# California Ostrich Farm / Los Angeles / Santa Catalina Island

California Ostrich Farm / Los Angeles / Santa Catalina Island Produced: 1916 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Ostriches in corral. “And now Mr. Ostrich challenges the cameraman to mortal combat; note how he swings his head from side to side. To prove his sincerity he kicked a board off the fence.” “Mr. and Mrs. Wilson at breakfast. Absolute harmony reigns in the ostrich family. In the case of a dispute, the male kicks the female to death, thus settling all difficulties amicably and avoiding a trip to Reno.” Sign on fence, ‘Pres. and Mrs. Wilson.’ Man’s hand feeds ostriches. “Black Diamond. Trained as a racer and valued at $5,000.” Ostrich eats from pocket of keeper, runs carrying rider. \[1916\] b. “Los Angeles, the City of the Angels, ‘Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles’ was founded in 1781 by Governor Philipe de Neve. Nature has been extravagant in bestowing gifts upon Los Angeles, climate, soil and location combining to develop in 35 years a city of 575,000 souls.” Panorama of business district with small parks - buildings, ‘Public Library’ and hotel. “Hall of Records and the Old Court House.” Large church - palm trees - pedestrians - automobile, streetcar traffic - buildings, ‘Bullocks,’ ‘Walter P. Story Building,’ ‘Mullen and Bluett Clothing Co.’ - sign, ‘Vogel Hotel, Rooms, 50¢-75¢-$1 by day, $2 to $4 by week.’ “Clunes Auditorium, where Los Angeles plays on weekdays and worships on Sunday.” “Central…

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1916
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/fc-fc-10)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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