Lion leaping over the backs of three other lions as a trainer watches, at Gay's Lion Farm, ca.1936

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Title	Lion leaping over the backs of three other lions as a trainer watches, at Gay's Lion Farm, ca.1936
Description	Photograph of a lion leaping over the backs of three other lions as a trainer watches, at Gay's Lion Farm, ca.1936. A lion hurls itself into the air above the backs of three other lions, which face the left, standing between several elevated platforms. At right, the lion trainer stands poised and ready for action, holding a whip and a stick in his hands. The scene takes place within the confines of a large cage.
Subject (adlf)	parks
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles County -- El Monte -- Gay's Lion Farm
Subject (lcsh)	Lions
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	El Monte; El Monte
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1936
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1936
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 10 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Accession number	47935
Call number	CHS-47935
Legacy record ID	chs-m23539
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-47935
Archival file	chs_Volume132/CHS-47935.tiff

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