Download or read book Cawston Ostrich Farm South Pasadena California written by and published by . This book was released on 1910* with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Pasadena s Ostrich Farm written by Rick Thomas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edwin Cawston courted the early-20th-century publics fascination with exotic foreign creatures when he began raising ostriches, for more than the use of their feathers in the clothing industry. When Cawston brought the enormous, flightless, African birds onto prime real estate in the Arroyo Seco of South Pasadena, Los Angeles County, more than a few observers thought that the looniest bird might be him. But Cawston was determined to showcase struthio camelus, the biggest bird in the world at 8 vertical feet and 350 pounds. The Cawston Ostrich Farm soon became one of the most popular Southern California attractions, drawing millions to watch people ride the birds bareback at a cruising speed of 35 miles per hour. Cawston supplied ostrich plumes for budget-minded consumers as well as fancy feathers for Vaudeville dancers, movie actresses, and even European queens, becoming a great promoter and showman of his time.
Download or read book Souvenir Cawston Ostrich Farm California written by Edwin Cawston and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Souvenir of the Cawston Ostrich Farm South Pasadena California written by and published by . This book was released on 1906* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Souvenir Catalogue of the Cawston Ostrich Farm South Pasadena California U S A written by Edwin Cawston and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Souvenir Catalogue of the Cawston Ostrich Farm South Pasadena Los Angeles County California written by Cawston Ostrich Farm, South Pasadena, California and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Cawston Farm and sales catalog.
Download or read book Souvenir Catalogue of the Cawston Ostrich Farm South Pasadena Los Angeles County California written by Edwin Cawston and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advertising Ephemera for the Cawston Ostrich Farm in South Pasadena California written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small collection of early 20th-century advertising ephemera for the Cawston Ostrich Farm in South Pasadena, California, the first ostrich farm in the United States, opened by Edwin Cawston in 1886. Included are three advertising cards describing the new industry of ostrich feathers and plumes that has arisen from the breeding of ostriches at the farm. Two of the cards are illustrated with photographic reproductions of a man and a boy riding an ostrich; the third features a photo of one of the ostriches "Fighting Bob Evans." The electric cards brought customers and tourists to the farm every day from Los Angeles and Pasadena. An early postcard or "Private Mailing Card" shows a young boy feeding the ostriches at the farm. A three-panel brochure for the farm from around 1922 advertises "the original ostrich farm of America," with "gigantic birds in their native haunts." The brochure, printed in orange and black, and illustrated with numerous photographs of the farm grounds and animals, describes the process "from egg to plume" of breeding, hatching, maturing of chicks, clipping of plumage, and manufacturing of plumes, fans, boas, ostrich bags, and ostrich-trimmed hats. Visitors could buy excursion tickets at the Pacific Electric Railway ticket office in Los Angeles for 38 cents round trip including admission. A "Souvenir of Cawston Ostrich Farm" ("Made by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, Ill.") dating from around 1910 presents a color-illustrated portfolio containing an 8-panel accordion fold-out of 16 color photographic reproductions of ostrich eggs and chicks, feeding time, plucking the feathers, feather creations, exhibit room and factory, drying and dyeing the plumes, and feeding oranges to the ostriches. Finally, a 15-page Cawston trade catalog from around 1914, entitled "The beauty of a Cawston ostrich plume," supplies images, descriptions, and prices for different types of plumes, order blanks for new goods and repair work as well as scenes from the farm.
Download or read book Don t Leave California Without Visiting the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promotional brochure for the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm, in South Pasadena, California, probably from around 1896 or 1897. The original birds were imported from South Africa by Edwin Cawston in 1886, and he began raising them on his farm in Norwalk, California, determined to become the leading supplier of ostrich feathers in America. As stated in the brochure, the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm was "a branch of the Norwalk Ostrich Farm, the largest in America."
Download or read book The Arroyo Seco written by Rick Thomas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arroyo Seco, Spanish for "dry wash," drains the southwestern San Gabriel Mountains and flows through Pasadena to its confluence with the Los Angeles River. The arroyo's banks became a transportation corridor of trails, railroads, and highways and an enclave for industrialists and artists. For more than a century, its very name evoking more than a stream, it has been a Los Angeles County region overlaying municipalities, eras, and cultures. Eight museums are located in or around the arroyo. Famous attractions included Busch Gardens and Cawston Ostrich Farm, as well as a real-life field of dreams, Jackie Robinson Stadium, and the granddaddy sporting field of them all, the Rose Bowl. The nearby Jet Propulsion Laboratory's storied principals used this wide dry wash to launch the forerunners of space probes.
Download or read book Early Los Angeles County Attractions written by Cory Stargel and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the arrival of affordable transcontinental rail travel in the late 1880s, hundreds of thousands of tourists and transplants began making the trip to Los Angeles. Quickly becoming a haven for Easterners escaping cold winters and crowded cities, Los Angeles and neighboring communities, such as Pasadena and Santa Monica, boasted a sunny Mediterranean climate and the unique situation of both nearby mountain resorts and seaside amusements. The city also developed a bustling shopping and entertainment district downtown. More than 200 vintage postcard images illustrate a greatly diverse range of popular early attractions, including Mount Lowe, Eastlake Park, Hollywood, the Wilshire district, Griffith Park, Cawston's Ostrich Farm, the downtown shopping and theater district, and the expansive beaches, ranging from the turn of the 19th century up until World War II.
Download or read book Pasadena Library and Civic Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pacific Monthly written by William Bittle Wells and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Delineator written by R. S. O'Loughlin and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pasadena in Vintage Postcards written by Marlin Heckman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-02-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The postcard has been a popular part of American communication for over a century, documenting both the interest of a place and its history. Captured here in nearly 200 vintage postcards is the unique history of this California town, translated in Chippewa as "Crown of the Valley." The City of Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, sits against the majesty of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Incorporated in 1885, the city was originally known as a resort city, filled with tourists from all over the world. Showcased here through the use of the author's personal postcard collection are vintage images of Millionaires Row, the Tournament of the Roses Parade, the Mt. Lowe Railway, and the Alpine Tavern.
Download or read book South Pasadena a Centennial History written by Jane Apostol and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
