- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- Ostrich Farm in Southern California
- Creator:
- M. Rieder (Los Angeles, Ca.)
- Publisher:
- Los Angeles, Ca.: M. Rieder
- Date of Original:
- 1901/1915
- Subject:
- Ostrich farms--California
Ostriches
Postcards--California - Location:
- United States, California, 37.25022, -119.75126
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (color, white border, divided back 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches) titled – Ostrich Farm in Southern California. Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France, ignited a fashion trend when she accessorized headpieces and hats with beautiful dyed ostrich feathers. More than a century after Marie Antoinette was led to the guillotine, ostrich feathers were South Africa’s fourth most valuable export, after gold, diamonds, and wool. More than a century after Marie Antoinette was led to the guillotine, ostrich feathers were South Africa’s fourth most valuable export, after gold, diamonds, and wool. Given the value of ostrich feathers and the fact that Southern California’s climate is similar to the bird’s natural habitat, enterprising southern Californians decided to compete with South African suppliers. Between 1883 and 1911, entrepreneurs established ostrich farms in Fullerton, Anaheim, Norwalk, Santa Monica, Pasadena, and San Diego. Postage required: Domestic, Island Possessions, Canadian and Mexican – one cent
Foreign- two cents. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-503
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-503#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-503/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : col. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
