At the Ostrich Farm, Kenilworth"Entry/Object ID
2008.6.1.1Description
"182. Five Months Chicks, At the Ostrich Farm, Kenilworth," Pierce and Blanchard, 25 December 1891. The view is of the chicks in a fenced enclosure among many such enclosures at the farm, which is identified by an inscription on the back as "Santa Monica Ostrich Farm." There is also the date written on the reverse. There is printed information about the photographers, C. C. Pierce (later famous for his own studio) and J. B. Blanchard. The farm was started by Briton Charles Sketchly in Anaheim and then moved to Los Feliz Rancho in the Cahuenga Valley. A railroad line brought visitors to the attraction there. Then, the farm moved to South Santa Monica in 1889 before returning to Anaheim in 1895. With edge rubbing, a few creases, and light soiling, the condition is good overall.