Glass negative, squab farm, Los Angeles, ca. 1900s.
Entry/Object ID
2015.241.1.1
Description
A lantern slide of a squab (pigeon) farm in Los Angeles, ca. 1900s. The image was manufactured by T.H. McAllister. optician, New York. The barn building is surrounded by birds, some in flight. Includes a label adhered to one side. The farm was located along the Los Angeles River near Elysian Park and was destroyed in floods in the 1910s. The slide is in poor condition, fragile bottom left corner (detaching).
