Leopard roaring at the California Zoological Gardens, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Leopard roaring at the California Zoological Gardens, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: July 14, 1935
Date: 1935-07-14
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: In 1912 William Selig purchased the site that is now Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, atMission Road and Selig Place, as additional film studio acreage for the housing of wild animals used in his films. The studio was insolvent by 1918 and the zoo was auctioned off in 1923. Over time, it had various names, including Luna Park Zoo, the L.A. Wild Aimal Farms, the California Zoological Gardens, and Zoopark.
Leopard roaring in its cage, with another leopard perched on a plank above, at the California Zoological Gardens (Mission Road and Selig Place, Los Angeles; now Lincoln Park).
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 1345—Calif. Zoological Gardens. CALIF. ZOO. [Stamped:] JUL 31 1935.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_7844
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